As negotiations for a new labor contract between the United Auto Workers and Daimler Truck come down to the wire, over 7,200 workers in three Southern US states are prepared to strike if their demands are not met. Led by President Shawn Fain, the UAW has made it clear that they will not accept concessions
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ByteDance, the Chinese tech giant, has firmly stated that it has no intention of selling TikTok despite new US legislation that mandates it to divest itself of the popular video platform. The US government has imposed a nine-month deadline for ByteDance to remove its ownership of TikTok on national security grounds, asserting that the app
The field of artificial intelligence (AI) has seen significant advancements in recent years, with applications like ChatGPT making headlines. However, the team of video and AI engineers at Adobe Research has taken a step further by developing an AI application called VideoGigaGAN. This cutting-edge technology has the ability to enhance blurry videos and improve their
Frenchman Christophe Fouquet is set to take over as the CEO of Dutch chip giant ASML, marking a significant shift in leadership for the company. With a background in physics and years of experience in the semiconductor industry, Fouquet is well-positioned to lead ASML into the future. However, he faces a series of challenges, particularly
Recent research conducted by Xunyu Chen, an assistant professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, delves into the intricate world of deception and trust cues. Chen and his team utilized data from a 2002 game show, “Friend or Foe?” to develop a computerized system capable of detecting lies. By leveraging artificial intelligence techniques like machine learning and
China is currently at the forefront of a new era in aviation, marked by significant advancements in unmanned aerial systems (UAS). These advancements are driving a transformative shift in low-altitude airspace management, posing both challenges and opportunities for regulation, technology, and industry practices. The digital, networked, and intelligent nature of UAS operations is pushing traditional
In a recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Bristol, a groundbreaking sensing technology has been developed that could revolutionize the way components are assessed for quality in U.K. industry. The study, published in the journal Waves in Random and Complex Media, introduces a formula that can establish design boundaries based on a
In the realm of optimizing the stochastic gradient descent (SGD) algorithm, the step size, commonly known as the learning rate, plays a crucial role. Various strategies have been devised to improve the performance of SGD, with a key challenge revolving around the probability distribution of the step sizes assigned to iterations. The distribution ηt/ΣTt=1ηt tends
The recent approval of a bill by the US House of Representatives has caused a stir in the tech world, particularly concerning the fate of the social media app TikTok. The bill, which passed with strong bipartisan support, aims to force TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company ByteDance. Failure to comply could result
In a groundbreaking turn of events, Volkswagen workers at the Chattanooga plant in Tennessee have voted decisively to become a union shop. The election results, released on a Friday, revealed that an overwhelming 73 percent of employees supported representation by the United Auto Workers (UAW) at the 13-year-old factory. This victory signifies a significant win