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Nvidia says it plays fair in AI chip market
Nvidia on Tuesday defended its tactics in the hot market for chips to power artificial intelligence in the face of reports the US is probing whether it abused its clout.
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Coal generates less than 50% of Australian electricity for first time
Coal generated less than 50 percent of Australia's electricity in the last week of August, dropping to a record low as renewable production surged, data showed Wednesday.
Energy & Green Tech
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Machine learning technique predicts likely accounting fraud across supply chains
As the perpetrators of accounting fraud become ever more sophisticated in their techniques, fraud detection needs to step up its game. Thankfully, a group of researchers have devised a new machine learning 'detective' that ...
Business
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Catalyst design boosts performance of anion-exchange-membrane fuel cells
Fuel cells are energy-conversion solutions that generate electricity via electrochemical reactions without combustion, thus not contributing to the pollution of air on Earth. These cells could power various technologies, ...
How personalized technology could turn exercise pain into pleasure
Virtual reality (VR) video games that combine screen time with exercise are a great way to get fit, but game designers face a major challenge—like with regular exercise, adherence to "exergames" is low, with most users ...
Consumer & Gadgets
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New alloy surpasses 2025 fuel cell performance targets
Scientists at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology have created a fuel cell catalyst made from platinum and magnesium. The new catalyst, which uses the world's first platinum–magnesium alloy nanoparticles, ...
Energy & Green Tech
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Researchers overcome critical challenges in developing fire-risk-free aqueous zinc batteries
Researchers have developed a key electrode manufacturing technology that can control dendrite formation in aqueous zinc batteries. The team includes Dr. Jung-Je Woo from the Gwangju Clean Energy Research Center at the Korea ...
Energy & Green Tech
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A sensory pen that can read Braille could improve literacy among the visually impaired
A pen that can transform Braille into English text has been developed by experts at the University of Bristol.
Consumer & Gadgets
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On-demand transit can disrupt commuting as much as Uber did taxis, say researchers
Is public transit ready for a gig economy-style shake up? A group of researchers at Concordia believes that the ride-share model made popular by companies like Uber and Lyft might be a useful, innovative and savings-based ...
Business
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Hyundai unveils 2025 electric SUVs aiming for broader appeal with improved range, charging options
Despite slowing U.S. electric vehicle sales, Hyundai on Tuesday rolled out the 2025 versions of its Ioniq 5 electric SUV with improved battery range and charging aimed at broadening the appeal of vehicles to be built at a ...
Automotive
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When is the right time to launch new technologies?
New research from Bayes Business School (formerly Cass) finds that being on the cutting edge of technology is not enough to ensure success in the market, and managers must strategically time launches to create a source of ...
Business
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New AI learning model improves stance detection performance and efficiency
General AI systems, like OpenAI's GPT, depend on large amounts of training data to improve model accuracy and performance. Research or medical AI applications, which often lack both training data and computing power, can ...
Machine learning & AI
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Think simpler, flow faster: A deep learning approach to provide accurate solutions 1,000 times faster than before
Analyzing and simulating fluid flow is a challenging mathematical problem that impacts various scenarios, including video game engines, ocean current modeling and hurricane forecasting. The core of this challenge lies in ...
Computer Sciences
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Eco-friendly French cargo ship revives sail power
A French ship navigating past New York City to harbor laden with Champagne, Cognac and jam under sail might recall a long-forgotten age of wind navigation.
Automotive
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When looking to test new AI tools, make sure to avoid the 'Tesla trap,' say researchers
If only techno-optimists get to test AI tools, the results simply aren't good enough. This is where Tesla made a big mistake—a lesson that the health sector will do well to learn.
Business
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Optical computing empowers direction of arrival estimation beyond the diffraction limit
Wireless sensing and communication have become integral components of modern life. Among them, the key technology of direction-of-arrival (DOA) estimation, which utilizes array signal processing techniques to measure the ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
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Unraveling grid defection: The game theory behind our shifting energy landscape
Grid defection occurs when it's cheaper for consumers to produce their own power than to buy it from the grid. For example, if a consumer faces high monthly utility fees regardless of their actual usage and can generate power ...
Energy & Green Tech
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UK research suggests that lighting, music, national flags could help customers find service robots more acceptable
A new study has found that U.K. hotels and restaurants using humanlike service robots can make solo guests feel more comfortable in engaging with these robots by providing comfortable ambient conditions—including lighting, ...
Business
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UK announces record green energy auction
The UK on Tuesday said it had awarded a record 131 new green infrastructure projects in a single auction, including plans for Europe's two biggest offshore windfarms.
Energy & Green Tech
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'Be your own hero': Why video games are a battleground in the US–China tech war
Blockbuster Chinese video game Black Myth: Wukong sold more than 10 million copies within days of its release last month, and its success has been hailed as a soft-power win for the Asian superpower.
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