New tech transforming construction skills training
New tech-advanced training methods for construction workers have been tested in an Australia-first study into the effectiveness of training delivered using virtual reality.
May 31, 2023
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Business
How low-paid workers in Madagascar power French tech's AI ambitions
A January 2023 investigation by Time magazine revealed that Kenyan workers paid less than US$2 an hour were given the job of trying to ensure that the data used to train the AI platform ChatGPT was free from discriminatory ...
Mar 30, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Berkeley's backtrack on gas ban won't stop the electrification trend
Berkeley's agreement to throw out its first-in-the-nation ban on gas hookups in new buildings after losing a court challenge might seem like a big loss for climate action.
Apr 8, 2024
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Proposed privacy reforms could help Australia play catch-up with other nations—but they fail to tackle targeted ads
In the recently released Privacy Act Review Report, the Attorney-General's Department makes numerous important proposals that could see the legislation, enacted in 1988, begin to catch up to leading privacy laws globally.
Feb 20, 2023
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Reaching national electric vehicle goal is unlikely by 2030 without lower prices, better policy
The United States government has set an ambitious national goal of reaching 50 percent penetration of plug-in electric vehicles by 2030, but a new study from researchers at Indiana University's Paul H. O'Neill School of Public ...
Sep 13, 2022
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Trump takes aim at automakers that ignored his emissions proposal
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday attacked automakers who ignored his advances and instead reached an agreement with California on future stricter emissions standards.
Aug 22, 2019
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Computer Sciences
Could machine learning mean the end of understanding in science?
Much to the chagrin of summer party planners, weather is a notoriously chaotic system. Small changes in precipitation, temperature, humidity, wind speed or direction, etc. can balloon into an entirely new set of conditions ...
Aug 3, 2018
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Developing standards to reduce fire damage
One of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)'s primary missions is the development and use of standards to be used throughout society for the betterment of the public and improved quality of life. More ...
Mar 9, 2022
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Six things Australia needs in its national EV strategy
At Australia's first National Electric Vehicle Summit recently, long-awaited discussions focused on EVs (electric vehicles), their stymied rollout and the introduction of measures—such as fuel efficiency standards—to ...
Aug 29, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Operator files for approval of Fukushima plant water release
The operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant said Tuesday it has applied for approval from safety authorities to construct an undersea tunnel and other facilities needed for the planned release of large amounts of ...
Dec 21, 2021
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