25 m. ago What's the safest way to walk home at night? We've created an AI

In the historic walled city of Derry (also known as Londonderry) in Northern Ireland, the night-time economy is vibrant. But like many urban centers, it presents safety challenges for those trying to get home. At night, a volunteer group known as the Inner City Assistance Team (iCat) often patrols the streets, intervening when people feel vulnerable—whether due to intoxication, a mental health issue, or simply being alone in unlit or unfamiliar areas.

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79 m. ago Simple teflon coating boosts hydrogen production efficiency by 40%

A common non-stick coating used in cookware has been shown to enhance hydrogen production efficiency in water electrolyzers by approximately 40%. The key innovation involves applying a specialized coating to critical components to prevent hydrogen bubbles from adhering, thereby enabling smoother hydrogen release.

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2 h. ago Disney signs deal with OpenAI to allow Sora to generate AI videos featuring its characters

Disney says that alongside the agreement, it will "become a major customer of OpenAI," as it will use its APIs to build new products, tools, and experiences, including for Disney+.

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4 h. ago Eclipse Energy’s microbes can turn idle oil wells into hydrogen factories

The biotech startup is betting that owners of abandoned oil wells will use the tech to squeeze energy out of their wells.

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5 h. ago Amazon bets on color and AI with its priciest Kindle to date

Amazon.com Inc.'s new Kindle Scribe Colorsoft is the company's most serious effort yet to turn its e-reader into a productivity tool. But with a starting price of $630—making it the priciest Kindle yet—Amazon will need to persuade even its most loyal readers that the upgrade is worth it.

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7 h. ago With Republicans Divided, Indiana Senate Set to Vote on Redistricting

President Trump wants a new congressional map in Indiana that would boost Republicans, but he has struggled to win over some state lawmakers in his party.

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10 h. ago Botulism outbreak sickens more than 50 babies and expands to all ByHeart products

At least 51 babies in 19 states have been treated for botulism after being exposed to organic ByHeart baby formula. The New-York based manufacturer issued a recall of all its products last month.

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12 h. ago New materials could boost the energy efficiency of microelectronics

By stacking multiple active components based on new materials on the back end of a computer chip, this new approach reduces the amount of energy wasted during computation.

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13 h. ago All ByHeart products under scrutiny in botulism outbreak that sickened more than 50 babies

All ByHeart products under scrutiny in botulism outbreak that sickened more than 50 babies  Los Angeles Times

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17 h. ago San Francisco supervisor proposes boost to city’s film and TV tax incentive

San Francisco supervisor proposes boost to city’s film and TV tax incentive  Los Angeles Times

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18 h. ago From early cars to generative AI, new technologies create demand for specialized materials

Generative artificial intelligence has become widely accepted as a tool that increases productivity. Yet the technology is far from mature. Large language models advance rapidly from one generation to the next, and experts can only speculate how AI will affect the workforce and peoples' daily lives.

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21 h. ago A look inside Swiss’ luxe new Airbus A350, now servicing Boston

The plane features the airline's new Swiss Senses product. The post A look inside Swiss’ luxe new Airbus A350, now servicing Boston appeared first on Boston.com.

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21 h. ago Seamless tech: 'OriStitch' threads computation and 3D textiles

Could a flat piece of fabric hold a 3D shape, the way paper does in origami? Aiming to find out, researchers from the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science developed OriStitch, a new software and fabrication system that takes simple 3D objects—a toy or a teapot, say—and spins them into a design for a textile version using carefully placed stitches in fabric.

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24 h. ago Fully digital design paves the way for scalable probabilistic computing

Artificial intelligence and machine learning could become dramatically more efficient, thanks to a new type of computer component developed by researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara and Tohoku University, in collaboration with the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC).

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24 h. ago 'A Little Bit Successful:' Elon Musk Reflects on DOGE, Says He Wouldn't Repeat Effort

In a recent podcast interview, billionaire Elon Musk expressed mixed feelings about his time leading the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), suggesting he likely would not repeat the experience. The post ‘A Little Bit Successful:’ Elon Musk Reflects on DOGE, Says He Wouldn’t Repeat Effort appeared first on Breitbart.

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26 h. ago Google launches managed MCP servers that let AI agents simply plug into its tools

Google is rolling out managed MCP servers to make its services “agent-ready by design,” starting with Maps and BigQuery, aiming to simplify messy integrations and help AI agents use real tools.

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27 h. ago Cotton moves to loosen egg rules in bid to boost supply, ease affordability crunch

The Lowering Egg Prices Act would require FDA and USDA to rewrite egg-handling rules, potentially increasing egg supply and reducing consumer prices.

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27 h. ago Cotton moves to loosen rules to boost supply of household staple, ease affordability crunch

The Lowering Egg Prices Act would require FDA and USDA to rewrite egg-handling rules, potentially increasing egg supply and reducing consumer prices.

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27 h. ago Carbon nanotubes could power a new generation of flexible solar panels

Perovskite solar cells can be made not only more robust but also more efficient, scalable and cheaper to manufacture by replacing the indium tin oxide (ITO) in the device, according to research led by the University of Surrey. The team suggests that replacing the ITO—one of the most fragile and expensive materials in photovoltaics—with single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) could take perovskite solar cells to the next level, creating truly flexible, affordable and durable panels.

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27 h. ago Tumbleweed aerodynamics inspire hybrid robots for harsh terrains

A new study published in Nature Communications details a hybrid robot that combines the wind-driven mobility of tumbleweeds with active quadcopter control, offering a new paradigm for energy-efficient terrestrial exploration.

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