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Phys.org / Instacart ends AI pricing test that charged shoppers different prices for the same items
Instacart will stop using artificial intelligence to experiment with product pricing after a report showed that customers on the platform were paying different prices for the same items.
Tech Xplore / New calibration module offers improved measurement of thermoelectric device performance
A standard reference thermoelectric module (SRTEM) for objectively measuring thermoelectric module performance has been developed in Korea for the first time. A research team led by Dr. Sang Hyun Park at the Korea Institute ...
Tech Xplore / Spotify says piracy activists hacked its music catalogue
Music streaming service Spotify said Monday it had disabled accounts from a piracy activist hacker group that claimed to have "backed up" millions of Spotify's music files and metadata.
Phys.org / Why we sometimes avoid the truth and other times can't stop looking for it
A new study by Prof. Yaniv Shani of the Coller School of Management at Tel Aviv University and Prof. Marcel Zeelenberg of the Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences reveals a surprising insight into how we deal ...
Phys.org / Earthquake swarm continues to rattle Northern California city, seismologists say
A swarm of at least a dozen earthquakes reaching up to magnitude 3.9 rattled San Ramon near San Francisco, the U.S. Geological Survey reports.
Tech Xplore / Waymos blocked roads and caused chaos during San Francisco power outage
Many of Waymo's self-driving cars blocked streets of San Francisco during a mass power outage Saturday and forced the company to temporarily suspend service, raising questions about the cars' ability to adapt to real-world ...
Phys.org / Atmospheric rivers explained: What to know about the weather phenomenon
Atmospheric rivers are massive plumes of moisture carried across the sky that can dump heavy rains or snow over land.
Phys.org / The 'pawprint economy' is booming—and it offers huge opportunities for tourism
Luxury pet pampering packages at hotels, menus with dog-friendly roast dinners and £6,000 animal-friendly charter flights. Pet travel isn't just a trend, it's something of a transformation. This is the "pawprint economy"—and ...
Medical Xpress / Sex hormones reset our body clocks, research reveals
Disruptions to our circadian clocks—the internal molecular timekeepers "ticking" in nearly every cell of our body throughout the day—can lead to a wide range of health problems, from sleep disturbances to diabetes and ...
Phys.org / Southeast Asia's greenhouse gas emissions demand urgent regional action
A new regional assessment shows that Southeast Asia is a major net source of greenhouse gases, with land-use change and rising fossil fuel use overwhelming natural carbon sinks, reservoirs that store carbon-containing chemical ...
Phys.org / How can Canada become a global AI powerhouse? By investing in mathematics
Artificial intelligence is everywhere. In fact, each reader of this article could have multiple AI apps operating on the very device displaying this piece.
Medical Xpress / Nine-gene blood signature and methylene blue offer hope for cerebral malaria
Malaria continues to place a substantial burden on many emerging economies, contributing to significant loss of life, long-term disability, and economic disruption. According to the World Health Organization, the disease ...
