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1. Crypto industry grapples with FTX fallout as trial loomsВс, 01 окт[-/+]

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The collapse of cryptocurrency platform FTX, whose disgraced former boss goes on trial this week, sparked shock waves worldwide, with regulators still seeking to get to grips with the sector.

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2. Meta technology chief defends tech titan's AI strategyВс, 01 окт[-/+]

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Meta's chief technology officer is quick to push back on assertions that the company has fallen behind rivals like ChatGPT in the explosive surge across the tech industry in generative AI.

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3. Apple says it will fix software problems blamed for making iPhone 15 models too hot to handleСб, 30 сен[-/+]

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Apple is blaming a software bug and other issues tied to popular apps such as Instagram and Uber for causing its recently released iPhone 15 models to heat up and spark complaints about becoming too hot to handle.

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4. Austria rail operator OeBB unveils new night trainsСб, 30 сен[-/+]

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Austrian rail operator OeBB on Saturday unveiled its new generation of sleeper trains—a response to demands from travelers for less pollutant alternatives to planes and petrol or diesel cars.

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5. Can a roof's material cool the outside air and lower energy demand?Сб, 30 сен[-/+]

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Concrete sidewalks, black asphalt streets, traffic, brick and steel buildings. These common city elements can retain heat and increase temperatures in a phenomenon called the urban heat island effect.

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6. Microsoft-Google peace deal broke down over search on DuoПт, 29 сен[-/+]

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A five-year truce between rivals Alphabet Inc. and Microsoft Corp. came crashing down in 2020 when the tech giants found themselves at odds over their competing web-search businesses, according to testimony at the U.S. government's antitrust trial against Google.

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7. New method reduces carbon emissions from zinc oxide rotary kilns, boosting profits for zinc smelting industryПт, 29 сен[-/+]

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The zinc smelting industry is facing new challenges in meeting China's carbon peak and carbon neutrality targets. To address these challenges, researchers from Central South University in China have developed a control method that reduces carbon emissions from zinc oxide rotary kilns while maintaining high profits. Their findings have been published in the journal Engineering.

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8. An intelligent control method reduces carbon emissions in energy-intensive equipmentПт, 29 сен[-/+]

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A research team led by Professor Tianyou Chai from Northeastern University, China, has developed an innovative intelligent control method for the low-carbon operation of energy-intensive equipment. This research, published in the journal Engineering, presents a significant step towards reducing carbon emissions in the process industry.

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9. Gamers help highlight disparities in algorithm dataПт, 29 сен[-/+]

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Is The Witcher immersive? Is The Sims a role-playing game?

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10. US Supreme Court to hear major social media caseПт, 29 сен[-/+]

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The US Supreme Court on Friday said it would consider the constitutionality of two state laws that restrict social media platforms from taking action against political misinformation, just as the 2024 US election looms.

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11. South Korean gamer 'Faker' gets rock-star treatment at Asian GamesПт, 29 сен[-/+]

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Wearing shirts adorned with his name and waving banners displaying his face, the frenzied crowd in Hangzhou was not waiting to catch a glimpse of a pop star—but rather a video gamer.

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12. US auto strike expands with 7,000 more workers joiningПт, 29 сен[-/+]

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Another 7,000 members of the biggest US automobile workers' union on Friday joined its already major strike against the country's "Big Three" Detroit car manufacturers.

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13. Disney Plus announces crackdown on password sharing in CanadaПт, 29 сен[-/+]

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Password-sharing crackdowns are becoming more and more common in the streaming world today. And Disney Plus is following suit.

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14. Biden announces more offshore drilling, angering environmentalistsПт, 29 сен[-/+]

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President Joe Biden's administration on Friday announced it would auction three new oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico, triggering a furious reaction from environmental groups who said the move would accelerate climate change.

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15. Addressing copyright, compensation issues in generative AIПт, 29 сен[-/+]

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Recent work by Carnegie Mellon University researchers tackles the thorny issues of copyright and compensation for generative AI models that create new images.

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16. Thousands of pirated Australian books—in the age of AI, is copyright law still fit for purpose?Пт, 29 сен[-/+]

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Thousands of Australian books have been found on a pirated dataset of ebooks, known as Books3, used to train generative AI. Richard Flanagan, Helen Garner, Tim Winton and Tim Flannery are among the leading local authors affected—along, of course, with writers from around the world.

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17. Dynamic BLOB adjustment gives cloud computing a 96% efficiency boostПт, 29 сен[-/+]

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Research in the International Journal of Grid and Utility Computing has shown how an adaptive approach to the size of data "chunks" in cloud computing storage systems can improve efficiency considerably.

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18. Virtual reality can help emergency services navigate the complexities of real-life crisesПт, 29 сен[-/+]

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The UK has experienced several terrorist attacks, from the 2005 London bombings, to the devastating events at Manchester Arena and London Bridge in 2017. These tragic incidents not only resulted in the loss of innocent lives but were also immensely challenging for emergency response teams.

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19. Researchers find 'dark patterns' in Japanese mobile appsПт, 29 сен[-/+]

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Popular Japanese mobile apps have malicious design elements called dark patterns or deceptive user interface designs, researchers from Tokyo Tech have found. A new class of dark patterns, called "Linguistic Dead-Ends," of types "Untranslation" and "Alphabet Soup," was also discovered.

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20. Replacing tape used to make lithium-ion batteries could slow battery degradation and reduce self-dischargeПт, 29 сен[-/+]

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A team of chemists and physicists at Dalhousie University in Canada has found that replacing the type of tape used to make lithium-ion batteries could slow battery degradation and reduce the amount of self-discharge in smartphones and other personal devices. In their project, reported in the journal Nature Materials, the group studied the behavior over time of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) tape used to make lithium-ion batteries in smartphones.

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21. VinFast boss insists share volatility 'normal'Пт, 29 сен[-/+]

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The dramatic fluctuation in shares of Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast is "normal", its chief executive told AFP on Friday, insisting the company was on sound footing despite racking up huge losses.

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22. IEA, ECB urge Europe to move faster on energy transitionПт, 29 сен[-/+]

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Europe must invest more quickly and massively in its energy transition if it wants to remain a global industrial power, top policymakers warned on Friday.

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23. Ball milling provides high pressure benefits to battery materialsПт, 29 сен[-/+]

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Cheaper, more efficient lithium-ion batteries could be produced by harnessing previously overlooked high pressures generated during the manufacturing process.

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24. New multi-purpose robot changes shape for different usesПт, 29 сен[-/+]

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Researchers have designed a robot which can change form to tackle varying scenarios.

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25. NY judge says pay raise for delivery workers can go aheadПт, 29 сен[-/+]

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Three big companies in the gig economy—Uber, Doordash and Grubhub—lost a court battle Thursday in New York after a judge upheld a new minimum wage for app-based food delivery workers who became essential during the pandemic.

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26. Frenchman charged with cybercrimes pleads guilty in US courtПт, 29 сен[-/+]

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A 22-year-old Frenchman who was extradited to the United States from Morocco and charged with cybercrimes has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and identity theft, officials said.

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27. Italy court condemns Uber Eats over 4,000 layoffsПт, 29 сен[-/+]

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A Milan tribunal ordered Uber Eats Italy Thursday reverse this summer's lay-off of 4,000 riders, condemning the platform for failing to properly consult trade unions, the unions said.

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28. US anti-discrimination agency sues Tesla over 'pervasive' racismПт, 29 сен[-/+]

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A federal anti-discrimination agency filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing Elon Musk's Tesla of allowing "pervasive" racism at its Silicon Valley car plant and retaliating against Black workers who opposed such abuse.

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29. Sam Bankman-Fried, the fallen wunderkind of cryptocurrencyПт, 29 сен[-/+]

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He was the face of cryptocurrency, and a young one at that—a media darling seemingly destined to unite the sector.

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30. Video games give sports stars second lifeПт, 29 сен[-/+]

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The post-retirement careers of the biggest sports stars can be fascinating to watch—Viagra ads, property ventures, crypto projects—but one option is becoming a sure-fire winner: put your face on the cover of a video game.

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