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Tech Xplore / Robotaxi pioneer Waymo gets $16 billion injection to accelerate its expansion plans

Robotaxi pioneer Waymo has raised another $16 billion to help fuel its ambition for its fleet of self-driving cars to provide rides throughout the world while other deep-pocketed rival services backed by Tesla and Amazon ...

16 hours ago in Automotive
Medical Xpress / Medical AI models need more context to prepare for the clinic: Challenges and potential solutions

Medical artificial intelligence is a hugely appealing concept. In theory, models can analyze vast amounts of information, recognize subtle patterns in data, and are never too tired or busy to provide a response. However, ...

16 hours ago in Health informatics
Tech Xplore / Musk Inc.? Billionaire combines his rocket and AI businesses before an expected IPO this year

Elon Musk is joining his space exploration and artificial intelligence ventures into a single company before what's expected to be a massive initial public offering for the business later this year.

17 hours ago in Business
Phys.org / Frustration in hetero relationships has a long history—that's why today's crisis looks so familiar

"Many women tell me they want to have a man in their life, but they are no longer willing to be the only person giving in the relationship. They don't want to be with a man who needs to be taken care of. In that case, it's ...

23 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Faced with common heart failure symptoms, most young adults wouldn't seek care

Alex Balmes' symptoms were uncommon for a 32-year-old—irregular heartbeat, fatigue, shortness of breath, bloating, unexpected weight gain.

17 hours ago in Cardiology
Phys.org / Angstrom-scale plasmonic gap boosts nonlinear light output by 2,000% per volt

Researchers at the Institute for Molecular Science (NINS, Japan) and SOKENDAI have demonstrated a more than 2000% voltage-induced enhancement of near-field nonlinear optical responses. To achieve this giant modulation, they ...

19 hours ago in Physics
Tech Xplore / Switch 2 sales boost Nintendo profits, but chip shortage looms

The runaway success of the Switch 2 console drove up Nintendo's net profit by more than 50% in the nine months to December, the Japanese video game giant said Tuesday.

15 hours ago in Consumer & Gadgets
Tech Xplore / Study finds banning energy disconnections shouldn't destabilize markets

Approaches by some European countries and Australia to protect energy consumers could help countries worldwide phase out harmful electricity disconnections without destabilizing power markets, new research published in the ...

18 hours ago in Business
Medical Xpress / Digital therapy shows promise as a treatment for female sexual dysfunction

Sexual dysfunction is a reality for many women, but the subject remains taboo. A large percentage of women remain untreated, a problem that is exacerbated by the shortage of treatment options for female sexual dysfunction. ...

Medical Xpress / Significant gaps persist in regional UK access to 24/7 air ambulance services

Despite significant improvements in the availability of 24/7 emergency air ambulance services (HEMS) across the UK since 2009, persistent regional gaps remain, finds research published online in Emergency Medicine Journal. ...

5 hours ago in Medical economics
Phys.org / How climate change and human psychology make this US cold snap feel so harsh

The brutally frigid weather that has gripped most of America for the past 11 days is not unprecedented. It just feels that way.

13 hours ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / Psilocybin shows context-dependent effects on social behavior and inflammation in female mice

Researchers led by Dr. Claire Foldi at Monash University have discovered that psilocybin, the psychoactive compound found in magic mushrooms, produces subtle but distinct effects on social behavior and inflammation that depend ...

23 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry