Technology/Science
Be Literal With Chatbots. Figurative Language Confuses Them
Computer scientists recently examined the performance of dialog systems, such as personal assistants and chatbots designed to interact with humans. The team found that when these systems are ...
Net-Zero Insurers’ Climate-Friendly Plans to Exit Coal Impeded by Antitrust Laws
A group of the world's biggest insurers and reinsurers that jointly pledged to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from their underwriting activities have run into an unexpected opponent of their ...
U.S. Security Agencies Issue Advisory for Russian Cyber Attacks on Infrastructure
Federal cybersecurity officials are again warning of Russian cyber attacks and urging critical infrastructure networks in particular to be on alert. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security ...
Travelers Expands Telematics Offerings With IntelliDrivePlus
The Travelers Companies Inc. is expanding its telematics auto insurance offerings with the launch of IntelliDrivePlus, an app-based program that calculates a new premium at each renewal by measuring ...
Can a Self-Driving 40-Ton Truck Be Safe?
Shipping companies and software developers are experimenting with self-driving trucks as a way to solve a driver shortage worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic, drawing fire from safety advocates who ...
Look Ma, No Hands: Semi Logs 80-Mile Public Road Trip Without Human
A semitruck completed an 80-mile route in Arizona with no human on board and no human intervention during the trip using technology developed by TuSimple, the company said Wednesday. The San Diego ...
U.S. Airlines Request Delay in 5G Rollout, Citing Safety Issues
Airlines in the United States are asking the Federal Communications Commission to delay next week's scheduled rollout of new 5G wireless service near dozens of major airports, saying it could ...
Amazon Web Services Outage Explainer: Will There Be More?
Robotic vacuum cleaners wouldn't start. Doorbell cameras stopped watching for package thieves, though some of those deliveries were canceled anyway. Netflix and Disney movies got interrupted and The ...