Investors load $500 mn into Uber's trucking business
Uber on Friday said an investment group led by Greenbriar Equity is pumping $500 million into its trucking unit.
Oct 2, 2020
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News tagged with technology innovation
Business
China's Alibaba promises $15.5B for development initiatives
E-commerce giant Alibaba Group said Friday it will spend $15.5 billion to support President Xi Jinping's campaign to spread China's prosperity more evenly, adding to pledges by tech companies that are under pressure to pay ...
Sep 3, 2021
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Hardware
A self-healing and self-concealing silicon chip 'fingerprint' for stronger, hardware security
A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has developed a novel technique that allows Physically Unclonable Functions (PUFs) to produce more secure, unique 'fingerprint' outputs at a very low cost. ...
Apr 15, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Advanced thermal management design boosts performance of silicon carbide inverters for heavy-duty vehicles
As electric vehicles (EVs) grow in popularity, innovative technologies must meet the rising energy demand by significantly increasing system efficiency. Although light-duty EVs have been the focus for many electrification ...
Sep 29, 2021
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California moves to embrace cryptocurrency and regulate it
California, which has a economy larger than all but four countries and where much of the world's technological innovation is born, on Wednesday became the first state to formally begin examining how to broadly adapt to cryptocurrency ...
May 4, 2022
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Machine learning & AI
Helping students of all ages flourish in the era of artificial intelligence
A new cross-disciplinary research initiative at MIT aims to promote the understanding and use of AI across all segments of society. The effort, called Responsible AI for Social Empowerment and Education (RAISE), will develop ...
May 18, 2021
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Can you truly own anything in the metaverse? How blockchains and NFTs don't protect virtual property
In 2021, an investment firm bought 2,000 acres of real estate for about US$4 million. Normally this would not make headlines, but in this case the land was virtual. It existed only in a metaverse platform called The Sandbox. ...
Apr 21, 2022
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Engineering
Turning problems into opportunities in urban areas
Currently, about 55 percent of the world's population lives in urban areas, a proportion that is expected to increase to 68 percent by 2050, according to a UN report. With several challenges posed by continued urbanization, ...
Oct 1, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
Reimagined thermionic energy technology to help reduce electricity costs
Energy technology can be costly and inconvenient for commercial usage due to operational expenses. Atlas Energy Systems, a Purdue University-affiliated startup, is working to create a more robust form of energy technology.
Nov 20, 2019
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Machine learning & AI
New technologies for managing emergencies
Waterborne pathogens can be particularly fatal for first responders in emergency situations. In order to better protect them and to better cope with emergency situations, Fraunhofer IAO is part of a consortium to develop ...
Dec 9, 2020
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