Other
Traffic accidents and crash-related injuries and deaths were reduced by half during the first three weeks of California's shelter-in-place order, which began March 20. The reductions save the state an estimated $40 million ...
Apr 17, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Bucking current trends toward safe, clean and renewable energy resources, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur last week launched an initiative to reignite enthusiasm for nuclear energy.
Energy & Green Tech
New research led by the University of St Andrews reveals that in order to achieve ambitious global climate change targets, energy policy must factor in that average space per person is increasing in homes.
Dec 18, 2019
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Machine learning & AI
On the king's birthday in Thailand—celebrated as Father's Day—people often wear yellow shirts emblazoned with the word "DAD."
Oct 30, 2019
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Machine learning & AI
Spotting emerging trends in scientific research has always been challenging, as thousands of research papers are published every year on a vast number of subjects. But now, researchers from Japan have developed a novel technique ...
Oct 24, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
Global investment in new renewable energy capacity this decade—2010 to 2019 inclusive—is on course to hit USD 2.6 trillion, with more gigawatts of solar power capacity installed than any other generation technology, according ...
Sep 5, 2019
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Security
The invention of an artificial super-intelligence has been a central theme in science fiction since at least the 19th century. From E.M. Forster's short story The Machine Stops (1909) to the recent HBO television series Westworld, ...
Aug 23, 2019
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Internet
A new machine learning tool, developed by University of Alberta computing scientists, sifts through millions of Twitter posts to help understand health and wellness trends in Alberta and across Canada.
Apr 2, 2019
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Security
A ransomware-flavored Virobot with keylogger capabilities was found to be capable of enslaving personal computers in a botnet, reported a number of sites including HotHardware. It was affecting targets in the United States.
Security
(Tech Xplore)—A newer malware variant could affect smart TVs running on the Android operating system Softpedia's Catalin Cimpanu reported earlier this week.
