Can we store the energy from lightning?
Every second of the day, Mother Nature puts on a spectacular show with an average of around 100 lightning bolts striking the Earth's surface.
Nov 22, 2022
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News tagged with strike
Robotics
Robot umpires are coming to baseball. Will they strike out?
Baseball fans know the bitter heartbreak of calls that don't go their way—especially, a ball that should've been a strike. And, with advances in technology including computer vision, artificial intelligence, and the ubiquity ...
Oct 28, 2021
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Robotics
Robo-umps are coming to Major League Baseball, and the game will never be the same
The Houston Astros' use of cameras to steal signs and conceivably cheat to win the World Series has driven many recent conversations about the place and meaning of technology in sports. The Major League Baseball season is ...
Jun 1, 2020
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Business
General Motors auto workers call strike in US
The United Auto Workers union called a nationwide strike against General Motors Sunday, with some 46,000 members set to walk off the job beginning at midnight amid an impasse in contract talks.
Sep 15, 2019
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Russian pilot safely lands jetliner disabled by bird strike
A Russian pilot whose passenger jet lost power in both engines after colliding with a flock of gulls shortly after takeoff Thursday managed to land in a cornfield smoothly enough that only one of the 233 people on board was ...
Aug 15, 2019
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Hundreds of flights axed as German airport staff strike
Tens of thousands of travelers faced flight delays and cancelations Friday as workers at eight airports in Germany went on strike for better pay.
Feb 17, 2023
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Business
Lufthansa strike causes travel turmoil in Germany
Lufthansa passengers faced massive travel disruption Wednesday as a strike led the German airline group to cancel almost all its flights from its domestic hubs in Frankfurt and Munich.
Jul 27, 2022
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9/11's legacy of drone warfare has changed how we view the military
In October 2001, nearly one month after the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, a US Air Force pilot made history as the first person to conduct a lethal strike with a modern drone—the Predator.
Sep 7, 2021
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Twitter cracks down on COVID vaccine misinformation
Twitter says it has begun labeling tweets that include misleading information about COVID-19 vaccines and using a "strike system" to eventually remove accounts that repeatedly violate its rules.
Mar 2, 2021
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Iran acknowledges cyberattacks on government departments
Iran's cybersecurity authority acknowledged cyberattacks on two governmental departments this week, state media reported Thursday.
Oct 15, 2020
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