Energy & Green Tech
Korean researchers have developed a technology that could make electric-vehicle (EV) batteries smaller and lighter while helping EVs travel farther on a single charge. A KAIST research team has proposed a new solution to ...
Sep 21, 2026
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Engineering
The global transition toward carbon-free, clean and sustainable energy has accelerated the search for new hydrogen-producing technologies. However, making clean hydrogen by splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen is expensive ...
Sep 21, 2026
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Business
Google has been fined 403 million euros ($463 million) for breaching the European Union's strict privacy rules because it mishandled users' location data, the bloc's data privacy watchdog said Monday.
Sep 21, 2026
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Security
Imagine a neighbor who persistently claims you make noise at night. Others initially disagree, but the neighbor keeps trying to convince them. Their success depends not only on their stubbornness but also on how well connected ...
Sep 21, 2026
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Internet
Most people associate network performance with bandwidth, the amount of data that can be transferred per second. However, for many of today's digital services, latency is just as important.
Sep 21, 2026
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Engineering
A research team led by Dr. Taehoon Kim of the Composites & Convergence Materials Research Division at the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), collaborated with research teams led by Dr. Seon Joon Kim and Dr. Jaewoo ...
Sep 21, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Electric vehicles (EVs), including cars, buses and trains, could significantly reduce the substantial greenhouse gas emissions produced by the transportation sector. These vehicles' performance and reliability over time, ...
Sep 21, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Just as a clogged kitchen sink can bring household routines to a halt, a blockage in a nuclear reactor's heat exchanger can slow operations and require urgent attention. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) ...
Sep 22, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Commercial cameras can be powerful, producing images with exquisite detail that mimic real life. In the lab, specially designed cameras can photograph objects in the infrared region, invisible to the naked eye.
Sep 22, 2026
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Business
The latest Apple Watch models have some new features: they can listen to the sounds around you all day, transcribe snippets of conversation on demand and write up summaries of everything they heard.
Sep 22, 2026
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Computer Sciences
For decades, the gold standard for capturing human movement and transferring these data into the digital world has required actors to wear suits with physical markers that cameras track in a specialized studio. While accurate, ...
Sep 22, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
OpenAI on Monday called for the United States to lead a global effort to establish standards for developing artificial intelligence as CEO Sam Altman prepares to brief the United Nations this week.
Sep 22, 2026
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Engineering
A technoeconomic assessment of small modular reactor (SMR) development across the United States suggests stakeholders should shift focus from the power sector to industry, according to a University of Michigan Engineering ...
Sep 22, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
Several experts on a United Nations artificial intelligence committee warned Monday against the apocalyptic rhetoric used by some professionals in the sector regarding AI risks.
Sep 22, 2026
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Robotics
For many of us, the last—and only—time we've seen a walking hand was Thing in "The Addams Family" movies or TV series. Now there's another. Engineers from the Soft Robotics Lab at ETH Zurich have adapted an off-the-shelf ...
Sep 23, 2026
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Business
In the wake of the U.S. Screen Actors Guild strike over AI protections and U.K. musicians' silent album protesting proposed changes to copyright law, more than a dozen AI-produced tracks have appeared on the Billboard charts ...
Sep 23, 2026
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Computer Sciences
A research team at the Faculty of Engineering at The University of Hong Kong (HKU), led by professor Ruibang Luo of the School of Computing and Data Science and professor Can Li of the Department of Electrical and Computer ...
Sep 23, 2026
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Robotics
How many times have you asked someone to hold open a door while carrying something, or fumbled with your front-door keys with your arms full of groceries? Wouldn't it be great if you could give yourself the extra hand you ...
Sep 23, 2026
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Consumer & Gadgets
When an AI chatbot agrees with our reasoning in resolving a social dilemma, we may become more confident in our opinions. But when the chatbot disagrees, we may simply dismiss the challenge rather than reconsider our views. ...
Sep 23, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
Anthropic and OpenAI on Tuesday released new, cheaper artificial intelligence models within hours of each other, days after the heads of both companies called for a slowdown in AI development.
Sep 23, 2026
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Security
You may recall the scene in the comedy Raising Arizona in which Nicolas Cage pulls a pair of pantyhose over his head before attempting, with limited success, to rob a convenience store of a pack of diapers.
Sep 23, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
While lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) remain the most widely used rechargeable batteries worldwide, energy engineers have been testing various alternatives with different underlying chemistries. These include lithium-sulfur ...
Sep 24, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Chinese electric vehicles' ultrafast charging is only getting faster.
Sep 24, 2026
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Computer Sciences
Artificial intelligence models can give users the wrong answer and do so with great confidence. They can also hedge and warn that they are unsure—even when they get the answer right.
Sep 24, 2026
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Engineering
Using the human body to transmit signals, Georgia Tech engineers have created a wireless networking system that allows tiny implantable sensors and actuators to communicate with each other and with wearable devices. Their ...
Sep 24, 2026
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Consumer & Gadgets
Meta is going all in on a consumer-friendly AI agent and pushing forward with AI-powered wearable devices during a moment in the industry when its CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged it is a "wild time to be building."
Sep 24, 2026
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Security
A rogue OpenAI model bypassed safeguards during training and hacked an Australian government website, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said as he admonished the ChatGPT creator over an "obviously unacceptable" breach.
Sep 24, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
All-solid-state lithium batteries require solid materials that allow lithium ions to move efficiently. Lithium borohydride (LiBH₄) is a promising material for this purpose because its high-temperature hexagonal phase supports ...
Sep 24, 2026
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Engineering
A new approach that uses light to switch the magnetic states of a material could lead to faster, smaller and more energy-efficient data storage. Engineers at the University of California San Diego published their findings ...
Sep 25, 2026
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Engineering
Scientists have developed an air purifier charged by sunlight and indoor LED lights, potentially offering an inexpensive, lower-maintenance alternative to standard filtration systems that protect users from pollutants and ...
Sep 25, 2026
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Hardware
When we read a car's license plate, we tend to focus on the numbers and letters, paying little attention to the surrounding buildings or sky. An artificial-intelligence (AI) system, however, may still process those surrounding ...
Sep 25, 2026
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Engineering
In a traditional architectural project, the process often begins with an idea or a sketch. Material choices come later, when it is time to decide on a facade, floors or windows. But if buildings are to make greater use of ...
Sep 25, 2026
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Software
Before users can interact with computer software, its source code must be converted into executable binaries and software packages, a task handled by specialized tools known as build systems. Build systems are a fundamental ...
Sep 25, 2026
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Business
A computer-based method for evaluating and improving print advertisements by modeling how human binocular vision responds to images is discussed in the International Journal of Business Intelligence and Data Mining.
Sep 25, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly being used to generate text-based advice across urban design, planning and public health. In urban design, they can recommend changes to transportation infrastructure, land use, ...
Sep 25, 2026
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Engineering
Solar cells, devices that convert energy from sunlight into electricity, are being deployed in increasing numbers in many countries. While most cells on the market today are based on silicon, recent studies have highlighted ...
Sep 26, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
OpenAI disclosed Friday that its artificial intelligence agents had interacted with several U.S. government websites in unexpected ways, discovered as part of an ongoing review into the company's models' unanticipated behavior.
Sep 26, 2026
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Internet
TikTok on Friday agreed to pay Alabama at least $100 million and enact time limits and other restrictions for teen users, avoiding a trial with a settlement modeled on Instagram owner Meta's recent agreement with U.S. states.
Sep 26, 2026
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Software
Microsoft on Friday unveiled a new vision for integrating Word, Excel and PowerPoint into its AI-powered assistant Copilot, in an effort to make AI the entry point for its productivity software.
Sep 26, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
OpenAI acknowledged Friday that its artificial intelligence tools had posted images from ChatGPT users on online sites without the company's knowledge, the latest example of AI agents operating outside their bounds.
Sep 26, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
Claims that Canadian-Haitian writer Thelyson Orelien used AI tools to write his bestselling debut novel are rocking the French literary world and raising questions about how AI use can be detected.
Sep 26, 2026
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Business
A jury in New Mexico on Friday found that Facebook's parent company, Meta, deceived users about privacy protections in a case linked to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, U.S. media reported.
Sep 26, 2026
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Security
Some advances in AI technology are undoubtedly positive, like helping write code faster or discovering new medicines. But others can give us pause for thought.
Sep 27, 2026
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Engineering
A new study led by researchers at the Yale Center for Ecosystems and Architecture (Yale CEA), together with NYU, Purdue, YSE, Buro Happold and others, shows how plant-based biofilters could help reduce indoor CO2 to levels ...
Sep 27, 2026
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Electronics & Semiconductors
While silicon carbide (SiC) has long been promoted as a key to developing electronics for extreme environments, the field has been stuck in the lab. Now, a team of researchers focusing on junction field-effect transistors, ...
Sep 27, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
OpenAI said it has paused training of its latest artificial intelligence models as reports of AI agents going rogue mount.
Sep 27, 2026
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Business
A high-profile Japanese anime voice actor has taken TikTok to court over videos he says feature an artificial intelligence clone of his "lustrous" baritone, with a verdict due Wednesday.
Sep 27, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
Europe needs to view artificial intelligence with more optimism—despite growing warnings about its dangers—or risk falling further behind, the head of a leading European AI startup warned.
Sep 27, 2026
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