Florida lawmakers recently approved a bill aimed at implementing one of the most stringent bans on children’s social media use in the United States. The legislation, which now awaits approval from Governor Ron DeSantis, seeks to keep individuals under the age of 16 off social media platforms. Supporters of the bill argue that such measures
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Generating both electricity and thermal energy from solar radiation has long been a goal in the field of renewable energy. Thanks to recent technological innovations, this dream is closer to becoming a reality. A team led by Armin Buchroithner from the Institute of Electrical Measurement and Sensor Systems at Graz University of Technology (TU Graz)
The use of SnO2 as electron transport layers (ETLs) in perovskite solar cells (PSCs) has been popular due to its high transparency, electron mobility, and band alignment. However, traditional approaches to passivate defects in SnO2, such as thermal annealing and interface modification, have proven to be inefficient and unsuitable for flexible substrates. These methods require
The Singapore Airshow, known as Asia’s largest aviation event, made a triumphant return in 2022 after being forced to scale back in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s event opened its doors to the public once again, showcasing a wide array of aerial displays and the latest innovations in the aviation industry. With
China’s recent new year holiday spending has exceeded pre-pandemic levels, showcasing a positive trend in an economy that has been grappling with sluggish consumption and deflation. According to official figures released by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, domestic spending on entertainment, dining, and travel skyrocketed during the recent “Golden Week” holiday, which concluded last
At $80 billion or more, OpenAI, a California-based start-up, has reportedly struck a deal with investors. This valuation marks a significant increase in the company’s worth in less than a year. Reportedly, the agreement involves the sale of existing shares to investors led by Thrive Capital. This deal allows executives and employees to sell their
Artificial intelligence researchers at Amazon AGI have recently unveiled a revolutionary text-to-speech model that is being heralded as the largest of its kind. This model, known as Big Adaptive Streamable TTS with Emergent abilities (BASE TTS), boasts an impressive 980 million parameters and was trained using a massive dataset of 100,000 hours of recorded speech.
In a recent study conducted by scientists from Tokyo Tech, two groundbreaking design techniques were introduced to significantly enhance the performance of fractional-N phase locked loops (PLLs). These methods were developed to combat fractional spurs, which are unwanted signals that commonly affect PLLs used in various radar systems and wireless transceivers. The implications of these
The European Union (EU) is implementing ground-breaking legislation called the Digital Services Act (DSA), which aims to address the issue of illegal and problematic content on digital platforms. The DSA applies to large platforms with more than 45 million active monthly users in the EU. Even the world’s largest tech companies face significant fines if
Materials science continues to face a significant challenge in the design and discovery of innovative materials that address pressing global priorities, such as achieving Net Zero. In an exciting breakthrough, researchers at the University of Liverpool have made remarkable progress in this field. Their latest paper, titled “Superionic lithium transport via multiple coordination environments defined
5G networks offer a wide range of features, one of which is network slicing. Network slicing allows for the logical division of the network into segments based on current requests, ensuring a guaranteed level of signal quality. This segmentation offers providers the ability to allocate independent network resources on the same infrastructure, catering to the
With the rapid advancement of technology, it is common for individuals to upgrade their smartphones frequently, leaving behind their old devices. However, what many fail to realize is that simply getting rid of the device does not guarantee the security of their personal information. In this article, we will discuss the necessary steps to securely