Can AI-powered drive-throughs save the day for fast food operators?
It didn't take long for Harshraj Ghai to respond to the impact of California's new $20 an hour minimum wage for his 3,700 fast-food employees.
May 2, 2024
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Qantas says app glitch exposed passengers' travel details
Qantas apologized Wednesday after a "technology issue" with its mobile app exposed users' travel details including their names, flights and points.
May 1, 2024
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Researchers use machine learning to create a fabric-based touch sensor
A new study from NC State University combines three-dimensional embroidery techniques with machine learning to create a fabric-based sensor that can control electronic devices through touch. The paper is published in the ...
Apr 17, 2024
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Consumer & Gadgets
Why won't some people use a smartphone? And is that difficult?
In a world where more and more services and social interaction are based on mobile apps, a smartphone has become close to a necessity. Despite this, some people avoid smartphones and instead use a dumbphone—a traditional ...
Apr 10, 2024
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Privacy in the AI era: How do we protect our personal information?
The AI boom, including the advent of large language models (LLMs) and their associated chatbots, poses new challenges for privacy. Is our personal information part of a model's training data? Are our prompts being shared ...
Mar 20, 2024
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Consumer & Gadgets
New app effectively aids blind and visually impaired commuters in finding bus stops
A team of researchers from Mass Eye and Ear have developed a micro-navigation smartphone app to provide assistance to those who are blind or visually impaired (BVI) in finding their bus stops, and a new study published in ...
Jan 29, 2024
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Google eliminates hundreds of jobs in ad team tweak
Google on Tuesday confirmed it is eliminating "a few hundred" positions from its global ad team, amid a push to use artificial intelligence for efficiency and creativity.
Jan 17, 2024
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Google rejected Play Store fee changes due to impact on revenue, Epic lawsuit shows
Alphabet Inc.'s Google considered changing its app store pricing model to circumvent a regulatory crackdown, but abandoned a proposal to charge a set fee per app after it became clear that could cost the company billions ...
Dec 27, 2023
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Google to pay $700 mn to US consumers, states in antitrust settlement
Google parent Alphabet has agreed to pay $700 million as part of an antitrust settlement made public on Monday, with the funds going to US customers of its Android app store and state governments.
Dec 19, 2023
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AI study creates faster and more reliable software
University of Stirling researchers have trained ChatGPT to produce faster versions of a software program. Making software run faster and more reliably is challenging and time-consuming for software developers.
Dec 12, 2023
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