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Argonne-led studies investigate how hydropower could help Alaska add more clean energy to its grid, how it generates value as grids add more renewable energy, and how liner technology can improve hydropower efficiency.

A new way to make an important ingredient for plastics, adhesives, carpet fibers, household cleaners and more from natural gas could reduce manufacturing costs in a post-petroleum economy by millions of dollars, thanks to a new chemical reactor designed by University of Michigan engineers.

Chinese Apple superfans jostled to enter the smartphone maker's newest store in Shanghai as it opened on Thursday night—but they were upstaged by dozens of retirees eager to nab commemorative freebies.

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) are using multiple swarms of drones to tackle natural disasters like forest fires. Forest fires are becoming increasingly catastrophic across the world, accelerated by climate change.

A new method for classifying electronic music has been developed by researchers in China. The approach offers a novel solution in an age of exploding digital content to curating music libraries and streaming services.

The journey toward a sustainable future hinges on our ability to harness the power of renewable sources effectively. Solar energy, in particular, has emerged as a cornerstone of this transition. However, the unpredictable and variable nature of sunlight poses a significant challenge for accurately predicting energy yields. This uncertainty not only hampers innovation, but unnecessarily delays the sun's use in global energy production.

AI fakery is quickly becoming one of the biggest problems confronting us online. Deceptive pictures, videos and audio are proliferating as a result of the rise and misuse of generative artificial intelligence tools.

Reddit and its eclectic bazaar of online communities is ready to plumb high-stakes territory—the stock market.

Our digital world is bigger and more connected than ever. Social media isn't just a daily habit—with more than 5 billion users globally, it's woven into the very fabric of our existence.

A collaboration between AI researchers at Stanford University and Notbad AI Inc. has resulted in the development of an algorithm that allows current chatbots to mull over possible responses to a query before giving its final answer. The team has published a paper on the arXiv preprint server describing their new approach and how well their algorithm worked when paired with an existing chatbot.

AI has long since surpassed humans in cognitive matters that were once considered the supreme disciplines of human intelligence like chess or Go. Some even believe it is superior when it comes to human emotional skills such as empathy. This does not just seem to be some companies' talking big for marketing reasons; empirical studies suggest that people perceive ChatGPT in certain health situations as more empathic than human medical staff. Does this mean that AI is really empathetic?

Tencent on Wednesday reported a revenue of RMB 609.01 billion ($84.6 billion) for 2023, a 10% year-on-year increase, while its adjusted net profit surged

Temu parent PDD reported a 123% year-on-year revenue jump amounting to RMB 89 billion ($12 billion) for the fourth quarter of 2023, a year that executives

Kuaishou finally achieved a yearly profit in 2023, driven by the short video app’s booming e-commerce business and online marketing fees paid by merchants

Hozon Auto is the latest mainland-headquartered company to establish a base in Hong Kong as China hopes to create a high-tech megalopolis in its southern Greater Bay Area to rival California’s Silicon Valley.

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In February, Tencent, NetEase, miHoYo, Century Games, and FirstFun emerged as the top five mobile game publishers among Chinese firms in terms of global

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