Technology

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Zetta @Zetta - 7 months ago

Bending Light to Fit Technology

Solar power is an excellent way of generating electricity, whether that’s for an off-grid home or for the power grid. With no moving parts maintenance is relatively low, and the downsides of …

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Adelia @Adelia - almost 5 years ago

Dinosaur-age landscapes lurk in Southern Hemisphere

Dinosaur-age landscapes lurk in Southern HemisphereClimbing to the top of the Urucum plateau, a shock of rust-red land thrust 1 kilometer above the Brazilian savanna, is a journey into Earth's deep past. Despite the region's heavy, erosive rainfall, the surface of the pla...continued

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Ezequiel @Ezequiel - about 4 years ago

How to Tell if Your College is Using Facial Recognition to Monitor People on Campus

A growing number of college and universities have started using biometrics surveillance as a way to monitor students while they’re on campus. The problem is, not all of them are 100% upfront about that surveillance. This week digital rights organization Fight for the Futu...continued

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Zetta @Zetta - almost 5 years ago

Tinder adds sexual orientation and gender identity to its profiles – TechCrunch

[embedded content] Tinder is adding information about sexual orientation and gender identity to its profiles. The company worked with the LGBTQ advocacy organization GLAAD on changes to its dating app to make it more inclusive. Users who want to edit or add more informat...continued

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Leda @Leda - over 3 years ago

Samsung’s next Unpacked event is January 14

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Samsung’s next flagship is set to debut January 14. The company just confirmed earlier rumors surrounding the date for its next Unpacked event (virtually, of course). This one sports the name, “Welcome to the Everyday …

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Bart @Bart - almost 5 years ago

#DISummit19: Online Fraud Becoming More Complex & Sophisticated

#DISummit19: Online Fraud Becoming More Complex & SophisticatedUS Adds AMD Joint Venture to Entity ListThe US Department of Commerce has added five more Chinese organizations onto the same Entity List as Huawei over national security fears, including an AMD joint vent...continued

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Hannah @Hannah - 3 months ago

The Best Clips From OpenAI's New Video Generator, So Far

One of the more unsettling things about AI is how blisteringly fast the technology develops. A few months ago, it seemed like useful AI-generated video tools were still out of reach. Well, now that’s over. OpenAI just released a new text-to-video generator ca…

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Anderson @Anderson - 5 months ago

EV battery swaps will be tested with the Fiat 500e in 2024

Ample's technology replaces the existing EV battery pack to allow battery swaps.

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Elliott @Elliott - over 1 year ago

Nike, Adidas settle patent fights over shoe technology - Reuters

Nike Inc and Adidas AG, the world's two leading sneaker brands, have resolved a series of U.S. patent disputes over technology used in their athletic shoes, court filings show.

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Maureen @Maureen - about 4 years ago

‘Capitalism generates a lot of wealth depending on the situation’

‘Capitalism generates a lot of wealth depending on the situation’ In an extended interview, writer Ben Tarnoff weighs the ethics of technologyBen Tarnoff is a columnist at The Guardian, a co-founder of tech ethics magazine Logic and arguably one of the world’s top experts...continued

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Jarod @Jarod - over 2 years ago

Boston Consulting teams up with carbon capture technology company - Reuters

Boston Consulting Group has teamed up with carbon capture technology company Climeworks to help to develop its business, which focuses on capturing carbon dioxide directly from the air.

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Jarod @Jarod - 4 months ago

TCL's New Tablets and Phones Feature Paper Displays

At its CES press conference today, TCL announced quite a few things but seemed most proud of the Nxtpaper 3.0 display technology. The company believes it could be a game-changer. Nxtpaper is a kind of wellness display technology that looks and feels like pape…

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Muriel @Muriel - almost 5 years ago

SOUTHCOM CO: Chinas Influence Growing in Western Hemisphere

Chinas Influence Growing in Western HemisphereAdm. Craig Faller, the commander of U.S. Southern Command, arrives to Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras on June 20, 2019. US Marine Corps PhotoChinas soft power moves in the Western Hemisphere from building ports to sharing inf...continued

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Monserrat @Monserrat - over 2 years ago

China's BYD, Momenta enter venture for autonomous driving technology - Reuters

China's BYD (002594.SZ) and autonomous driving startup Momenta have established a 100 million yuan ($15.7 million) joint venture to deploy autonomous driving capabilities across certain…

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Dayton @Dayton - almost 3 years ago

Waymo to open offices in Pittsburgh, an AV tech hub

Waymo, Google’s former self-driving car project that’s now an independent business unit under Alphabet, is expanding its presence in the eastern U.S. The company said Thursday it would be opening offices in Pittsburgh, joining a growing suite of companies dev…

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Madalyn @Madalyn - over 1 year ago

FCC rejects Starlink’s bid for rural internet subsidies due to its $600 satellite dish

The FCC rejected the SpaceX-owned Starlink’s bid for $885 million in subsidies to fund broadband internet service in rural areas.

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Elaina @Elaina - almost 2 years ago

Prosus to sell Russian online marketplace Avito, formerly worth $6 bln - Reuters

Prosus, the Dutch-based technology investor, said on Friday it would seek a buyer for its Russian online marketplace Avito.

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Giles @Giles - almost 2 years ago

Amusan reignites shoe technology debate after record-breaking display - Reuters.com

Tobi Amusan's record-breaking performance in the 100 metres hurdles event at the World Championships on Sunday dragged the spotlight back on shoe technology but the Nigerian said her display had little to do with her footwear.

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Zackery @Zackery - about 2 years ago

In Luge and Skeleton the Goal Is to Go Fast. Just Not Too Fast.

Technology and safety are colliding in sliding sports, where sleds made for speed are finding tracks built to slow them down.

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Meggie @Meggie - over 2 years ago

CANADA STOCKS-Toronto index slides as technology stocks weigh - Reuters.com

Canada's main stock index fell on Tuesday, hurt by a sell-off in technology stock triggered by higher U.S. Treasury yields following the biggest jump in oil prices in seven years.

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Cameron @Cameron - 10 months ago

James Webb telescope marks first anniversary with an image of a nearby stellar nursery

It’s hard to believe, but the James Webb Space Telescope started sending out stunning images of the universe one full year ago. To commemorate the milestone, NASA's letting the telescope do what it does best, showing us obscenely cool space shots. The lates…

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Adelia @Adelia - about 3 years ago

Intel's Mobileye will power driverless 'last-mile' deliveries starting in 2023

Intel's self-driving technology company Mobileye has just announced a partnership with Udelv to build a fleet of autonomous delivery vehicles.

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Colin @Colin - almost 2 years ago

Chipmaker MaxLinear to buy Silicon Motion Technology in $3.8 bln deal - Reuters.com

Chipmaker MaxLinear Inc said on Thursday it will buy Taiwan-based Silicon Motion Technology for $3.8 billion in a cash-and-stock deal.

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Josiah @Josiah - about 2 years ago

Disney's new streaming CTO was behind key video tech for YouTube

Disney has hired Jeremy Doig, Google's vice president of engineering, as chief technology officer of its streaming group.

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Elvie @Elvie - about 3 years ago

Protect your home with a private security camera powered by blockchain technology

Ucam is a completely private security camera you can operate from your phone. With two-way audio, motion detection and 360-degree views, you can monitor your home from anywhere.

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