Robots have the potential to greatly assist humans in various real-world settings, but in order to do so effectively, they must be able to manipulate a wide range of objects. The development of affordable robotic grippers is crucial to enabling robots to perform dexterous object manipulation tasks. Researchers at Improbable AI Lab and MIT have
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The rise of the internet and social media platforms has brought about significant growth in the generation of online content. With this surge in content creation comes the issue of hate speech, which targets individuals based on their ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, and other characteristics. Hate speech detection models have been developed to identify and
The recent incident involving CrowdStrike, a US-based cybersecurity technology company, has brought to light the vulnerabilities in our global technical infrastructure. On July 18, 2024, an update released by CrowdStrike caused a worldwide outage impacting millions of computers across various critical sectors. The incident has raised concerns about the fragility of our systems and the
Lithium-ion batteries have been dominating the rechargeable battery market, especially with the rise of electric vehicles. As society moves towards a more sustainable future, researchers are looking into incorporating abundant materials like manganese into high-energy and low-cost batteries that can potentially revolutionize the automobile industry. The shift from nickel and cobalt-based batteries to lithium/manganese-based batteries
Automatic bug assignment has been a significant area of research in recent years. Bug reports play a crucial role in helping engineers identify and fix software bugs. However, the presence of noise in textual bug reports can hinder automatic bug assignment due to the limitations of conventional Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques. A research team
Pavel Durov, the co-founder of the social media platform Telegram, has recently come under fire with his arrest in France for allowing the sharing of illegal content on the platform. Despite maintaining a low profile in the West, Telegram boasts a user base of 950 million, emphasizing privacy and freedom for its users. However, the
The wind turbines in India’s Thar desert serve as a crucial source of green energy for the country, which is the world’s most populous nation. However, the people living in the vicinity of these turbines have raised concerns about the negative impacts they face. This situation highlights the challenging task faced by India as it
The chief executive of Telegram, Pavel Durov, has found himself in legal trouble as he was arrested by French police at an airport near Paris. This came after an arrest warrant was issued by France’s OFMIN for alleged offenses including fraud, drug trafficking, cyberbullying, organized crime, and promotion of terrorism. One of the sources mentioned
In a recent ruling by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), workers at a company that delivered packages for Amazon are now considered employees of the e-commerce giant. This decision came after the NLRB rejected Amazon’s claim that it was not responsible for the subcontractor’s staff. The regional director of the NLRB in Los Angeles
The photoelectric effect, a phenomenon first described by Albert Einstein over a century ago, has been a fundamental concept in the field of quantum mechanics. When an atom or molecule absorbs a photon of light, it can emit an electron in a process known as photoemission. Recent advancements in attosecond science have provided scientists with