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Technology news

	A strategy to design lithium anode interlayer for all-solid-state lithium-metal batteries Over the past decades, engineers and chemists have been working to develop increasingly advanced battery technologies that could help to meet the rising demands of the electronics industry. This has led to the emergence of new types of batteries, including all-solid-state batteries.
	County-by-county study maps the energy transition's effects on jobs A new analysis by MIT researchers shows the places in the U.S. where jobs are most linked to fossil fuels. The research could help policymakers better identify and support areas affected over time by a switch to renewable energy.
	A robot that can pick up objects and drop them in a desired location in an unfamiliar house A team of roboticists at New York University, working with a colleague from AI at Meta, has developed a robot that is capable of picking up designated objects in an unfamiliar room and placing them in a new designated location. In their paper posted on the arXiv preprint server, the team describes how the robot was programmed and how well it performed when tested in multiple real-word environments.
	One person can supervise 'swarm' of 100 unmanned autonomous vehicles, research shows Research involving Oregon State University has shown that a "swarm" of more than 100 autonomous ground and aerial robots can be supervised by one person without subjecting the individual to an undue workload.
	How symmetry can come to the aid of machine learning Behrooz Tahmasebi—an MIT Ph.D. student in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) and an affiliate of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)—was taking a mathematics course on differential equations in late 2021 when a glimmer of inspiration struck. In that class, he learned for the first time about Weyl's law, which had been formulated 110 years earlier by the German mathematician Hermann Weyl.
	New kinds of padding could make football gear, bike helmets safer than ever Football players (and anyone else who takes hard hits) may want to breathe a sigh of relief. In recent research, engineers at the University of Colorado of Boulder and Sandia National Laboratories have developed a new design for padding that can withstand big impacts. The team's innovations, which can be printed on commercially available 3D printers, could one day wind up in everything from shipping crates to football pads—anything that helps to protect fragile objects, or bodies, from the bumps of life.
	E-scooters are linked with injuries and hospital visits, but we can't say they are riskier than bikes yet E-scooters are a popular new feature of urban mobility, offering an eco-friendly solution with zero exhaust emissions and agility in city spaces. They make an attractive option for "last-mile" commuting—bridging the gap between public transport and final destinations.
	Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella caps a decade of change and tremendous growth Satya Nadella marks his tenth year as Microsoft CEO on Sunday, capping a decade of stunning growth as he pivoted the slow-moving software giant into a laser focus on cloud computing and artificial intelligence.
	Airlines learn patience in constrained Airbus-Boeing duopoly With the latest Boeing crisis, airlines are staring down more delays, a familiar problem in a market in which both the US giant and rival Airbus face supply chain constraints.
	Swiss watchmaker says it's time to make luxury sustainable Vegetal leather and recycled stainless steel melted in a solar oven are among the materials a Geneva watch brand is using in its quest to make sustainable luxury timepieces.
	EU states give green light to artificial intelligence law Representatives of the EU member states voted in favor of a proposal in Brussels on Friday which should soon make artificial intelligence (AI) subject to stricter rules.
	Compressed air energy storage systems could replace conventional batteries as energy providers, say scientists A group of scientists have found compressed air energy storage systems to have the potential of replacing conventional electrochemical batteries as a cheaper alternative, and with better storage capacity that is even sufficient to keep AC gadgets running.
	UK trial opens into bitcoin 'inventor' claims The trial of an alleged bitcoin creator opened in London on Monday, seeking to determine whether an Australian computer scientist invented the world's most popular cryptocurrency.
	Non-solvating electrolytes enhance performance of organic electrode-based batteries In a recent study, researchers have pioneered a method to significantly enhance the performance and lifespan of organic electrode-based batteries. The findings promise to accelerate the commercialization of eco-friendly batteries and pave the way for further advancements in the field.
	Q&A: To like or not to like—Facebook at 20 Those who are old enough might remember when "The Facebook" was a more exclusive club—one where only American college kids could post raucous party pix, browse through a crush's public photo albums or track down childhood friends with a few clicks. Twenty years after the social media juggernaut's launch, Facebook users can still do all that—except now they're 40% of the world's population.
	Space reflectors could ensure bright future for solar power farms Reflectors placed in orbit around the Earth that reflect sunlight toward future solar power farms at dawn and dusk could help accelerate the transition to net-zero, researchers say.
	Study of the impact of parking time on delivery optimization Parking stinks in the big city, especially if you're driving a delivery truck and already running behind schedule.
	Eco-friendly, self-regenerative fiber material recovers valuable metals from industrial wastewater Technology to recover valuable metals from wastewater generated in various industries such as plating, semiconductors, automobiles, batteries, and renewable energy is important not only for environmental protection but also for economic reasons.
	Researchers map decision-making processes of victims of ransomware University of Twente has investigated the decision-making processes of victims forced to pay ransom following ransomware attacks. UT researcher Tom Meurs and his colleagues analyzed data provided by the Dutch National Police and a Dutch incident response organization on 481 ransomware attacks.
	Researchers develop AI-powered 'eye' for visually impaired people to 'see' objects Shopping for groceries is a common activity for many of us, but for visually impaired people, identifying grocery items can be daunting. A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore's School of Computing (NUS Computing) have introduced AiSee, an affordable wearable assistive device that helps people with visual impairment "see" objects around them with the help of artificial intelligence (AI).
	Snap, the owner of Snapchat, is laying off about 10% of its global workforce The owner of Snapchat is cutting approximately 10% of its worldwide workforce, or about 530 employees, the latest tech company to announce layoffs.
	Eight tech firms vow to build 'more ethical' AI with UN Eight global technology companies including Microsoft and Mastercard on Monday pledged at a forum in Slovenia to build 'more ethical' AI in accordance with UNESCO's framework of principles.
	Ammonia attracts the shipping industry, but researchers warn of its risks Switching to ammonia as a marine fuel, with the goal of decarbonization, can instead create entirely new problems. This is shown in a study from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, where researchers carried out life cycle analyses for batteries and for three electrofuels including ammonia. Eutrophication and acidification are some of the environmental problems that can be traced to the use of ammonia—as well as emissions of laughing gas, which is a very potent greenhouse gas.
	New method monitors grid stability with hydropower project signals Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have developed an algorithm to predict electric grid stability using signals from pumped storage hydropower projects. The method provides critical situational awareness as the grid increasingly shifts to intermittent renewable power.
	Why Apple is pushing the term 'spatial computing' along with its new Vision Pro headset With Apple's hotly anticipated Vision Pro headset hitting store shelves Friday, you're probably going to start to see more people wearing the futuristic googles that are supposed to usher in the age of "spatial computing."
	China's Tencent fires more than 120 workers for fraud Chinese tech giant Tencent said it last year dismissed more than 120 employees for violating its anti-fraud rules, including for corruption and embezzlement.
	Biden robocall: Audio deepfake fuels election disinformation fears The 2024 White House race faces the prospect of a firehose of AI-enabled disinformation, with a robocall impersonating US President Joe Biden already stoking particular alarm about audio deepfakes.
	Parisians vote in anti-SUV parking price referendum Paris voters on Sunday backed a proposal from the capital's socialist mayor Anne Hidalgo to triple parking charges on hefty SUV-style cars, according to official results from city hall.
	S. Korean court acquits Samsung chief over 2015 merger case A South Korean court acquitted Samsung Electronics chief Lee Jae-yong on Monday of a raft of crimes linked to a controversial 2015 merger, Lee's lawyers said.
	Biofuel is poised to usurp crude oil refining in the Bay Area: A green solution or 'greenwashing'? With concerns over sustainability increasing in the energy industry, fossil-fuel companies have embraced plans to revamp, rather than decommission, vast networks of steaming, flashing and aging refinery pipelines into more eco-friendly assets.
	Meta, Amazon add $336 billion in market value on earnings Meta Platforms Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. shares soared Friday after delivering quarterly earnings and outlooks that far exceeded Wall Street's expectations, validating the belt-tightening strategies that defined the tech industry's past 16 months.
	Joint learning for mask wearing detection in low-light conditions Face mask wearing detection is an important technical approach to improve public health safety and real-time monitoring efficiency. However, under extreme lighting or weather conditions, it is difficult to achieve ideal results with existing object detection or face detection algorithms.
	European public TV networks launch free-to-air sports streaming platform under Eurovision banner The collective of European public broadcasters launched a free-to-air streaming service Monday to show major championships in many Olympic sports.
	Dynamic traveling time forecasting based on spatial-temporal graph convolutional networks Traveling time forecasting, the core component in GPS navigation systems and taxi-hailing apps, has attracted widespread attention. Existing research mostly focuses on independent points like traffic flow prediction or route planning, which ignore globality and lack satisfactory dynamic progress to adopt sophisticated traffic conditions.
	Electronic music with a human rhythm Electronically generated rhythms are often perceived as too artificial. New software now allows producers to make rhythms sound more natural in computer-produced music. Research at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization and at Harvard University forms the basis for new and patented methods of electronically generated rhythms according to patterns of musicians following fractal statistical laws.
	Meta urged to update rules after fake Biden post With major elections looming, Meta's policy on deep fake content is in urgent need of updating, an oversight body said on Monday, in a decision about a manipulated video of US President Joe Biden.

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