Energy & Green Tech
Rising penetrations of variable renewable energy (VRE) in power systems are expected to increase curtailment—the reduction of renewable energy delivered due to oversupply or lack of system flexibility. But while curtailment ...
Apr 29, 2021
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Business
Citigroup employees will get a weekly break from Zoom, and a day off in May in a bid to battle the fatigue plaguing many workers who've been glued to screens during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mar 23, 2021
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Software
A free app that helps people observe social distancing to slow the spread of coronavirus is about to launch.
Apr 20, 2020
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Internet
Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey said Thursday he is rethinking plans to spend as long as six months in Africa, partly due to concerns over the new-coronavirus epidemic.
Mar 5, 2020
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Business
ViacomCBS is planning a new streaming service that will combine the existing CBS All Access service with Paramount movies and shows from Viacom channels such as MTV and BET.
Feb 20, 2020
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Internet
Facebook is expanding the way people in disaster zones can request help.
Dec 6, 2019
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Engineering
In a fierce battle for market share against world superpowers China and the United States, Israel's drone industry likes to say it has a secret weapon—military experience.
Nov 28, 2019
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Engineering
Autonomous drone cameras have been trialled for several years to detect signs of life in disaster zones. Now, in a world first study, researchers from Adelaide and Iraq have taken this a step further.
Oct 23, 2019
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Hi Tech & Innovation
The patent application for a "Plasma Compression Fusion Device" was applied for in March last year. It read, "Application filed by US Secretary of Navy." The patent application was published in September this year. Under ...
Energy & Green Tech
In the grounds of the ravaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant sits a million-tonne headache for the plant's operators and Japan's government: tank after tank of water contaminated with radioactive elements.
Oct 5, 2019
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