Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Sound is a powerful source of information. By training algorithms to identify distinct sound signatures, sound can reveal what a person is doing, whether it’s cooking,…
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All models are wrong—a computational modeling expert explains how engineers make them useful
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Nicknamed “Galloping Gertie” for its tendency to bend and undulate, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge had just opened to traffic on July 1, 1940. In a now…
Analysts warn US could be handing chip market to China
Analysts say US chipmakers like Nvidia, whose CEO Jensen Huang is seen here, will face intensified competition from China and other countries due to new constraints imposed by the US…
Humanoid robots run a Chinese half-marathon alongside flesh-and-blood competitors
The Sky Project Ultra robot also known as Tien Kung Ultra crosses the finish line to win the Humanoid Robot Half-Marathon held in Beijing on Saturday, April 19, 2025. Credit:…
What a judge’s ruling over Google’s ‘monopoly’ on ad-tech means
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In another major legal blow to Google, a federal judge has ruled that the search giant held an illegal monopoly over some advertising technology, a ruling…
Ford ‘adjusts’ some exports to China due to tariffs
In light of recent tariffs, Ford has halted shipments to China of F-150 Raptors, Mustangs and Broncos. Citing the US-China trade conflict, Ford said Friday it has “adjusted” its exports…
Humanoid robots stride into the future with world’s first half-marathon
A robot takes part in the humanoid robot half marathon in Beijing on April 19, 2025. Step by mechanical step, dozens of humanoid robots took to the streets of Beijing…
NASA calibrates second shock-sensing probe for X-59 testing
NASA test pilot Nils Larson inspects the agency’s F-15D research aircraft at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, ahead of a calibration flight for a newly installed near-field…
NASA’s C-130 begins new mission in California
NASA’s C-130, now under new ownership, sits ready for its final departure from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, on Friday, April 18, 2025. NASA/Garon Clark NASA’s C-130 Hercules, fondly…
