[ad_1] Soft robots promise a kinder, gentler approach to automation, but they’re frequently hamstrung by complexity, costs and the need for wires. Thankfully, Harvard researchers have found a way to simplify matters. They’ve developed a softrobot driven by pressurized air that doesn’t need the multiple control systems that frequently guide these machines. A lone input […]
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The Morning After: Apple’s future without iTunes
[ad_1] It’s time.Apple could be done with iTunes According to Bloomberg, Monday’s WWDC keynote will mark the (beginning of the) end of iTunes once Apple shows off separate macOS apps for Music, TV and Podcasts. Check out our preview for info on what we’re expecting, and come right back here on Monday at 1 PM […]
Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch is reportedly shutting down
[ad_1] Stratolaunch was founded by Paul Allen in 2011 in an effort to develop an air launch to orbit system. It started showing signs of trouble in January this year, a few months after Allen passed away, when it announced that it was scaling back its operations. The company decided not to push through with […]
China plans list of ‘unreliable entities’ in retaliation for Huawei ban
[ad_1] The Chinese government didn’t name entities or say how (or if) it would punish offenders. There’s a chance this won’t amount to much. China’s economy still thrives on US businesses to some degree, including contract orders and suppliers, and cutting off those partners could lead to serious problems for some domestic operations. It may […]
Canadian province will prohibit sale of gas-powered cars by 2040
[ad_1] Clean Energy Canada policy director Dan Woynillowicz told CBC News in a statement: “This is going to go a long way toward addressing a problem we’ve had in British Columbia, which is we have more British Columbians interested in buying electric cars than we have electric cars on dealership lots.” He said there’s demand […]
Uber’s first post-IPO earnings report shows another $1 billion lost
[ad_1] Uber Eats showed substantial growth in 2019, generating over $536 million in the first quarter and an 89 percent jump year-over-year. The growing popularity of Uber Eats is a mixed blessing for the company, which ends up paying restaurants and drivers more than it earns from users. As for Uber’s ridesharing business, growth was […]
Google unveils new privacy rules for Chrome extensions and Drive
[ad_1] Notably, Google will require browser extensions that handle user-provided content and personal communications to post a privacy policy. In the past, Google only required a small number of Chrome plug-ins — those that handle sensitive user data — to actually post a privacy policy. While this rules change will add more apps to that […]
MIT’s sensor-packed glove helps AI identify objects by touch
[ad_1] The “scalable tactile glove,” or STAG, is a simple knit glove packed with more than 550 tiny sensors. The researchers wore STAG while handling 26 different objects — including a soda can, scissors, tennis ball, spoon, pen and a mug. As they did, the sensors gathered pressure-signal data, which was interpreted by a neural […]
Researchers hope a blood test can reveal early signs of cancer
[ad_1] Initial studies for CancerSEEK have been promising, but scientists say there’s plenty of room for improvement. A retrospective study published in Science in 2018 of over 1000 patients with early-stage tumors revealed that CancerSEEK yielded a positive result about 70 percent of the time. CancerSEEK worked especially well for ovarian and liver cancers, with […]
Gogo will offer 5G in-flight internet in 2021
[ad_1] The company plans to build the 5G network on its existing infrastructure — more than 250 towers — and will use unlicensed spectrum in the 2.4 GHz range. It will continue to deploy its 3G and 4G networks throughout the US and Canada, as a backup to its 5G. In its press release, the […]