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Technology news

	A miniature wireless robot that can effectively move through tubular structures Robots have already proved to be promising tools to complete complex and demanding maintenance tasks. While engineers have developed a wide range of robots that could help to maintain and repair infrastructure, many of these robots need to be plugged into external power sources, which limits their real-world application.
	A new roadmap to close the carbon cycle A major approach to achieving net-zero carbon emissions relies on converting various parts of the economy, such as personal vehicles and heating, to run via electricity generated from renewable sources. But carbon cannot be removed from all parts of society. Plastics, ubiquitous in the modern world, cannot be decarbonized because they are made of carbon-based molecules.
	Science has an AI problem: Research group says they can fix it AI holds the potential to help doctors find early markers of disease and policymakers to avoid decisions that lead to war. But a growing body of evidence has revealed deep flaws in how machine learning is used in science, a problem that has swept through dozens of fields and implicated thousands of erroneous papers.
	Natural language boosts LLM performance in coding, planning and robotics Large language models (LLMs) are becoming increasingly useful for programming and robotics tasks, but for more complicated reasoning problems, the gap between these systems and humans looms large. Without the ability to learn new concepts like humans do, these systems fail to form good abstractions—essentially, high-level representations of complex concepts that skip less-important details—and thus sputter when asked to do more sophisticated tasks.
	Amazon reports strong 1Q results driven by its cloud-computing unit and Prime Video ad dollars Amazon on Tuesday reported strong results for the first quarter, driven by growth in its cloud-computing unit and new advertising dollars from its Prime Video streaming service.
	Qantas says app glitch exposed passengers' travel details Qantas apologized Wednesday after a "technology issue" with its mobile app exposed users' travel details including their names, flights and points.
	Is bioenergy ever truly green? It depends on five key questions Plans to revive an old coal-fired power station using bioenergy are being considered in the Hunter region of New South Wales. Similar plans for the station have previously not gone ahead. As we grapple with decarbonization, bioenergy (energy derived from harvested trees and other plants) is often put on the table as an environmentally friendly alternative to fossil fuels.
	Electric vehicles are usually safer for their occupants—but not necessarily for everyone else, says researcher The future of automobiles is electric, but many people worry about the safety of today's electric vehicles.
	US sanctions on Iranian hackers highlight growing concern about the Islamic Republic's cyberwarriors A feature of the simmering tensions between the US, Israel and Iran has been not just the tit-for-tat missile and drone strikes and assassinations, but accusations of cyberwarfare waged by Iran.
	Researchers conduct survey on deduplication systems A review published in the International Journal of Grid and Utility Computing has investigated ways in which the increasing problem of duplicate data in computer storage systems might be addressed. Solutions to this problem could improve storage efficiency, system performance, and reduce the overall demand on resources.
	Team develops efficient stochastic parallel gradient descent training for on-chip optical processors A new publication in Opto-Electronic Advances discusses efficient stochastic parallel gradient descent training for on-chip optical processors.
	An artificial mind, with a lifelike body: Amid a world of evolving AI, a Las Vegas man brings his creations to life You wanna see her move? I think that's the fun part.
	Meta's Canadian news ban could put people at risk during public emergencies The B.C. government recently announced plans to work with American tech company Meta this wildfire season to deliver important public safety information. Premier David Eby called it a "major step," and said he was appreciative that a deal could be reached.
	Q&A: What's behind the potential ban on TikTok? On April 24, President Joe Biden signed a foreign aid package that included a security addendum—a ban of the popular China-based social media app TikTok unless its parent company is sold to an American firm within nine months. With over 148 million monthly users in the United States, the bite-sized video app has been criticized for its highly addictive nature.
	Change Healthcare cyberattack was due to a lack of multifactor authentication, UnitedHealth CEO says The Change Healthcare cyberattack that disrupted health care systems nationwide earlier this year started when hackers entered a server that lacked a basic form of security: multifactor authentication.
	How to build and protect skills in our modern workplace, a world filled with AI and robots Researcher and technologist Matt Beane, an assistant professor in the Technology Management Department at UC Santa Barbara, is calling attention to an immediate and hidden concern in the modern workplace—and offering a surprising path forward.

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