China's Alibaba boosts sales and profits despite crackdown
Alibaba saw sales and profits jump over the last three months of 2020 despite the Chinese e-commerce giant being in the crosshairs of the authorities.
Feb 2, 2021
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Artificial intelligence for food security
AI, or artificial intelligence, is attracting great attention across many industries, even food production, according to research published in the International Journal of Society Systems Science.
Jan 18, 2021
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US slaps Google with antitrust suit, eyes possible breakup
The US government filed a blockbuster lawsuit Tuesday accusing Google of maintaining an "illegal monopoly" in online search and advertising in the country's biggest antitrust case in decades—opening the door to a potential ...
Oct 20, 2020
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Computer scientists use artificial intelligence to predict the frequencies of drug side effects
A new algorithm has been developed by academics at Royal Holloway, University of London, to predict the side effects of drugs before they hit the market by using the same principle by which movies are recommended to users.
Sep 11, 2020
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Instagram adds video clips in challenge to TikTok
Instagram on Wednesday added a new short-form video feature to the image-focused platform in a direct challenge to TikTok, which is in the crosshairs of US President Donald Trump.
Aug 5, 2020
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Google buys $450M stake in ADT to give Nest a new perch
Google is paying $450 million for a nearly 7% stake in longtime home and business security provider ADT Inc., a deal that will open new opportunities for one of the internet's most powerful companies to extend the reach of ...
Aug 3, 2020
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4 Big Tech CEOs take congressional heat on competition
Fending off accusations of stifling competition, four Big Tech CEOs—Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai of Google and Tim Cook of Apple—are answering for their companies' practices before Congress ...
Jul 30, 2020
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Workers engage with the Internet of Things
The concept of an Internet of Things—connected devices, sensors, controllers, and other equipment—is rapidly evolving. It has certainly moved on apace since the early whimsical hyperbole surrounding an internet-connected ...
Jul 16, 2020
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US Senate panel OKs online child protection bill amid privacy fears
A US Senate panel Thursday approved legislation aimed at combatting online child exploitation as civil liberties activists warned the measure could lead to an array of constitutional and privacy problems.
Jul 2, 2020
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Engineering
Report details best practices for concentrating solar power
So you want to build a concentrating solar power (CSP) plant. Have you developed a technical specification that clearly defines the key project requirements? Does your team have the relevant experience and knowledge to successfully ...
Jun 15, 2020
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