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How LG and Samsung Are Making TV Screens Disappear

July 29, 2024
Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

A transparent television might seem like magic, but both LG and Samsung demonstrated such displays this past January in Las Vegas at CES 2024. And those large transparent TVs, which attracted countless spectators peeking through video images dancing on their screens, were showstoppers. Although they are indeed impressive, transparent TVs…

29 Jul 24

World record-breaking Google Cloud x Formula E hackathon

Computer & Information Technology

Formula E and Google Cloud broke a Guinness World Records™ title for the most participants in a generative AI hackathon, with 1,130 participants tackling real life chall…

July 28, 2024
Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Metallurgy & Material Science

In March, India announced a major investment to establish a semiconductor-manufacturing industry. With US $15 billion in investments from companies, state governments, and the central government, India now has plans for several chip-packaging plants and the country’s first modern chip fab as part of a larger effort to grow its…

July 27, 2024
Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

Cutting the cord has been a longtime dream for EV charging, but it’s been stymied in part by anemic charging rates. Now, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has succeeded in juicing a Porsche Taycan EV sedan at a record 270 kilowatts, with nary a cord in sight. This comes just…

July 26, 2024
Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

Telecom engineers and researchers face several challenges when it comes to testing their 5G and 6G prototypes. One is finding a testbed where they can run experiments with their new hardware and software.The experimentation platforms, which resemble real-world conditions, can be pricey. Some have a time limit. Others may be…

July 26, 2024
Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.ICRA@40: 23–26 September 2024, ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDSIROS 2024: 14–18 October 2024, ABU…

26 Jul 24

Grok chatbot trains on X user data in ‘very likely’ breach of EU law

Computer & Information Technology

Elon Musk could have yet another problem with the European Union. Musk’s X has enabled the Grok chatbot to be trained on data from any user. This feature is now on by default, which may breach EU rules. Deep within the settings of X, users unearthed evidence of the data…

26 Jul 24

Paris Olympics app ‘prime target for cybercriminals’

Computer & Information Technology

The Paris Olympics 2024 kicked off today. But as the City of Light opens its gates to millions of spectators, officials are bracing themselves for a cyber war. Analysts predict that there could be as many as four billion cyber attacks at this year’s Games. The official Paris Olympics 2024…

26 Jul 24

After 15 years, the maintainer of Homebrew plans to make a living

Computer & Information Technology

Installing and updating applications and other dependencies on a computer really should be a solved problem by now. Yet almost every major desktop operating system provides multiple options, with no real clear answer to “which is best.” Linux, despite long-established package managers such as apt, deb, and rpm, just to…

How LG and Samsung Are Making TV Screens Disappear

World record-breaking Google Cloud x Formula E hackathon

How India Is Starting a Chip Industry From Scratch

Oak Ridge Sets a New Record for Wireless EV Charging

Try IEEE’s New Virtual Testbed for 5G and 6G Tech

Video Friday: Robot Baby With a Jet Pack

Grok chatbot trains on X user data in ‘very likely’ breach of EU law

Paris Olympics app ‘prime target for cybercriminals’

After 15 years, the maintainer of Homebrew plans to make a living

Google won two major awards at MWC Barcelona 2025.

Expanding AI Overviews and introducing AI Mode

This MRI Can Run on Batteries

The Tiny Star Explosions Powering Moore’s Law