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A Leading Critic of Big Tech Joins the White House

President Biden on Friday named Tim Wu, a Columbia University law professor, to the National Economic Council on Friday as a special assistant to the president for technology and competition policy, putting one of the most outspoken critics of Big Te.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotMar 5th, 2021

Physicists propose path to faster, more flexible robots

In a May 15 paper released in the journal Physical Review Letters, Virginia Tech physicists revealed a microscopic phenomenon that could greatly improve the performance of soft devices, such as agile flexible robots or microscopic capsules for drug d.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsMay 18th, 2024

Check Out This Nifty Bedtime iPhone Trick

If you like to listen to white noise on your iPhone in bed, you might love this extremely subtle trick using the device’s alarm. A lot of people like to listen to music, audio books, movies, or TV shows while they fall asleep. Of course, in doi.....»»

Category: mobileSource:  gottabemobileRelated NewsMay 18th, 2024

Berlin Apple Store vandalized by Congo activists

Protesting the alleged exploitation of the Congo by tech firms including Apple, activists have spray-painted Berlin's Apple Rosenthaler Strasse store.Berlin Apple Store vandalized (Source: Nexta.tv)Apple has been accused of its supply chain using wha.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsMay 17th, 2024

Researchers calculate the carbon footprint of building a wooden house in Japan

Researchers at Kyushu University have published a comprehensive analysis on the carbon footprint of constructing a wooden house in Japan. The study covered the total amount of emissions produced, taking into consideration the entire supply chain incl.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 16th, 2024

CallRevu buys TotalCX, aims to dominate dealership calling tech

Private equity firm Serent Capital wants to grow CallRevu into a major player for retail automotive industry call monitoring analytics software......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 16th, 2024

6 new and returning TV shows you need to watch in June 2024

Massive hit series The Bear, The Boys, and House of the Dragon all return next month, which are just some of the TV shows you need to watch in June 2024......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 16th, 2024

Seafloor life devastated near explosive volcanic eruption in Pacific, research shows

A University of Rhode Island oceanographer leading her first research cruise in the southern Pacific uncovered a surprise when her vessel looked below the waters in the Polynesian nation of Tonga......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 16th, 2024

A breakthrough OLED technology is more than twice as bright as normal

Tandem OLED is all the rage in the world of display tech right now, and TCL is making some bold claims about its display leveraging the tech......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 16th, 2024

Daily Telescope: I spy, with my little eye, the ISS

What is black and white and constantly in flight? Enlarge / The International Space Station as seen from 69 km away. (credit: HEO on X) Welcome to the Daily Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this world.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 16th, 2024

Could your car power your home? GM makes it a reality in EV truck demo.

GM's Ultium-based EVs can power your house during an outage. Enlarge / GM used a Silverado EV to power a 10,000-square-foot house as a demo of its Home Energy system. (credit: General Motors) LOS ANGELES—Let's face it:.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 15th, 2024

Vision Pro will soon be able to show live captions of everything being spoken around you

Today in advance of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Apple outlined a variety of exciting new accessibility updates coming to its platforms later this year. From bringing the Vision Pro’s eye tracking tech to the iPad and iPhone, to music haptic.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsMay 15th, 2024

Sony Continues to Keep Things Simple with the Xperia 10 VI

There's no word yet on US pricing. The post Sony Continues to Keep Things Simple with the Xperia 10 VI appeared first on Phandroid. May has so far been one of the busiest months in terms of new tech – as such, Sony finally announced.....»»

Category: asiaSource:  phandroidRelated NewsMay 15th, 2024

How tech powers the sensory-friendly screenings that open theaters to everyone

Sensory-friendly screenings are becoming more normalized, but there's still a long way to go. How do these showings work and who benefits from them?.....»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 15th, 2024

Repurposed beer yeast encapsulated in hydrogels may offer a cost-effective way to remove lead from water

Every year, beer breweries generate and discard thousands of tons of surplus yeast. Researchers from MIT and Georgia Tech have now come up with a way to repurpose that yeast to absorb lead from contaminated water......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsMay 15th, 2024

Virtual Boy: The bizarre rise and quick fall of Nintendo’s enigmatic red console

How Nintendo took a gamble on a new kind of gaming experience in the '90s. Enlarge (credit: Benj Edwards) Ars Technica AI Reporter and tech historian Benj Edwards has co-written a book on the Virtual Boy with Dr. Jose.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 15th, 2024

“Fire and blood” come to Westeros in new House of the Dragon S2 trailer

"The enemy without may be fought with swords. The enemy within is more insidious." House of the Dragon returns to HBO Max for an action-packed second season next month. The second season of House of the Dragon premieres in about a.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 15th, 2024

The self-driving industry fumbled away public trust. Now it seeks a remedy

With a backlash brimming, the Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association is seeking to regain trust in self-driving technology. Only 9 percent of U.S. consumers tell AAA they trust the tech......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 14th, 2024

How to ensure biodiversity data are FAIR, linked, open and future-proof

Within the Biodiversity Community Integrated Knowledge Library (BiCIKL) project, 14 European institutions from ten countries, spent the last three years elaborating on services and high-tech digital tools, in order to improve the findability, accessi.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsMay 14th, 2024

War is coming in House of the Dragon season 2 trailer

Team Green and Team Black are heading to war in the House of the Dragon season 2 official trailer. Find out when the Game of Thrones spinoff returns......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 14th, 2024

"Dancing" raisins: A simple kitchen experiment reveals how objects can extract energy from their environment

Scientific discovery doesn't always require a high-tech laboratory or a hefty budget. Many people have a first-rate lab right in their own homes—their kitchen......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 14th, 2024