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1 year ago+18 18 0Amazon Wants to Kill the Barcode
Exclusive: Amazon built a computer vision algorithm from scratch to identify products without barcodes to help robots ship products to you faster.
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1 year ago+3 3 0Turns out coffee also makes semiconductors work faster too
An ingredient that naturally occurs in coffee may be able to make semiconductors run faster according to research(opens in new tab) from the Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) institute in Japan. The researchers formed a thin layer of ...
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1 year ago+18 18 0FBI 'deeply concerned' about Apple's new security protections
The FBI says that Apple increasing security features on iPhone "hinders" the agency's ability to protect Americans, and again presses for backdoor access. Apple's newly-announced security plans include increasing end to end encryp ...
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1 year ago+23 23 0Is Google Analytics illegal in the EU? Yes and no, but mostly yes.
Using Google Analytics in a legally compliant way is still possible in Europe. Here we explain how.
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1 year ago+18 18 0Huawei teases a smartwatch with built-in wireless earbuds
As convenient as wireless earbuds can be, you typically have to carry a case around to store and charge them. Wouldn't you rather free up your pocket? Huawei thinks so. As The Register notes, the Chinese brand has teased a Watch Buds smartwatch ...
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1 year ago+4 4 0Arrests made in fatal shooting of Migos rapper Takeoff
Kirshnik Khari Ball, known professionally as Takeoff, was shot and killed on Nov. 1 outside a Houston bowling alley. He was 28.
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1 year ago+17 17 0Wave-powered buoys vastly reduce the ecological cost of desalination
This remarkable desalination device, made from 170,000 recycled plastic bottles, runs on mechanical power from waves as it floats in the ocean, and creates up to 13,000 gallons (53,000 liters) of fresh water a day – while discharging far less concent ...
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1 year ago+16 16 0Scientists look to grow 'mini livers' for patients with organ damage
It sounds like science fiction: people with end-stage liver disease are injected with cells from a donor liver and, in response, their body produces multiple mini livers that keep them healthy.
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1 year ago+11 11 0Rolling back the years: can Hollywood make Harrison Ford look 40 years younger?
Technology to de-age actors on screen has been in use for years – with varied success. But producers of the new Indiana Jones film are promising a breakthrough.
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1 year ago+4 4 0Japan Will Send an Astronaut to the Upcoming Lunar Space Station
NASA signed an arrangement with the Japanese government that extends Japan’s presence on the International Space Station (ISS) until 2030, in addition to contributing components for a future lunar outpost.
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1 year ago+19 19 0Congress considers fulfilling 200-year-old promise to seat Cherokee Nation delegate
The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma moved a step closer on Wednesday to having a promise fulfilled from nearly 200 years ago that a delegate from the tribe be seated in Congress. Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin was among those who testified ...
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1 year ago+4 4 0New FTX CEO: I've never seen 'such a complete failure of corporate controls'
The executive hired to steer FTX Group through bankruptcy offered his first findings of improper fund transfers and poor accounting at the collapsed crypto exchange on Thursday, describing it as a "complete failure" of controls. John Ray, w ...
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1 year ago+4 4 0Ukraine War's Environmental Toll to Take Years to Clean Up
Olga Lehan's home near the Irpin River was flooded when Ukraine destroyed a dam to prevent Russian forces from storming Kyiv just days into the war. Weeks later, the water from her tap turned brown from pollution. "It was not safe to drink, ...
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1 year ago+3 3 0Thinking 'beyond the hospital' for Black men recovering from traumatic injury
When someone arrives at a hospital with a severe injury, the law guarantees that person will receive care. But how will recovery progress when it's time for that person to go home? "How often, when we discharge patients, do we think about t ...
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1 year ago+14 14 0‘Westworld’ Core Cast Will Still Be Paid For Season 5 After Cancellation
The door to Westworld was slammed shut today as HBO confirmed that the dystopian sci-fi series will not get a fifth season. It was bad news for anyone associated with the show, led by creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, who had been hoping and advo ...
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1 year ago+11 11 0Brazil's Bolsonaro to accept election loss in speech to nation, says minister
Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro will not contest his election defeat and will address the nation later on Tuesday, Communications Minister Fabio Faria told Reuters.
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1 year ago+15 15 0Streaming Isn't Always Cheaper Than Cable: We Do the Math
Thanks to Netflix pioneering a movement, the streaming-versus-cable debate has been alive and well for more than 10 years. Maybe you've joined the cord-cutter camp and have no idea how much it costs for cable or satellite TV. Or perhaps you' ...
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1 year ago+16 16 0Spotify Chief Criticizes Kanye “Ye” West’s “Awful” Antisemitic Comments, But Music Won’t Be Removed
The growing corporate boycott of Kanye “Ye” West after he made antisemitic remarks in several interviews has increased pressure on music streaming services to pull the rapper-turned-fashion mogul’s albums from their platforms. On Tuesday, Spotify CEO ...
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1 year ago+22 22 0She-Hulk can have sex scenes and still be for kids, director says
Nor should sexuality keep her out of future Marvel A history of breaking the fourth wall gave Marvel and Disney Plus’ She-Hulk: Attorney at Law permission to break pretty much any rule in the established MCU. But what truly opened doors for the creat ...
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1 year ago+8 8 0Mississippi River levels are dropping too low for barges to float
The Mississippi River is flowing at its lowest level in at least a decade, and until rain relieves a worsening drought in the region, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to maintain water levels high enough to carry critical exports from the nation’ ...