Twitter lost more than 1.3 million users in the week after Elon Musk bought it
In the week after Elon Musk purchased Twitter for $44 billion, the social media platform lost more than 1.3 million users.
Nov 9, 2022
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Internet
News tagged with daily activities
Robotics
Allowing social robots to learn relations between users' routines and their mood
Social robots, robots that can interact with humans and assist them in their daily lives, are gradually being introduced in numerous real-world settings. These robots could be particularly valuable for helping older adults ...
Aug 3, 2022 feature
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Business
Uber bolsters platform for post-pandemic life
Uber said Monday it is revving up to be a "go anywhere and get anything" service, testing delivery robots, weaving in Google voice commands and more as people shed their pandemic lifestyles.
May 16, 2022
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Security
Using wearables to train new privacy-preserving sensors
Data about home sales likely won't help someone looking for a car, just like information about basketball won't help someone playing baseball.
Mar 10, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
CES 2022: Invoxia smart collar proof your dogs can wear fitness trackers, too
It's not just humans who can wear health and fitness trackers. One company appearing at CES believes your pets should have them, too.
Jan 6, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
First real-world study shows the potential of gait authentication to enhance smartphone security
Real-world tests have shown that gait authentication could be a viable means of protecting smartphones and other mobile devices from cyber crime, according to new research.
Dec 10, 2021
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Hardware
Intelligent carpet gives insight into human poses
The sentient magic carpet from 'Aladdin' might have a new competitor. While it can't fly or speak, a new tactile sensing carpet from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) can estimate human ...
Jun 22, 2021
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Business
LinkedIn gives staff week off for well-being
Professional social network LinkedIn is giving nearly all of its 15,900 full-time workers next week off as it seeks to avoid burnout and allow its employees to recharge, the company told AFP Friday.
Apr 3, 2021
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Software
EPFL researchers put proximity tracing app to the test
Over the past two weeks, EPFL computer scientists have been testing and refining the smartphone-based system developed by the international Decentralized Privacy-Preserving Proximity Tracing project (DP3T), with the help ...
May 1, 2020
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Other
China adopts online video game curfew for minors to thwart addiction
China has implemented an online video game curfew for minors, a move meant to prevent addiction to games and to improve health among children and teens.
Nov 8, 2019
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