Google expected to launch new Pixel phones, Chromecast and smart speakers at event
Following recent product reveals from Roku, Amazon, Samsung and Apple, it's Google's turn on Wednesday, beginning at 2 p.m. ET.
Sep 30, 2020
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Automotive
GM to make electric vehicle, supply batteries for Nikola
General Motors announced its second major electric vehicle partnership in less than a week on Tuesday, this time a $2 billion deal with startup Nikola.
Sep 8, 2020
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Computer Sciences
Twitter mirrors attitudes and feelings about COVID-19
Themes of anxiety, depression, and fear of shortages emerge as Rochester researchers continue to mine social media as a reflection of the United States "in the moment."
Jul 24, 2020
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Security
High tech printing makes checking banknotes possible in the blink of an eye
New '3-D micro-optic' security features in banknotes enable the general public to detect counterfeits reliably within a fraction of a second, according to new research at the University of Birmingham.
May 28, 2020
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Internet
Negapedia provides deep information about Wikipedia editorial layers
The rules surrounding information have changed with the ongoing development of the digital world. Information has become accessible to almost everyone around the world, any time of the day or night, at the touch of a mobile ...
May 26, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
Will coronavirus make mobile payment systems like Apple Pay, Google Pay mainstream?
At the Cameron's Deli takeout restaurant in New York's Westchester County, owner Albert D'Alisa just hung up new signs urging patrons to pay with contactless methods, like mobile pay.
Mar 19, 2020
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Internet
SETI@Home ends its public phase, hunt for aliens continues
For the general public, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) is almost over. On March 2, SETI@home revealed its crowdsourced supercomputing application will go into hibernation on March 30 of this year.
Mar 6, 2020
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Software
NSA finds major security flaw in Windows 10, free fix issued
The National Security Agency has discovered a major security flaw in Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system that could allow hackers to intercept seemingly secure communications.
Jan 14, 2020
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Telecom
Technology strengthens connectivity of 1 in 8 of world's smartphones
Today, your smartphone's switch from Wi-Fi to 4G goes completely unnoticed. The key is an open technology developed by UCLouvain, used by one in eight people around the world, called the Multipath Transmission Control Protocol ...
Nov 18, 2019
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Business
EU loses big Starbucks tax case, wins on Fiat
An EU court struck down an order by Brussels that Starbucks pay 30 million euros ($33 million) in back taxes Monday, in a decision with major significance for Apple, which is fighting a similar case.
Sep 24, 2019
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