New Technology

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  Chinese electric carmaker BYD triples half-year profit

  BYD, China’s leading electric carmaker, said on Monday its half-year net profit had tripled based on record demand.This article was originally published on this website.

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  As California fires worsen, can AI come to the rescue?

  Just before 3 a.m. one night this month, Scott Slumpff was awakened by the ding of a text message.This article was originally published on this website.

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  Researchers evaluate potential land use of solar panels on Tennessee farmland

  While the nation sharpens its focus on decarbonizing the electric grid, researchers at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture have completed a timely study to determine Tennessee’s current and projected land use for utility-scale [...]

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  Prompt engineering: Is being an AI ‘whisperer’ the job of the future or a short-lived fad?

  As generative AI settles into the mainstream, growing numbers of courses and certifications are promising entry into the “hot job” of prompt engineering.This article was originally published on this website.

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  ‘Smart’ glasses skew power balance with non-wearers, say researchers

  Someone wearing augmented reality (AR) or “smart” glasses could be Googling your face, turning you into a cat or recording your conversation—and that creates a major power imbalance, said Cornell researchers.This article was originally published [...]

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  EPA pollution limits aim to boost US electric vehicle sales

  The Biden administration is proposing strict new automobile pollution limits that would require as many as two-thirds of new vehicles sold in the U.S. to be electric by 2032, a nearly tenfold increase over current [...]

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  NPR quits Elon Musk's Twitter over 'government-funded' label

  National Public Radio is quitting Twitter after the social media platform owned by Elon Musk stamped NPR’s account with labels the news organization says are intended to undermine its credibility.This article was originally published on [...]

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  Space-charge layers of Li-ion-conducting solid electrolyte shown to not cause large resistance

  A research team led by Prof. Ma Cheng from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) revealed that the large resistance in Li-ion-conducting electrolyte is not [...]