The recent decision by the US House of Representatives to approve a bill targeting TikTok has sparked controversy and raised concerns about the future of the popular social media app. The bill aims to force TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company ByteDance, citing national security and privacy concerns. With bipartisan support and the
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In a groundbreaking development, Volkswagen workers in Tennessee have voted decisively to become a union shop, a significant win for organized labor at a foreign-owned auto plant in the American South. With an impressive 73 percent in favor, employees at the Chattanooga plant have chosen representation by the United Auto Workers, marking a historic moment
The implications of climate change are far-reaching, impacting various aspects of our lives, including the value of residential rooftop solar panels. A recent study led by the University of Michigan suggests that the future value of solar panels across the United States could increase by up to 19% by the end of the century. This
A groundbreaking new robotic suction cup technology has been developed by a team of scientists at the University of Bristol. Drawing inspiration from the incredible adaptive suction abilities of octopus biological suckers, the researchers have created a game-changing innovation that can grasp rough, curved, and heavy objects with ease. This new technology has the potential
Off-road autonomous driving has always posed challenges due to the presence of extraneous substances such as dust, mud, snow, and rain. However, a groundbreaking development in Korea has brought forth innovative technologies for recognizing and removing these substances in real-time during off-road driving. Led by Senior Researcher Han-Min Lee, a research team at the Korea
In the ever-evolving world of energy technologies, bipolar membranes play a crucial role in the development of various applications such as electrolyzers and hydrogen fuel cells. While these membranes have been utilized for over six decades, there is still much to learn about their underlying working principles and ion solvation kinetics. The key to enhancing
Upon analyzing a recent study on global energy consumption and emissions, it is evident that manufacturing nations in the Global North are contributing to energy inequity by outsourcing energy-intensive industrial processes to countries in the Global South. This practice has led to a ‘false decoupling’ of energy consumption from economic growth, as Global North countries
Google recently announced that it is testing the removal of links to California news sites for some users in the western US state. This decision comes as the California Journalism Preservation Act, which would create a “link tax” for connecting users in the state to news articles, is being considered by legislators. Google Global News
In a new study published in the journal Big Data and Society, Professor Ana Beduschi from the University of Exeter highlights the growing importance of establishing clear guidelines for the generation and processing of synthetic data. Synthetic data, which is created using machine learning algorithms from original real-world data, is becoming increasingly popular as a
The US House of Representatives recently voted to reauthorize an electronic surveillance program targeting foreigners known as the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). This program, specifically Section 702, allows US intelligence agencies to conduct warrantless electronic surveillance of foreigners outside the United States. While the primary purpose is to monitor foreign citizens, there is a