Lower voting age boosts participation in Scottish elections
Younger first-time voters in Scotland retain a habit of voting in elections and participate in greater numbers than older first-time voters, a study suggests......»»
Stellantis CEO Tavares says EU, U.S. elections may slow EV sales
Stellantis may have to change its strategy "if political and public opinion tends toward fewer EVs," CEO Carlos Tavares said. .....»»
Higher cognitive ability linked to higher chance of having voted against Brexit
A new analysis suggests that a person with higher cognitive ability may have been more likely to vote "Remain" in the 2016 Brexit referendum, and that a spouse's cognitive skills may also be linked to Brexit voting decisions. Chris Dawson and Paul Ba.....»»
Lasso Security emerges from stealth and raises $6 million
Lasso Security announced a $6 million seed round led by Entrée Capital with the participation of Samsung Next. Every few years there’s a major technological revolution. In the 90s, it was the internet; in the 2010s, it was the cloud and most r.....»»
Archaeologists discover long-lost Scottish monastery
A team of archaeologists, co-led by a researcher at the University of Southampton, believe they have located the site of the lost Monastery of Deer in Northeast Scotland......»»
Voters reject culture war tactics in school board elections
Diversity and inclusion programs, book bans, censorship and debates over school curricula are all signs that America's culture wars have moved into a new combat zone: school boards......»»
Australians vote on name for home-made moon rover
Australians began voting Monday on a name for the country's first home-made moon rover, with a shortlist including "Mateship", "Roo-ver" and "Kakirra"—an Indigenous word for the Earth's satellite......»»
Big data play a huge role in US presidential elections. Do they have the same impact in Australia?
A key reason Barack Obama won the 2012 U.S. presidential election was his campaign's use of "big data" to target specific voters. His team created multiple versions of ads aimed at niche audiences, taking care to test every message......»»
AI disinformation campaigns pose major threat to 2024 elections
AI, post-quantum cryptography, zero trust, cryptography research, and election security will shape cybersecurity strategies in the present and for 2024, according to NTT. As the world emerged from the pandemic and continued to adapt to the rapid impl.....»»
UAW ratifies deal with GM after late voting support
The agreement passed by a margin of 55 percent to 45 percent, winning by nearly 3,300 votes out of more than 35,000 cast, according to a count posted by the UAW. .....»»
Research examines differences in charitable giving among communities of color
New research released today by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy explores charitable giving trends by race and ethnicity—a topic that has not been extensively studied—and looks at declines in participation in giving among.....»»
Qi2 wireless charging spec is here, offering speed boosts and magnets
Many devices will get their first taste of MagSafe-like sticky alignment soon. Enlarge / Anker's latest MagGo portable charger, already Qi2 equipped, will soon be able to charge iPhones, Androids, and other devices at 15 W. (cred.....»»
Tech Companies Are Taking Action on AI Election Misinformation. Will it Matter?
Recent actions taken by Meta and Microsoft to protect elections from AI will have limited impact on misinformation, say experts. Meta announced Wednesday (Nov. 8) that it would require labels for political ads that have been digital.....»»
Tidal Cyber raises $5 million to accelerate the growth of its platform
Tidal Cyber raised $5 million, led by Squadra Ventures with participation from existing investors, in seed funding to accelerate the growth of its platform that enables security operations teams to proactively focus on critical threats, and take acti.....»»
SiriusXM boosts mobile app in a bid for users beyond the driver"s seat
A spiffed-up mobile app that can be used in cars via mirroring products such as Apple CarPlay, along with other changes including new branding, are part of a push for younger users, a population SiriusXM said makes up 25 percent of the available list.....»»
Poll finds bipartisan concern about use of AI in 2024 elections
Only 14% of adults are even somewhat likely to use AI to get information about the presidential election, and there is a bipartisan consensus that the use of AI by either voters or candidates would be more of a bad thing than a good thing, according.....»»
Protecto raises $4 million to empower enterprises with trusted AI
Protecto announced the close of a $4 million seed funding round. Together Fund led the round with participation from Better Capital, FortyTwo VC, Arali Ventures and Speciale Invest. The latest round brings the total raised to $5 million after Protect.....»»
SUSE boosts cloud native portfolio to enhance customer productivity
SUSE released Rancher Prime 2.0, enhancing customers’ ability to manage heterogeneous, multi-cloud Kubernetes deployments securely and at scale. SUSE also revealed updates to Rancher community edition, SLE Micro 5.5 and the future of SUSE Edge......»»
Rivian boosts production forecast, reports better vehicle margins in upbeat Q3 report
The EV maker forecasts 2023 production at 54,000 units, a 2,000-unit increase. The company narrowed its Q3 net loss to $1.37 billion from a net loss of $1.72 billion a year earlier......»»
TrueCar reduces losses, boosts revenue in Q3
New-vehicle inventory helped the vehicle listings company, but high prices and climbing interest rates remained challenges......»»
How a "Foveated" display boosts Apple Vision Pro headset refresh rates
Apple Vision Pro and later headsets can offer high refresh rates in their screens, Apple proposes, by using a 'foveated display' to optimize rendering to focus only where the user is actively looking.Apple Vision Pro lensesOne of the key elements of.....»»