SirionLabs appoints Evangelos Apostolou as General Counsel
SirionLabs has appointed Evangelos Apostolou as General Counsel to oversee the company’s legal function as it expands globally. Apostolou was President, EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) for Sirion from 2016 to 2018 and has been a member of th.....»»
AI language models can exceed PNG and FLAC in lossless compression, says study
Is compression equivalent to general intelligence? DeepMind digs up more potential clues. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Effective compression is about finding patterns to make data smaller without losing information. W.....»»
Space Force chief says commercial satellites may need defending
"It would stand to reason that same philosophy would extend into space." Enlarge / Gen. Chance Saltzman, the top general on the US Space Force, testifies before a Senate subcommittee in March. (credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images).....»»
GM picked as next bargaining target by Unifor in Canada
Unifor picked General Motors Canada as its next bargaining target, a day after union members narrowly ratified a three-year collective agreement with Ford Motor Co. of Canada that set the pattern for this year’s auto talks......»»
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Apple reduces raises given to retail employees after weak iPhone quarter
The smartphone market and general economy have slowed down post-pandemic, and Apple is reacting with a lower raise for employees in 2023 versus 2022.Apple ParkThe pandemic created an inflated consumer economy, especially around consumer electronics......»»
A model probing the connection between entangled particles and wormholes in general relativity
Quantum entanglement is a physical process through which pairs of particles become connected and remain so even when separated by vast distances. This fascinating phenomenon has been the focus of numerous research studies, due to its mysterious natur.....»»
Revealing the general characteristics of fiber Rayleigh scattering based on deep learning
Scattering in media has unique inherent randomness. Fiber Rayleigh scattering is one of the typical scattering effects. The exploration and understanding of the characteristics of fiber Rayleigh scattering holds significant research value for optical.....»»
UAW demands would make Detroit 3 uncompetitive, ex-car czar Rattner says
Steven Rattner, who negotiated concessions with the UAW to help keep General Motors and Chrysler afloat in 2009, says union workers deserve significant raises but can't make the automakers uncompetitive......»»
SpaceX sues US attorney general in bid to stop hiring-discrimination case
SpaceX suit claims DOJ's administrative law proceedings are unconstitutional. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | eccolo74) SpaceX has sued US Attorney General Merrick Garland and two other Department of Justice officials in.....»»
TikTok ban: 18 states back Montana, as company cites 1st Amendment
While we’re still waiting to hear whether a federal TikTok ban will be imposed, some 18 state attorneys general are backing Montana’s state-level ban on the short video app. The ban is due to take effect on January 1, 2024. TikTok is seeking t.....»»
China global Merged Surface Temperature dataset reveals 2023 on track to be hottest year ever
The climate crisis is reaching unprecedented levels of urgency as global temperatures soar to record-breaking heights, with July 2023 marking another alarming milestone. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres declared it a "disaster for t.....»»
How to use the new mental health features in iOS 17
Apple has introduced a new mental health assessment and logging option in iOS 17, which encourages you to simply record how you are feeling, or look deeper into general anxiety and other issues. Here's how to use both.Apple's Health app adds an excel.....»»
GM hires former Apple Pay and iCloud directors for software and services team – source
GM continues to hire current and former Apple employees as it rejects CarPlay from its EVs. General Motors has hired former directors of Apple Pay and iCloud to work on GM’s new software and services division, according to a source who shared hirin.....»»
Nikola taps former General Motors executive Mary Chan as new COO
Mary Chan comes to Nikola at a key moment. The company is being led by a new CEO and is working through a recall impacting all 209 of its battery-electric vehicles on the road......»»
Apple rolls out watchOS 10 for Apple Watch with new faces, health features
Apple has released watchOS 10 to the public, bringing new features such as new Cycling tracking features, new watch faces, and user experience updates.watchOS 10Announced at WWDC 2023, watchOS 10 is now available to the general public. Users can upda.....»»
Synergy of traditional techniques and deep learning enables single-frame high-precision fringe pattern analysis
Optical metrology, as a general-purpose metrology technique that uses light as information carriers for non-contact and non-destructive measurement, is fundamental to manufacturing, basic research, and engineering applications......»»
Germany joins NASA"s Artemis accords as newest signatory
During a ceremony at the German Ambassador's Residence in Washington on Thursday, Germany became the 29th country to sign the Artemis Accords. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson participated in the signing ceremony for the agency, and Director General of.....»»
Google reaches $93 million settlement in tracking location case
Google has reached a $93 million settlement with the state of California to resolve allegations that it was collecting consumers' data without their consent, the state's attorney general said in a statement Thursday......»»
World is failing on Sustainable Development Goals, say scientists
An independent group of scientists appointed by the United Nations' Secretary General, including from the University of Sydney, write in Nature that scientists and policymakers must urgently join forces to overcome obstacles to achieving sustainable.....»»
Team develops technique for building DNA-based programmable gate arrays
A team of chemists and chemical engineers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, working with a colleague from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, both in China, has built a DNA-based programmable gate array for use in general-purpose DNA computing. In their.....»»