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Four people have died at this Amalgamated Sugar plant in the last 35 years.
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Apple Sued Over Voice Recognition Patent
A Chinese AI company is once again taking the world’s most valuable company to court.
Aug 11th, 2020
In this April 7, 2020, file photo, some people wear masks while using the New York City subway system during the coronavirus pandemic in New York. New York's mass transit agency wants Apple to come up with a better way for iPhone users to unlock their phones without taking off their masks, as it seeks to guard against the spread of COVID-19 in buses and subways.
Apple Urged to Help Users Unlock Phones without Taking Off Masks
New York's mass transit agency sent a letter to Apple as riders continue to remove face coverings.
Aug 10th, 2020
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In this May 22, 2020, file photo the Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building is visible through heavy fog in Washington. New virus relief will have to wait until after the November election. Congress is past the point at which it can deliver more coronavirus aid soon, with differences between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Republicans and President Donald Trump proving insurmountable.
Deadline Looms, but COVID Relief Deal May be Far Off
Oct 20th, 2020
Satellite dishes inside Kevlar domes at the Kester Satellite Ground Station in Kester, Belgium, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. This week, the site at Kester, which has been in use for decades but was totally overhauled in 2014, is set to fall under a new orbit, when NATO announces that it is creating a space center to help manage satellite communications and key parts of its military operations around the world.
NATO to Set Up New Space Center
Oct 20th, 2020
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The Most Stolen Vehicles in the US in 2019
Oct 19th, 2020
Artist’s rendering of NuScale Power’s small modular nuclear reactor plant.
US Awards $1.4B to Help Build Small Nuclear Reactors
Oct 19th, 2020
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Nokia Invents System that Detects Fevers, Mask Use
The telecom and tech company implemented the device at its factory in India.
Oct 19th, 2020
In this Oct. 10, 2019, file photo, Pacific Gas & Electric employees work in the PG&E Emergency Operations Center in San Francisco. When Pacific Gas & Electric set up emergency operations centers to coordinate intentional blackouts intended to prevent wildfires in Northern California, the nation's largest utility forgot one thing, emergency managers who knew the fundamentals of emergency management in California.
PG&E Lacked Basic Training Before California Blackouts
The revelation of just how unprepared the utility was comes as PG&E tries to repair damage done by a decade of criminal recklessness that culminated in wildfires.
Oct 19th, 2020
The system's self-healing ion gel enables the robot to restore its mechanical functions when 'injured' with a cut from a sharp object.
'Mini-Brains' Help Robots Recognize Pain, Self-Repair
The novel approach reduces wiring requirements and response times five to 10 times compared to conventional robots.
Oct 16th, 2020
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British Airways Fined for Failures in Data Hack
The penalty is the largest ever issued by Britain's information commissioner.
Oct 16th, 2020
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Man Sells Home, Cashes in Retirement to Open Mask Factory in Hawaii
The company hopes to produce 1 million masks every three weeks on the west coast of the Big Island.
Oct 16th, 2020
FBI Pittsburgh Special Agent Michael Christman speaks in a video presented by Portuguese police chief inspector Paulo Goncalves, at left, during a news conference at the police headquarters in Lisbon, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. European and American officials say that they have arrested 20 individuals for allegedly belonging to an international ring that laundered millions of euros stolen by cybercriminals in an international police operation led by Portuguese investigators and the F.B.I.
Cybercrime Money-Launderers Busted by FBI
The ring laundered money stolen from victims in the U.S. and European countries.
Oct 15th, 2020
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Ex-Roommate of Accused Capital One Hacker Sentenced
He was sharing a home with Paige Thompson in July 2019 when FBI agents searched the home and discovered a cache of weapons.
Oct 15th, 2020
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Q&A: Balancing 'Big Brother' Tech with Worker Safety
How COVID is shining a light on opportunities for connected worker technology that could not only improve plant safety, but operational efficiency.
Oct 15th, 2020
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Combatting the Rise in Industrial Cyber Threats
Simultaneous trends within business and cyber-criminal organizations have transformed security risks for the manufacturing sector.
Oct 15th, 2020
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Tesla Says Plant was Targeted by 'Sabotage'
And it appears it was an internal attempt.
Oct 14th, 2020
Sign at the China Beijing International High Tech Expo in Beijing, Sept. 17, 2020.
The Promise of 5G
The speed, the hype, and the risks.
Oct 14th, 2020
Northrop Grumman’s multifunction software could become foundational building blocks for the next generation of multifunction radio frequency (RF) systems.
Northrop Grumman Enters Design Phase in Aether Spy Program
The devices will be integrated into an advanced digital technology to demonstrate a multifunction system capable of simultaneously performing multiple sensing, communication and electronic warfare functions.
Oct 13th, 2020