France will start closing its oldest atomic power plant on Saturday after 43 years in operation, the first in a series of reactor shutdowns but hardly a signal the country will reduce its reliance on nuclear energy anytime soon.
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Author: Abdul-Qadir
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Samsung says it leaked data on handful of UK customers
Samsung said Tuesday that a “technical error” caused its website to display other customers’ personal information.
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Driverless shuttles: what are we waiting for?
In the zero-carbon cities of the future, commuting to work may take the form of hailing a driverless shuttle through an app which ferries you from your door to the nearest public transport terminal. In fact, autonomous shuttles have been in development in restricted areas for the past few years. So what will it take to make them part of our daily commute?
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Heating and cooling that anticipates your needs
According to a recent survey, about half of Americans feel their office is either too hot or too cold. A number of factors play into this issue of thermal comfort, but the hardest factor to control for is the one we’re most interested in: humans themselves. Clothing choice and body shape are intrinsically tied to what temperature an individual will be most comfortable at.
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No checkout needed: Amazon opens cashier-less grocery store
Amazon wants to kill the supermarket checkout line.
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NTSB: Driver in fatal Tesla crash was playing video game
The National Transportation Safety Board says the driver of a Tesla SUV who died in a Silicon Valley crash two years ago was playing a video game on his smartphone while his vehicle was being controlled by a partially automated driving system.
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AFRL creates safer-than-steel synthetic winch cable for cargo aircraft
The C-17 Globemaster III aircraft fleet currently uses winch cables made of steel to pull pallets, vehicles and other items onto the aircraft from the ground via the aft ramp.
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Health tracking sensor for pets and people monitors vital signs through fur or clothing
Imperial College London researchers have invented a new health tracking sensor for pets and people that monitors vital signs through fur or clothing.
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How do we remove biases in AI systems? Start by teaching them selective amnesia
Imagine if the next time you apply for a loan, a computer algorithm determines you need to pay a higher rate based primarily on your race, gender or zip code.
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How heat can be used to store renewable energy
The effect that fossil fuels are having on the climate emergency is driving an international push to use low-carbon sources of energy. At the moment, the best options for producing low-carbon energy on a large scale are wind and solar power. But despite improvements over the last few years to both their performance and cost, a significant problem remains: the wind doesn’t always blow, and the sun doesn’t always shine. A power grid that relies on these fluctuating sources struggles to constantly match supply and demand, and so renewable energy sometimes goes to waste because it’s not produced when needed.
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