How Top Modules Make AMRs Possible

An AMR without a top module is like a robotic arm without an end-effector tool such as a gripper—it lacks functionality. The benefits of AMRs are only realized—and maximized—with top modules and high-quality gates and carts that transfer…

Ad Agencies Step Away From Oil and Gas in Echo of Cigarette Exodus

Dozens of other ad agencies, most of them small, have signed the same pledge, which was put together by the advocacy group Fossil Free Media. The effort, which is known as Clean Creatives, is managed by Duncan Meisel, an environmental activist…

What is a VPN and why do you need one? Everything you have to know

Whether you work from a traditional office, home office, or on the road, a VPN is one of the best ways to protect yourself on the internet. But how effective are VPNs, and what's the best one…

Better Data equals Better Navigation

To achieve navigation accuracy, sensors use algorithms that look at a series of measurements (as opposed to a single measurement) and…

Why Riders Abandoning Buses and Trains is a Problem for Climate Change

On the London Underground, Piccadilly Circus station is nearly vacant on a weekday morning, while the Delhi Metro is ferrying fewer than half of the riders it used to. In Rio, unpaid bus drivers have gone on strike. New York City subway traffic…

Exchange Server attacks: Microsoft shares intelligence on post-compromise activities

Many on-premises Exchange servers are being patched, but Microsoft warns that its investigations have found multiple threats lurking on already-compromised systems.Microsoft is raising an alarm…

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Scientists Support an Idea Long Thought Outlandish: Reflecting the Sun’s Rays

WASHINGTON — The idea of artificially cooling the planet to blunt climate change — in effect, blocking sunlight before it can warm the atmosphere — got a boost on Thursday when an influential scientific body urged the United States…

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A Biden Administration Strategy: Send In the Scientists

He would go on to lead development of Goddard Institute Earth System Model, an enormous computer program that can simulate the planet’s climate system and can show how phenomena like rising carbon dioxide levels cause warming. Over time,…