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Taiwan blocks Uber-Foodpanda merger over monopoly concerns
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Taiwan has rejected ride-hailing giant Uber’s plan to buy Delivery Hero’s Foodpanda on the island, stating on Wednesday that the deal would significantly harm market competition.…
New strategy significantly extends lithium-ion battery life by suppressing oxygen release
Control of surface crystal structure changes and battery lifespan characteristics influenced by interfacial stability. Credit: POSTECH A research team has developed a strategy to enhance the durability of lithium-rich layered…
Researchers develop real-time visualization system to observe stretchable technology
Color-coded visualization of Serpentine structure stretching when manually pulled. Credit: POSTECH A research team at POSTECH has developed a breakthrough technology that analyzes in real-time the deformation of “serpentine” structures,…
An AI system has reached human level on a test for ‘general intelligence’—here’s what that means
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new artificial intelligence (AI) model has just achieved human-level results on a test designed to measure “general intelligence.” On December 20, OpenAI’s o3 system scored…
Telegram founder says messaging app profitable for first time
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The founder and chief executive of the Telegram encrypted messaging app Pavel Durov said on Monday that the platform had recorded a net profit for the…
Mapping Brain-to-Spinal Cord Pathways for Motor Control
Summary: Researchers have created a 3D atlas mapping brain regions that connect to V1 spinal interneurons, which shape motor output. By using a genetically modified rabies virus, they pinpointed connections…
Computer models are vital for studying everything. Here’s how AI could make them even better
Credit: cottonbro studio from Pexels Here’s one definition of science: it’s essentially an iterative process of building models with ever-greater explanatory power. A model is just an approximation or simplification…
The internet is rife with fake reviews. Will AI make it worse?
Online customer reviews for a product are displayed on a computer on April 17, 2019 in New York.Credit: AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File The emergence of generative artificial intelligence tools that…
Nissan, Honda announce plans to merge, creating world’s No. 3 automaker
Nissan Chief Executive Makoto Uchida, left, and Honda Chief Executive Toshihiro Mibe, center, and Takao Kato CEO of Mitsubishi Motors, right, attend a joint news conference Monday, Dec. 23, 2024,…
