How an AI trained to read scientific papers could predict future discoveries 
Daimler says to pay 870 mn euro fine over diesel recalls 
Germany's Condor airline to keep flying with state loan 
Google vows to do more to protect your voice data 
Messaging app Kik to shut down amid cryptocurrency battle 
How an AI trained to read scientific papers could predict future discoveries 
Daimler says to pay 870 mn euro fine over diesel recalls 
Germany's Condor airline to keep flying with state loan 
Google vows to do more to protect your voice data
Credit: CC0 Public Domain “Can machines think?”, asked the famous mathematician, code breaker and computer scientist Alan Turing almost 70 years ago. Today, some experts... Read More
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Daimler said it was “in the company’s best interest” not to contest the order German car giant Daimler said Tuesday it will not contest an... Read More
Condor Airlines, a Germany subsidiary of bankrupt British tour operator Thomas Cook, will continue to fly after receiving a state-guaranteed bridging loan with the German... Read More
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Google came under fire after media reports revealed that its contractors listened to customer audio recordings captured by the company’s virtual... Read More
The popular smartphone messaging app Kik, which is being shut down, was used by as many as 40 percent of US teens, according to the... Read More
Big players jump into the stream, testing Netflix dominance
This March 19, 2018, file photo shows the Netflix app on an iPad in Baltimore. Shares of Netflix could open in negative territory for the... Read More
'Pheno-Inspect' accelerates plant cultivation
Credit: University of Bonn What’s the growth like? Have pests and diseases struck? Are the increased droughts affecting the plants? Breeders of new varieties have... Read More
The next big effort in AI: Keeping L.A.'s water flowing post-earthquake
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Can artificial intelligence save the L.A. water supply from a big earthquake? USC researchers have embarked on an innovative project to... Read More
London keeps Uber on short license as it scrutinizes firm
Credit: CC0 Public Domain London transport authorities on Tuesday gave Uber two months to continue operating in the city rather than the full five-year license... Read More
Russian hacker pleads guilty in massive data theft scheme
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A Russian hacker has admitted to his involvement in one of the biggest thefts of consumer data from a U.S. financial... Read More
Slovenian flag carrier suspends flights in cash crisis
It’s because of ‘the current lack of fresh cash’ Slovenian flag carrier Adria Airways suspended all its flights on Tuesday over liquidity problems but said... Read More
Australia probes PayPal amid child abuse payment fears
The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) will appoint an external auditor to examine what it calls ‘ongoing concerns’ over PayPal’s alleged breaches of... Read More
Boeing settles 1st Lion Air cases with MAX families, $1.2 mn per victim: source
Boeing has reached settlements with 11 families of the Lion Air Crash, the first agreements with victims’ families following two crashes that claimed 346 lives... Read More
A new non-fullerene acceptor for indoor solar energy applications
OPV Solar strip. Credit: Cui et al. Organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells, a third-generation solar cell technology that can convert solar energy into electricity, have been... Read More
Researchers report a new way to produce curvy electronics
A team of researchers led by University of Houston engineer Cunjiang Yu has reported a new way to manufacture curvy, three-dimensional electronics. Credit: University of... Read More
Spot for select customers, Atlas on gymnastic high
Atlas, you’re killing us. Head stands and somersaults weren’t enough to drop our jaws; now you raised the bar with your ballet twists and in-air... Read More
Quantum sensing on a chip
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MIT researchers have fabricated a diamond-based quantum sensor on a silicon chip using traditional fabrication techniques (pictured), which could enable low-cost quantum hardware. Credit: Massachusetts... Read More