"What a jerk!" Uncontested provocative statements can signal dominance
When people publicly agree with a statement that they privately disagree with, we infer that the speaker is dominant and likely to be in a superior hierarchical position, concludes a new study published in the scientific journal Social Psychological.....»»
Advanced pure copper 3D printing with sub-micron resolution
High-quality data transmission, high-precision information sensing, and high-sensitivity signal detection are important means to achieve precise perception and effective identification. High-performance chips, terahertz transmission T/R components, a.....»»
FTC files to block Facebook-parent Meta from buying a VR company
The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday moved to block Facebook-parent Meta from acquiring virtual reality company Within, offering the clearest signal yet that the agency could take a tougher stance on Silicon Valley deals involving newer technolo.....»»
Facebook expecting to fight Apple for metaverse dominance
As the race to realize the metaverse kicks off, Mark Zuckerberg told employees that Meta would be competing directly with Apple when it comes to creating AR and VR platforms.Credit: FacebookIn June, a Meta employee asked how Apple's absence from the.....»»
Splits and mergers: Investigating the role of policy disagreements in party switching using a Japanese example
The transformation of party politics in Japan has been marked by an array of sensational events, from the dominance of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to party fragmentation. Individual legislators switch parties for a number of reasons, includin.....»»
Balancing act: Can precariously perched boulders signal long-term earthquake risk?
The trouble with big earthquakes is that their subterranean root systems can lurk for centuries or millennia before building enough energy to explode. Among many places, this is true of the New York City area, where scientists believe big quakes are.....»»
Tech lobbying spend hits $35M this year as companies fight antitrust measures
The combined tech lobbying spend of Apple, Amazon, Meta, and Google has hit $35.3M so far this year. All four companies are trying to fight antitrust measures that would reduce their market dominance. In the second quarter of the year, the tech gian.....»»
Apple patents emergency communication system which might have saved first responders on 9/11
Apple has been granted a patent for an emergency communication system, designed to extend cellular coverage to areas that would otherwise have no signal. The approach is intended primarily for law enforcement and emergency services personnel, and it.....»»
China IC designers score points in developing homegrown CPUs
China has witnessed rapid development of homegrown CPU chips in recent years, gradually stretching from single product development to ecosystem deployments looking to break the dominance by Intel and AMD. Apart from the veteran CPU developer Loongson.....»»
Signal AI opens External Intelligence Graph for enterprise use
Signal AI unveiled its new tool, a data structure that constantly tracks the major and minor events for companies that course through the news sphere each day. Signal AI unveiled its new tool, a data structure that constantly tracks the major and.....»»
Astronomers detect a radio "heartbeat" billions of light-years from Earth
Astronomers at MIT and elsewhere have detected a strange and persistent radio signal from a far-off galaxy that appears to be flashing with surprising regularity......»»
The weaponizing of smartphone location data on the battlefield
For soldiers on the battlefield, the act of turning on one’s smartphone has been described as the digital equivalent of lighting a cigarette, as doing so creates a signal about one’s location that can be picked up by the enemy. Despite this, smar.....»»
Climate change is white colonization of the atmosphere. It"s time to tackle this entrenched racism
"Climate change is racist." So reads the title of a recent book by British journalist Jeremy Williams. While this title might seem provocative, it's long been recognized that people of color suffer disproportionate harm under climate change—and thi.....»»
Leaked AMD Threadripper Pro 5000WX packaging shows one major change
AMD Threadripper Pro 5000WX could signal some significant changes......»»
Shining a light on dark matter one particle at a time
University of Adelaide experts are trying to unlock the secrets of dark matter, which makes up 84% of the matter in the universe, but we know little about it. Researchers are using a new tool that could signal the existence of a new particle......»»
IDC: Apple, Sony Will Challenge Meta’s VR Dominance in 2023
Meta is riding high in the VR market, and has been for some time now. That's all about to change as Sony and Apple wade into what will soon be a hotly-contested market. The post IDC: Apple, Sony Will Challenge Met.....»»
Photon-controlled diode: An optoelectronic device with a new signal processing behavior
A photodetector is a kind of optoelectronic device that can detect optical signals and convert them into electrical signals. These devices include photodiodes, phototransistors and photoconductors......»»
Windows 11 adoption is booming after months of stagnation
It has been nearly 9 months since Windows 11 officially launched and adoption is slow but a new report might signal a turning point......»»
Small-signal MOSFET inventory swelling
Weakness in demand for consumer electronics devices has pushed up small-signal and general-purpose MOSFET inventories, according to industry sources......»»
The star that survived a supernova
A supernova is the catastrophic explosion of a star. Thermonuclear supernovae, in particular, signal the complete destruction of a white dwarf star, leaving nothing behind. At least that's what models and observations suggested......»»
Another few weeks of observations could tell us if the Wow! signal repeats
In the decades-long search for extraterrestrial intelligence, there has never been confirmed evidence of an alien signal. There have, however, been a few tantalizing mysteries. Perhaps the greatest of these is known as the Wow! signal......»»