Massachusetts ratepayers to pay extra $512M for transmission line for Canadian hydropower
Three Massachusetts utilities and Central Maine Power's parent company have agreed that Massachusetts ratepayers must shoulder $512 million in additional costs caused by delays in construction of a power ...
31 Oct 07:49 · Tech Xplore
Germany to bury nuclear waste but toxic dispute unresolved
An elevator rattles down about a kilometer (3,000 feet) below ground in five minutes to reach Germany's nuclear necropolis, a future repository set to to entomb much of its radioactive waste.
31 Oct 08:00 · Tech Xplore
LottieFiles hacked in supply chain attack to steal users’ crypto
The popular LottieFiles Lotti-Player project was compromised in a supply chain attack to inject a crypto drainer into websites that steals visitors' cryptocurrency.
31 Oct 09:02 · BleepingComputer
BTCC drops hybrid to mandate 100% sustainable fuel from 2025
Power boost to come solely from turbo as ‘green’ focus switches
31 Oct 11:00 · Autosport
Cisco shifts focus to AI with new infrastructure solutions
While most people think of Cisco as a company that links infrastructure elements in data centers and the cloud, it is not the first company that comes...
31 Oct 11:17 · TechSpot
Over a thousand online shops hacked to show fake product listings
A phishing campaign dubbed 'Phish n' Ships' has been underway since at least 2019, infecting over a thousand legitimate online stores to promote fake product listings for hard-to-find items.
31 Oct 13:00 · BleepingComputer
Morrisons shoppers furious as supermarket introduces 'crazy' new security measure
The new "buzz for booze" security system has been installed at a West Country supermarket and has caused debate amongst shoppers
31 Oct 14:16 · BristolLive
OnePlus 13 Unveiled With An Ultrasonic Sensor, Snapdragon 8 Elite And Gobs Of RAM
The OnePlus 13 has officially landed in China and it looks like a proper stonker of a phone, as many leaks and teasers before it have hinted at.
31 Oct 14:18 · HotHardware
Dartmoor 'hairy hands' have been terrorising drivers since the 1920s
It's a chilling tale
31 Oct 14:53 · DevonLive
How virtual cows could help improve human-robot interactions
A video game in which participants herded virtual cattle has furthered our understanding of how humans make decisions on movement and navigation, and it could help us not only interact more effectively ...
31 Oct 15:06 · Tech Xplore
The silk thread that can turn clothes into charging stations
Imagine a sweater that powers electronics to monitor your health or charge your mobile phone while running. This development faces challenges because of the lack of materials that both conduct electricity ...
31 Oct 15:15 · Tech Xplore
Direct observation of space charge layers inside fuel cells achieved for first time
A research team from The University of Tokyo has succeeded for the first time in directly observing the space charge layers inside the solid electrolyte of a fuel cell.
31 Oct 15:25 · Tech Xplore
Sound Science: Apple Details How It Turned AirPods Into Capable Hearing Aids
The science behind the feature was fine-tuned at Apple’s state-of-the-art Audio Lab in Cupertino, California, where acoustic engineers conducted user studies in various listening rooms.
31 Oct 15:31 · HotHardware
Moderators protect us from the worst of the internet—but it comes at huge personal cost
Unless you're a moderator for a local community group discussing garbage collections or dog park etiquette, you are unlikely to fully understand the sheer volume and scale of abuse directed at people ...
31 Oct 15:56 · Tech Xplore
MoD statement over future of Dartmouth base where Queen met Philip
It was where the Queen met her future husband
31 Oct 16:15 · PlymouthLive
Wearable ultrasound tech for long-term muscle monitoring expands applications for human-machine interfaces
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a wearable ultrasound device that can provide long-term, wireless monitoring of muscle activity with potential applications in health ...
31 Oct 16:42 · Tech Xplore
Deaths linked to chatbots show we must urgently revisit what counts as 'high-risk' AI
Last week, the tragic news broke that US teenager Sewell Seltzer III took his own life after forming a deep emotional attachment to an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot on the Character.AI website.
31 Oct 16:42 · Tech Xplore
EU greenhouse gas emissions saw 'huge' drop in 2023
Greenhouse gas emissions in the EU fell by eight percent in 2023—among the biggest drops in decades—new data showed Thursday, though the bloc remains in a race against time to meet its ambitious climate ...
31 Oct 16:44 · Tech Xplore
Flexible tethers enable paired bots to solve mazes and gather objects
Left alone, the toy robots will skitter mindlessly across a tabletop and amuse small children and cats. But when engineers at Princeton paired the small toys with a flexible tether, the bots developed ...
31 Oct 16:51 · Tech Xplore
Off the clothesline, on the grid: MXene nanomaterials enable wireless charging in textiles
The next step for fully integrated textile-based electronics to make their way from the lab to the wardrobe is figuring out how to power the garment gizmos without unfashionably toting around a solid ...
31 Oct 18:30 · phys.org
Low-cost desalination device made from used tires could help address global water scarcity
"Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink." You've probably heard a variation of this line from the 1798 poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner lamenting the fact that, despite its abundance, ocean ...
31 Oct 18:57 · Tech Xplore
AI tools show biases in ranking job applicants' names according to perceived race and gender
The future of hiring, it seems, is automated. Applicants can now use artificial intelligence bots to apply to job listings by the thousands. Companies—which have long automated parts of the process—are ...
31 Oct 19:23 · Tech Xplore
Mercedes car the “most inconsistent” the team has ever had, says Russell
Mercedes is continuing work on its recent upgrade package despite questions over it changing car characteristics
31 Oct 19:27 · Autosport
New book explains how the internet has propelled extremism to forefront of 21st-century politics
In a new book, Virginia Commonwealth University professor Christopher Whyte explores why conspiracy theories, extremist rhetoric and acts of antagonism by fringe elements of society are becoming increasingly ...
31 Oct 19:28 · phys.org
Not all 'review bombing' is bad for business
For a business on the receiving end of "review bombs"—the sudden influx of online customer reviews following a political or cultural controversy—an interventionist approach to content moderation might ...
31 Oct 19:40 · phys.org
Chinese online retailer Temu to be investigated over concerns about illegal products
Chinese online retailer Temu will be investigated over concerns the site is doing too little to stop the sale of illegal products, in an investigation that could lead to large fines.
31 Oct 19:59 · RNZ
Next-generation perovskite solar cell can absorb near-infrared light beyond the existing visible light range
Existing perovskite solar cells, which are unable to utilize approximately 52% of total solar energy, have been improved upon by a Korean research team. The team has developed an innovative technology ...
31 Oct 20:35 · Tech Xplore
Is it AI? Peer reviewers struggle to distinguish LLMs from human writing
Large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT have grown so advanced that they can even pass the US Medical Licensing Exam. But how good are peer reviewers at AI detection, and how does the use of AI affect ...
31 Oct 20:36 · Tech Xplore
A novel neural network for preserving cultural heritage via 3D image reconstruction
Relief carvings or relief sculptures are cultural heritage objects with figures that protrude from a background such as a wall or slab, creating a sense of depth. Commonly found at historical sites worldwide, ...
31 Oct 20:36 · Tech Xplore
Temperature regulation approach developed for adiabatic compressed air energy storage system
With the growing global demand for renewable energy, effectively storing and utilizing these intermittent energy sources has become a critical challenge. The adiabatic compressed air energy storage (A-CAES) ...
31 Oct 20:37 · Tech Xplore
New earplug can protect hearing while preserving sound quality
Hearing loss is irreversible and the most common work-related injury worldwide. Prevention is the only way to tackle this issue. But who has not been annoyed by how foam earplugs make a rock concert sound ...
31 Oct 20:37 · Tech Xplore
Snapchat most-used app for grooming, says NSPCC
The children's charity says the police data shows people are "still waiting" for social media to be made safe,
1 Nov 01:00 · BBC News
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