EU helps cities tighten screws on Airbnb, holiday rentals
European cities will gain more leeway to curb short-term rentals such as Airbnb under new EU plans that aim to bring down housing costs in tourism hotspots.
Sep 9, 2026
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Business
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Engineering
Refrigerated ammonia research aims to safeguard society
As refrigerated ammonia gains attention as a cleaner fuel for heavy-duty applications, such as marine vessels, scientists are working to understand how it behaves in water and how to respond quickly to spills to protect people ...
Sep 9, 2026
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Internet
Amusing or addictive? The algorithms powering our social feeds
Social media algorithms are a powerful feature of online life, serving up content to users based on their browsing habits or personal data.
Sep 9, 2026
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Engineering
Stronger home foundations needed to withstand climate change and cracking soils in Australia
Drier climates are exacerbating an expensive problem for millions of Australians whose homes sit on expansive soils prone to shrinkage cracks, which have already cost insurance companies and individuals billions of dollars ...
Sep 9, 2026
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Internet
Meta tests fact-check replacement in Latin America
Meta said Wednesday it had begun testing Community Notes in 16 Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America, a step toward replacing the professional fact-checking program it runs with partner organizations across the region.
Sep 9, 2026
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Hardware
Memristor chip breaks the capacity limit of brain-inspired associative memory
Researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering and the Centre for Advanced Semiconductors and Integrated Circuits (CASIC) at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have made ...
Sep 8, 2026
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Invention may bring smart bionic eye into sight
A working prototype that can see, remember and interact with the world like the human brain could one day underpin smart bionic eyes while using far less energy than today's technologies. The invention from RMIT University ...
Sep 8, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Tracking energy flow reveals voltage pattern that slashes waste heat by over 60%
Almost all the energy that flows into computing devices is eventually squandered as waste heat.
Sep 8, 2026
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Engineering
A tiny crystal tilt may bring greener magnetic memory closer to everyday devices
University of Warwick researchers have created a new material combining two properties, magnetism and electrical polarization, that scientists have struggled to bring together for decades—and crucially, it works close to ...
Sep 8, 2026
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Robotics
Whole-body expansion and contraction make a robot seem more alive
A research group comprising Associate Professor Yoshihiro Nakata and Taisei Mogi from the Graduate School of Informatics and Engineering at The University of Electro-Communications (UEC), Japan, and Mari Saito of Sony Corporation ...
Sep 8, 2026
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