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15 Nov 23

A New Enterprise Linux Alliance

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Stephen Cass: Hello and welcome to Fixing the Future, an IEEE Spectrum podcast where we look at concrete solutions to some big problems. I’m your host, Stephen Cass, a senior editor at IEEE Spectrum. And before we start, I just want to tell you that you can get the latest…

15 Nov 23

Positive vibes only: Drive with Jennifer Hudson on Waze

Computer & Information Technology

Check out Waze’s latest driving experience with Jennifer Hudson

15 Nov 23

The two rings: Finland’s Oura sues Ultrahuman over rival wearable

Computer & Information Technology

Oura, the Finnish health wearable startup, is suing one of its biggest rivals, claiming it copied its ring device and accessed proprietary information. The Oulu-based company, which makes the Oura Ring health tracking device and has raised more than €140 million, has filed legal action against Indian company Ultrahuman. In…

15 Nov 23

Finnish startup races to map spread of ‘silent pandemic’ killing millions each year

Computer & Information Technology

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) was directly responsible for over 1 million fatalities in 2019, and the death toll keeps rising. It occurs when bacteria become resilient to antibiotics, making infections more difficult to treat — or in some cases impossible. In Finland, scientist Windi Muziasari has made it her mission to…

15 Nov 23

First U.S. Commercial Small Nuclear Reactor Axed

Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Advanced nuclear developer NuScale and a Utah state government agency have terminated what would have been the first small modular reactor to enter commercial service in the United States.The Carbon Free Power Project (CFPP) was scheduled to begin generating electricity in 2029. NuScale had begun preparing the site and crafting…

15 Nov 23

IEEE Life Members to Hold Their First Conference

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

The IEEE Life Members Committee plans to hold its first conference from 14 to 16 April in Austin, Texas. Open to all interested technology enthusiasts, the event is centered on the theme of Evolution: Technology, Applications, and Contributions. The conference is expected to bring together technology professionals from across the…

14 Nov 23

Speaker Chip Uses Ultrasound to Crack Volume Limits

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Despite having heard the song probably 50 times in the last two years, I discovered there are notes in David Bowie’s “Starman” that I’d never heard until one morning in early November. That’s when I got to try a prototype noise-canceling earbud from xMEMS. The five-year-old startup specializes in making…

14 Nov 23

COOP inspires new career paths for first-generation graduates

Computer & Information Technology

COOP is a nonprofit that trains people from underrepresented backgrounds in digital advertising.

14 Nov 23

Everything startups need to know about building a security compliance program

Computer & Information Technology

With cybercrime on the rise across the UK and more SMEs being targeted, security is more important than ever before. Even if you believe your business is secure from data leaks and cyberattacks, if you’re not able to demonstrate this to potential clients, your sales team could be missing out…

14 Nov 23

DeepMind says its new AI system is the world’s most accurate 10-day weather forecaster

Computer & Information Technology

A new AI model from Google DeepMind is the world’s most accurate 10-day global weather forecasting system, according to the London-based lab. Named GraphCast, the model promises medium-range weather forecasts of “unprecedented accuracy.” In a study published today, GraphCast was shown to be more precise and faster than the industry…