JetBlue is the latest airline to retreat from blocking seats
The days of airlines blocking seats to make passengers feel safer about flying during the pandemic are coming closer to an end.
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Business
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Breakthrough quantum-dot transistors create a flexible alternative to conventional electronics
Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory and their collaborators from the University of California, Irvine have created fundamental electronic building blocks out of tiny structures known as quantum dots and used them ...
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Computer Sciences
New tool simplifies data sharing, preserves privacy
Meet Company X. Company X makes a popular product that lots of people—millions, in fact—use on a daily basis. One day, Company X decides it would like to improve some of the hardware in its product, which is manufactured ...
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Telecom
Loon balloon breaks record for stratospheric flight duration—stays aloft for 312 days
Google parent Alphabet has announced that its Loon team has broken the record for the longest stratospheric flight duration, staying aloft for 312 consecutive days. The announcement was posted on the Loon blog, where the ...
Oct 29, 2020 report
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Engineering
Predictive model reveals function of promising energy harvester device
A small energy harvesting device that can transform subtle mechanical vibrations into electrical energy could be used to power wireless sensors and actuators for use in anything from temperature and occupancy monitoring in ...
22 hours ago
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Other
New study shows trust levels in artificial intelligence predicted, boosted by people's relationship style
How likely you are to trust a self-driving car or advice from Siri?
23 hours ago
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Business
Amazon quarterly profit triples to $6.3 bn on retail, cloud
Amazon's third-quarter profits tripled from a year ago on strong retail sales during the pandemic and growth in cloud computing, the company announced Thursday
17 hours ago
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Business
Netflix shares rise as it lifts prices on US subscriptions
Shares of Netflix jumped Thursday after the streaming service raised prices in the US for two of its subscription offerings.
17 hours ago
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Automotive
With robotaxis still a distant dream, lidar makes itself useful
The promise of self-driving cars and robotaxi fleets once seemed just around the corner, but reality is setting in. Makers of the underlying technology are pivoting to more realistic ways of making money in the here and now.
18 hours ago
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Internet
LinkedIn's new tool helps users make a career change through overlapping skills
LinkedIn launched a new tool aimed towards helping recently unemployed Americans make a career change.
17 hours ago
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