Deadline nears for Boeing decision on proposed MAX agreement

Boeing was plunged into crisis mode in January when a 737 MAX flown by Alaska Airlines was forced to make an emergency landing after a fuselage panel blew out mid-flight.…

EU seeks to know how Amazon complies with digital rules

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Amazon must hand over more information to the EU on what steps the US e-commerce giant has taken to comply with new digital rules, the European…

Chinese electric vehicles are transforming Australia’s car market. Are we getting a good deal?

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain China’s electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers are having a moment. For a long time, the race to electrify motoring has been almost synonymous with American carmaker Tesla,…

Student designs wearable purifier to protect underground train users and improve air quality

A man wearing Aerate – a neck-worn air purifier designed to improve air quality for underground train users. Credit: Loughborough University Commuters on underground trains worldwide may soon breathe easier,…

Tapping social media and AI to speed supply chain assistance during disasters

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A doctoral candidate at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) is lead author of a study in the International Journal of Production Research investigating the…

Amazon to build ‘top secret’ cloud for Australia’s spies

Credit: AI-generated image Top-secret Australian military intelligence will be stored on a custom cloud server built by US tech giant Amazon, Canberra said Thursday as it unveiled the US$1.3 billion…

Team prints edible QR codes using innovative 3D food printer

Overview of multi-material DIW 3D food printing. A) The printed line with two nozzles required switching of the nozzle positions, and the printed line was not collinear due to misalignment.…

AI Decodes Emotion Through Movements

Summary: A new methodology developed by an international research team uses motion capture and the EMOKINE software to decode emotions from movements. The team recorded a dancer performing choreographies expressing…

Microsoft will pay $14M to settle allegations it discriminated against employees who took leave

A sign for Microsoft offices is seen, May 6, 2021, in New York. Microsoft Corp. has agreed to pay $14.4 million to settle allegations that the global software giant retaliated…

China leading surge in generative AI patents: UN

Credit: Google DeepMind from Pexels The number of international patent filings for innovations using cutting-edge generative artificial intelligence have surged eightfold in six years, the UN said Wednesday, the majority…