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Sep 23
Introducing Fitbit Charge 6: Our most advanced tracker yet
Introducing Charge 6, the latest and most advanced fitness tracker from Fitbit.
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Sep 23
Data Acquisition On-Demand Webinars
Learn more about high-performance digitizers and topics such as pulse detection, peer-to-peer streaming, high-level synthesis, and more. Register now for instant online access to our webinars.Introduction to High-Level Synthesis (HLS)Learn how HLS helps simplify FPGA firmware development by using programming languages such as C.❯ WATCH HEREPulse Detection in the Presence…
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Sep 23
National Grid ‘cautiously optimistic’ the UK will avoid blackouts this winter
The operator said it anticipated a margin of around 4.4 GW, or 7.4 per cent excess generation at peak times, which is slightly higher than last year’s 3.7GW. It said a combination of factors were responsible for the higher margins for this winter, including more generation being available, as well…
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Sep 23
European Central Bank assembles ‘infinity team’ to identify GenAI applications
European Union bureaucracy might not conjure the most exciting of connotations. However, being part of the “infinity team” surely puts a superhero-esque spin on your average Frankfurt grey high-rise working day. Minute takers watch out. After surveying employees on where deploying generative AI could be most effective, the ECB’s newly…
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Sep 23
What the world’s most powerful laser could do for the UK
In six years time, the UK will house what’s set to become the world’s most powerful laser. According to its developers, it will be “a million, billion, billion times brighter” than the brightest daylight of the Sahara Desert. To realise this ambitious endeavour, the Central Laser Facility (CLF) of the…
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Sep 23
Now is the AI opportunity for Europe
The Public First report on Google’s economic impact in the EU highlights the transformative impact that AI can have on the EU economy.
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Sep 23
Detect Quakes With “Raspberry Shakes”
I have only once felt an earthquake—in 1985, when a magnitude-4 temblor occurred just north of New York City. It wasn’t until I heard the news reports later that I realized the vibration that had awakened me at 6 a.m. was, in fact, a small earthquake. Many earthquakes have since…
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Sep 23
EU tells Apple to ‘open gates’ to competitors
After lobbying against it for years, Apple was recently forced to make a change it didn’t want to make. To comply with the EU’s new rules on standardising mobile chargers, the tech giant has ditched its Lightning charging cable for a USB-C wire. Now, Thierry Breton, Commissioner for Internal Market,…
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Sep 23
How Nigerian Hacktivists Are Taking on Big Oil
A group of hacker-activists in Nigeria, in the wake of rebukes from the conventional court system, have taken their appeal to a higher authority—the court of public opinion. And to bolster their case that oil refinery pollution is harming the densely-populated Niger Delta region, these hacktivists are engaging in their…
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Sep 23
JPMorgan’s Chase UK bans crypto transactions amid surge in scams
JPMorgan’s digital bank Chase will restrict all cryptocurrency-related transactions for its customers in the UK, as lenders step up measures to tackle fraud on their networks. Starting 16 October, customers of Chase Bank in the UK will no longer be able to make crypto transactions using their debit cards or…