Apple updates App Store payment rules in concession to developers

Apple has updated its App Store rules to allow developers to contact users directly about payments, a concession in a legal settlement with companies challenging its tightly controlled marketplace.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-10-apple-app-payment-concession.html

Climate change disrupting natural cycles at drier Lake Tahoe

Drought fueled by climate change has dropped Lake Tahoe below its natural rim and halted flows into the Truckee River, an historically cyclical event that's occurring sooner and more often than it used to—raising fears about what might be in store for the famed alpine lake.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-10-climate-disrupting-natural-drier-lake.html

Cheap, abundant renewable energy powers cluster of Quebec data centres

With vast amounts of cheap and renewable electricity mostly generated from hydro dams, Quebec is seeing more and more tech giants setting up power-hungry data centres in the Canadian province.

Rising tide of leaks threatens to inundate Facebook

Facebook held back from doing all it could to stop users from being radicalized and US election misinformation from flooding the social network, according to media reports Friday.

US targeting Feb. 2022 to launch new lunar program Artemis

NASA is aiming to launch its uncrewed lunar mission Artemis 1 in February next year, the space agency said Friday, the first step in America's plan to return humans to the Moon.

Cheap, abundant renewable energy powers cluster of Quebec data centres

With vast amounts of cheap and renewable electricity mostly generated from hydro dams, Quebec is seeing more and more tech giants setting up power-hungry data centres in the Canadian province.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-10-cheap-abundant-renewable-energy-powers.html

Rising tide of leaks threatens to inundate Facebook

Facebook held back from doing all it could to stop users from being radicalized and US election misinformation from flooding the social network, according to media reports Friday.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-10-tide-leaks-threatens-inundate-facebook.html

US targeting Feb. 2022 to launch new lunar program Artemis

NASA is aiming to launch its uncrewed lunar mission Artemis 1 in February next year, the space agency said Friday, the first step in America's plan to return humans to the Moon.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-10-feb-lunar-artemis.html

US seals agreement to end European digital taxes

The United States has resolved a key point of trade friction with Europe after inking a deal to end controversial digital services taxes on American tech giants.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-10-agreement-european-digital-taxes.html

Canada hospitals use drones to carry lungs for transplant

In the dark of night, a drone takes off from a Toronto hospital rooftop, the hum of its rotors barely audible over the bustling sounds of the cars and pedestrians below in Canada's largest metropolis.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-10-canada-hospitals-drones-lungs-transplant.html

Samsung SDI and Stellantis in vehicle battery deal

South Korean battery maker Samsung SDI will jointly produce electric vehicle batteries in the US with global carmaker Stellantis, the South Korean firm said Friday—its partner's second such deal in a week.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-10-samsung-sdi-stellantis-vehicle-battery.html

Amazon faces new union organizing push in US

Workers at an Amazon warehouse in New York are seeking to unionize, the organizing group said Thursday, six months after a similar attempt in Alabama failed.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-10-amazon-union.html

New material could pave way for better, safer batteries

In pursuit of batteries that deliver more power and operate more safely, researchers are working to replace the liquids commonly used in today's lithium ion batteries with solid materials. Now, a research team from Brown University and the University of Maryland has developed a new material for use in solid-state batteries that's derived from an unlikely source: Trees.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-10-material-pave-safer-batteries.html

Artificial intelligence spots anomalies in medical images

Scientists from Skoltech, Philips Research, and Goethe University Frankfurt have trained a neural network to detect anomalies in medical images to assist physicians in sifting through countless scans in search of pathologies. Reported in IEEE Access, the new method is adapted to the nature of medical imaging and is more successful in spotting abnormalities than general-purpose solutions.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-10-artificial-intelligence-anomalies-medical-images.html

Google to slash fee it takes from subscriptions on App Store

Alphabet Inc.'s Google is slashing the fees it takes from subscription services on its app store following pressure from developers and lawmakers.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-10-google-slash-fee-subscriptions-app.html

Enhanced touch screens could enable users to 'feel' objects

The next time you buy a new couch, you may not ever have to leave your old one to get a feel for the texture of the new material.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-10-screens-enable-users.html