By favoring allies, Inflation Reduction Act could delay decarbonization efforts
A new supply chain shortage is on the horizon, and it impacts the international effort to curb global warming.
Jan 16, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Solar-powered system converts plastic and greenhouse gases into sustainable fuels
Researchers have developed a system that can transform plastic waste and greenhouse gases into sustainable fuels and other valuable products—using just the energy from the sun.
Jan 9, 2023
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Salesforce to lay off 8,000 workers in latest tech purge
Business software maker Salesforce is laying off about 8,000 employees, or 10% of its workforce, as major technology companies continue to prune payrolls that rapidly expanded during the pandemic lockdown.
Jan 4, 2023
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Tech billionaires see wealth shrink amid 2022 stock crunch
The fortunes of Silicon Valley billionaires took a beating in 2022 as share prices of the world's tech giants plummeted.
Dec 29, 2022
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Internet
How South Korea uses technology to bring together local residents and World Heritage sites
The Baekje kingdom was one of the earliest states on the Korean Peninsula (18 BEC to 660 CE), and UNESCO's Baekje Historic Areas offer a unique testimony of its history, culture and legacy. Located in South Korea's Midwest, ...
Nov 29, 2022
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Automotive
EU, US set up task force to resolve electric vehicle feud
The U.S. and the European Union have set up a task force tasked with resolving a dispute over electric vehicle batteries that the EU says would discriminate against manufacturers in the 27-nation bloc and break World Trade ...
Oct 26, 2022
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Robotics
Exoskeleton walks out into the real world
For years, the Stanford Biomechatronics Laboratory has captured imaginations with their exoskeleton emulators—lab-based robotic devices that help wearers walk and run faster, with less effort. Now, these researchers will ...
Oct 12, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Harmful artificial turf can be made into a useful resource
It is difficult to recycle artificial turf and there are no obvious deposit-return systems for these plastics on the market. But researchers are now looking to find a solution to the problem.
Aug 17, 2022
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Crypto lending world sways under risk and turmoil
Starting with the lofty goal of competing with traditional banks, cryptocurrency lending giants and their clients now face financial ruin due to their appetite for risk and a paucity of regulatory guardrails.
Jul 1, 2022
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Samsung forecasts Q1 operating profit up 50.3% year-on-year
Samsung Electronics expects operating profits for the first quarter to rise 50.3 percent, the South Korean tech giant said in a statement Thursday, despite global supply chain woes.
Apr 7, 2022
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