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Street network patterns reveal global trend towards increasing urban sprawl

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New research from McGill University and the University of California, Santa Cruz has found that the local streets of the world’s cities are becoming less connected, a global trend that is driving urban sprawl and discouraging the use of public transportation. emissions for a century or more.

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This Startup Is Using AI to Help Keep Store Shelves Stocked

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To make it easier for stores to track inventory, startup Wisy developed an AI platform that uses image recognition to detect which products are out of stock or running low, as well as those that are available but haven’t yet been put on display. “We Slow or unavailable Internet connections posed another problem, Chen says. “We

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11 Intriguing Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2023

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A Sea-Monster-Proof Internet The initial segment of what will be the first underwater fiber-optic link to skirt the North Pole, connecting Japan and Europe, will light up in early 2023. One will provide Internet to rural Peru, two will service airplanes and cruise liners, and the final satellite’s use is yet to be disclosed.

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Bionic Hand Gives Amputees Sense of Touch

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The Ability Hand is available in the United States for patients age 13 or older. Akhtar and Nguyen flew to Quito, Ecuador, to test their product on Juan Suquillo, who lost his left hand during a 1979 border war between Ecuador and Peru. MAKING PROSTHETIC LIMBS ACCESSIBLE. Everything that we do has the patient in mind.".

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Weaponized Robots Letter Calls for Policy, Tech Fixes

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Plus any misperceptions that these misused robots could be autonomous (though they aren’t) makes an implied false connection between the actions of the robot and the ethics of the company. The letter is just one step, and not the first for any of these companies, towards friendlier, safer robots.

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Maersk and IBM launch TradeLens blockchain shipping solution; 154+ million shipping events already captured on platform

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Customs authorities in the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Australia and Peru are participating, along with customs brokers Ransa and Güler & Dinamik. The TradeLens APIs are open and available for developer access and feedback from participants in the platform.

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Flight Simulator Gave Birth to 3D Video-Game Graphics

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It was when microprocessors became available that I think the lightbulb went off for Bruce that said, Hey, if I put this idea I’ve got for a flight simulator onto cheaper computers, and get that to work, there’s a market for that.” It included a bird’s-eye perspective of locales like Machu Picchu, in Peru.

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