Science X Newsletter Wed, Dec 27

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Here is your customized Science X Newsletter for December 27, 2023:

Technology news

	A new strategy to regulate the stiffness of snake-inspired robots Robotic systems inspired by nature can help to efficiently tackle a wide range of problems, ranging from navigating complex environments to seamlessly completing missions as a team. In recent years, roboticists have created a growing number of bio-inspired systems designed to replicate the body structure and movements of various animals, including snakes.
	Toyota small car maker Daihatsu shuts down Japan factories during probe of bogus safety tests Daihatsu, a unit of Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp., has shut down production lines at all its four factories in Japan while transport ministry officials investigate improper tests for safety certifications.
	Apple to appeal US watch ban Apple said on Tuesday it will appeal a US ban on its latest smartwatch models after the Biden administration opted to not veto a ruling on patent infringements.
	Apple Watch import ban goes into effect in US patent clash A US import ban on certain Apple smartwatch models came into effect Tuesday, after the Biden administration opted not to veto a ruling on patent infringements.
	Ubisoft investigates hack attempt "Assassin's Creed" publisher Ubisoft said Tuesday it was investigating a suspected data security breach, in the latest cyberattack against a major actor in the video game industry.
	Google rejected Play Store fee changes due to impact on revenue, Epic lawsuit shows Alphabet Inc.'s Google considered changing its app store pricing model to circumvent a regulatory crackdown, but abandoned a proposal to charge a set fee per app after it became clear that could cost the company billions of dollars, according to documents released late Thursday.
	Review: The best plug-in hybrids for driving without filling up on gas Buying a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle is a great way to try living with an electric vehicle without giving up the convenience of using gasoline for longer trips. They're perfect for driving shorter commutes, shuttling kids to school, and running local errands on electricity. But when your plans call for a longer trip, a plug-in hybrid's gasoline engine takes over and makes it possible to drive across the city or the entire country without recharging the battery.
	New York Times sues OpenAI, Microsoft in copyright clash The New York Times sued ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Microsoft in a US court on Wednesday, alleging that the companies' powerful AI models used millions of articles for training without permission.
	Social media companies made $11 billion in US ad revenue from minors, Harvard study finds Social media companies collectively made over $11 billion in U.S. advertising revenue from minors last year, according to a study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health published on Wednesday.
	Apple wins watch ban delay in US patent feud A federal court handed Apple a victory on Wednesday by suspending a ban on the US sale of its latest Watch models in a feud over patents with health company Masimo.
	Research team develops absolute taste 'electronic tongue' technology A research team led by Professor Kyung-In Jang at the Department of Robotics and Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, DGIST, and another led by Professor Jihwan Choi at the Department of Aerospace Engineering, KAIST, developed an artificial electronic tongue system that mimics the human gustatory system.
	Major security flaws in Java applications, European researchers warn Alexandre Bartel, Professor of Software Engineering and Security at Umeå University, in collaboration with several European researchers, has extensively analyzed weaknesses in software written in one of the world's most widely used programming languages.
	The AI industry is on the verge of becoming another boys' club. We're all going to lose out if it does A recent New York Times article released a list of people "behind the dawn of the modern artificial intelligence movement"—and not a single woman was named. It came less than a week after news of a fake auto-generated woman being listed as a speaker on the agenda for a software conference.
	Seeing a lot of mobile speed cameras on your summer road trips? Here's how they work As you're driving around this summer holidays, there's every chance you'll see a strange-looking white or yellow box on the side of the road.
	The late-night email to Tim Cook that set the Apple Watch saga in motion At about 1 a.m. California time in 2013, a scientist emailed Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook with an irresistible pitch.
	Why Google's lobbying in California skyrocketed this year The 30-second video ad struck an ominous tone, urging Californians to tell their lawmakers to vote against legislation that would force Google, Facebook and other large platforms to pay news publishers.
	Research team monitors critical infrastructure using navigation satellites From the outside, the Kölnbrein water dam, operated by Verbund in Carinthia, which is Austria's highest dam, and the DC Tower in Vienna, Austria's tallest building, do not have much in common, but for a research group around Caroline Schönberger and Werner Lienhart from the Institute of Engineering Geodesy and Measurement Systems at Graz University of Technology (TU Graz), they are equally interesting from a scientific point of view.

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