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Instacart or Amazon Flex? https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-app-california-gig-workers-money.html Software Fri, 14 Jul 2023 02:50:01 EDT news608481938 The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has launched an investigation into ChatGPT creator OpenAI and whether the artificial intelligence company violated consumer protection laws by scraping public data and publishing false information through its chatbot. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-ftc-chatgpt-creator-openai-consumer.html Machine learning & AI Fri, 14 Jul 2023 02:12:48 EDT news608519559 EU manufacturers are increasingly embracing digital technologies to improve agility. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-europe-virtual-factories-industrial-revolution.html Electronics & Semiconductors Fri, 14 Jul 2023 01:55:02 EDT news608518494 Aircraft flaps and emergency power units are part of efforts to reduce the aviation industry's contribution to global warming. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-greening-air-small-big-difference.html Energy & Green Tech Fri, 14 Jul 2023 01:53:00 EDT news608518352 Smartphone apps have become commonplace tools for travel and navigation. As technology becomes more integrated into transport networks, apps will continue to be indispensable. But many of those apps remain inaccessible to those with various disabilities. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-apps-people-disabilities-transit-accessibility.html Consumer & Gadgets Thu, 13 Jul 2023 18:30:01 EDT news608473859 A research team from Skoltech introduced a model to facilitate the planning stage of oil well development. It will help obtain important data about a well—for example, the model can compare a prospective well with those already functioning in the proximity to predict its oil-producing properties and improve well drilling. The study came out in IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-deep-oil.html Energy & Green Tech Thu, 13 Jul 2023 17:03:46 EDT news608486624 Looking for an at-home HIV test on CVS' website is not as private an experience as one might think. An investigation by The Markup and KFF Health News found trackers on CVS.com telling some of the biggest social media and advertising platforms the products customers viewed. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-hiv-online-facebook.html Business Thu, 13 Jul 2023 15:50:01 EDT news608482062 A California bill that would force tech companies such as Facebook and Google to pay publishers for news content has been put on hold in the Legislature until 2024. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-california-bill-requiring-big-tech.html Internet Thu, 13 Jul 2023 15:43:00 EDT news608481773 Scam calls using AI to mimic voices of people you might know are being used to exploit unsuspecting members of the public. These calls use what's known as generative AI, which refers to systems capable of creating text, images or any other media such as video, based on prompts from a user. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-ai-scam-imitating-familiar-voices.html Security Thu, 13 Jul 2023 15:30:02 EDT news608473628 Thousands of satellites are currently orbiting the Earth, and there will be many more in the future. Researchers from Ruhr University Bochum and the CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security in Saarbrücken have assessed the security of these systems from an IT perspective. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-satellite-lags-decades-state-art.html Telecom Thu, 13 Jul 2023 14:55:58 EDT news608478934 Manganese-rich NASICON-type materials have attracted widespread attention for developing advanced polyanionic cathodes, primarily driven by their abundant reserves, promising cycling performance, and potentially high operating voltage. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-strategy-nasicon-type-cathode.html Energy & Green Tech Thu, 13 Jul 2023 14:24:54 EDT news608477091 Delta reported record results in the second quarter on Thursday, raising its full-year forecast on continually robust travel demand as more international markets reopen. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-delta-demand-stays-lofty.html Business Thu, 13 Jul 2023 14:20:01 EDT news608475992 Artificial intelligence (AI) is all the rage lately in the public eye. How AI is being incorporated to the advantage of our everyday life despite its rapid development, however, remains an elusive topic that deserves the attention of many scientists. While in theory, AI can replace, or even displace, human beings from their positions, the challenge remains on how different industries and institutions can take advantage of this technological advancement and not drown in it. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-displacement-complement-reveal-mixed-bag-responses.html Hi Tech & Innovation Thu, 13 Jul 2023 14:17:00 EDT news608476613 For years, the financial press has helped inform investors of all stripes. Cornell researchers have discovered it can also inform the algorithm behind a new financial predicting model. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-scientists-stock-ai-online-news.html Business Thu, 13 Jul 2023 14:14:46 EDT news608476481 As increasingly capable artificial intelligence (AI) systems become widespread, the question of the risks they may pose has taken on new urgency. Governments, researchers and developers have highlighted AI safety. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-ai-alignment-silicon-valley-favorite.html Security Thu, 13 Jul 2023 14:10:01 EDT news608474205 Amazon said Thursday it had its biggest Prime day event ever this year. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-amazon-biggest-prime-day-event.html Business Thu, 13 Jul 2023 14:05:42 EDT news608475940 US prosecutors arrested the former head of Celsius Network on fraud charges on Thursday, a year after the cryptocurrency platform filed for bankruptcy protection while owing investors $4.7 billion. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-founder-crypto-platform-celsius-network.html Business Thu, 13 Jul 2023 14:05:31 EDT news608475929 ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and The Associated Press said Thursday that they've made a deal for the artificial intelligence company to license AP's archive of news stories. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-chatgpt-maker-openai-ap-news-stories.html Internet Thu, 13 Jul 2023 14:05:06 EDT news608475903 Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have gained attention for their high power-conversion efficiencies and low-cost solution processing. However, ensuring their stability at high temperatures has been a challenge, as the points of contact between their different layers ("interfaces") are susceptible to degradation, leading to energy loss and decreased performance. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-high-temperature-stability-perovskite-solar-cells.html Energy & Green Tech Thu, 13 Jul 2023 14:00:01 EDT news608474768 The same AI technology used to mimic human art can now synthesize artificial scientific data, advancing efforts toward fully automated data analysis. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-generative-ai-scientists-artificial-automated.html Machine learning & AI Thu, 13 Jul 2023 13:51:54 EDT news608475109 Science fiction's visions of the future include many versions of artificial intelligence (AI), but relatively few examples where software replaces human judges. For once, the real world seems to be changing in ways that are not predicted in stories. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-ai-robot-courtrooms-bad-idea.html Machine learning & AI Thu, 13 Jul 2023 13:50:01 EDT news608474186 Artificial intelligence threatens to dramatically change the work we do and how our workplaces operate. Macquarie University researchers examine some vital ethical questions raised by this new technology. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-ethical-side-ai-impacts-meaningful.html Business Thu, 13 Jul 2023 13:48:04 EDT news608474879 Since the AI chatbot ChatGPT was released in 2020, we've been hearing about the threat posed by artificial intelligence. A statement signed by academic experts and tech industry figures even branded AI an "extinction risk." https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-ai-eventually-extinction-threat-poses.html Computer Sciences Thu, 13 Jul 2023 13:36:23 EDT news608474176 In a new study, deepfake video clips of movie remakes that don't actually exist prompted participants to falsely remember the films—but simple text descriptions of the fake movies prompted similar false memory rates. Gillian Murphy of University College Cork, Ireland, and Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software, and colleagues presented these findings in the open-access journal PLOS ONE. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-deepfake-videos-prompt-false-memories.html Consumer & Gadgets Thu, 13 Jul 2023 12:52:03 EDT news608471521 Researchers in the Andrew and Erna Viterbi Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Technion in Israel have demonstrated control over an emerging material, which they consider as a possible future alternative to silicon in microelectronics. This is a timely development, because scientists and engineers face challenges in continuing the transistor shrinking trend, an important driver of computer chip performance. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-lays-groundwork-future-high-performance-alternatives.html Engineering Thu, 13 Jul 2023 12:12:05 EDT news608469122 A University of Minnesota Twin Cities team has, for the first time, synthesized a thin film of a unique topological semimetal material that has the potential to generate more computing power and memory storage while using significantly less energy. The researchers were also able to closely study the material, leading to some important findings about the physics behind its unique properties. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-material-key-energy-consumption-electronics.html Engineering Thu, 13 Jul 2023 12:00:01 EDT news608468203 Cambridge researchers, working in partnership with industry, have helped develop the first 3D-printed piece of concrete infrastructure to be used on a National Highways project. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-cambridge-smart-3d-concrete-wall.html Engineering Thu, 13 Jul 2023 11:36:28 EDT news608466982 A research team led by Prof. Ma Cheng from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has developed a new type of solid-state electrolyte. The study was published in Nature Communications. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-oxychloride-solid-state-electrolyte-lithium-batteries.html Energy & Green Tech Thu, 13 Jul 2023 11:35:02 EDT news608466901 An Aston University researcher has turned one of the basic rules of construction on its head. For centuries a hanging chain has been used as an example to explain how masonry arches stand. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-basic-upside.html Engineering Thu, 13 Jul 2023 11:03:02 EDT news608464981 The hottest drink of the summer may be the SEAS-colada. Here's what you need to make it: gin, pineapple juice, coconut milk and a dielectric elastomer actuator-based soft peristaltic pump. Unfortunately, the last component can only be found in the lab of Robert Wood, the Harry Lewis and Marlyn McGrath Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-powers-soft-robots-cocktails-door.html Robotics Thu, 13 Jul 2023 10:43:20 EDT news608463796