Engineering students build treadmill that helps athletes in wheelchairs work out
Mon, Apr 22, 2019 - 10:08 pmThe eight-time national champion UTA Movin' Mavs might be getting even better soon, thanks to some ingenuity among mechanical engineering students.
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Five reasons why autonomous cars aren't coming anytime soon
Mon, Apr 22, 2019 - 8:54 pmIn the world of autonomous vehicles, Pittsburgh, Phoenix and Silicon Valley are bustling hubs of development and testing. But ask those involved in self-driving vehicles when we might actually see them carrying passengers in every city, and you'll get an almost universal answer: Not anytime soon.
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Samsung delays launch of folding Galaxy smartphone
Mon, Apr 22, 2019 - 5:56 pmSamsung said Monday it was delaying the launch of its folding smartphone after trouble with handsets sent to reviewers.
Read More...Offshore wind developers to invest $4.5M in Rhode Island
Mon, Apr 22, 2019 - 5:26 pmThe developers of a new offshore wind farm said Monday that they're investing $4.5 million in Rhode Island to advance the industry in the state.
Read More...Semiconductor firm to buy, expand upstate NY chip plant
Mon, Apr 22, 2019 - 4:12 pmAn Arizona-based semiconductor supplier will purchase GlobalFoundries' computer chip manufacturing plant in the Hudson Valley, adding 150 new jobs and preserving hundreds of others as part of a $720 million expansion plan, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday.
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How artificial intelligence systems could threaten democracy
Mon, Apr 22, 2019 - 3:18 pmU.S. technology giant Microsoft has teamed up with a Chinese military university to develop artificial intelligence systems that could potentially enhance government surveillance and censorship capabilities. Two U.S. senators publicly condemned the partnership, but what the National Defense Technology University of China wants from Microsoft isn't the only concern.
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