Economics & Business
Do more likes lead to more clicks?
A new Journal of Marketing study sheds light on the dynamics of likes in social advertising and their impact on user engagement.This post was originally published on this site
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Consumer & Gadgets
Five ways to make AI more trustworthy
Self-driving taxis are sweeping the country and will likely start service in Colorado in the coming months. How many of us will be lining up to take a ride? That depends on our level of […]
Business Technology
Europeans favor solar power and local energy over imports, study finds
Renewable energy is today the cheapest source of electricity available. In order to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, the share of renewables must be expanded to 100% by 2030. However, this expansion comes […]
Mathematics
Human ingenuity outpaces AI in finding new ‘kissing number’ bounds
How many coins can touch one coin, or how many basketballs can “kiss” one basketball at the same time? This seemingly playful question lies at the heart of the famous kissing number problem, a mathematical […]
Economics & Business
The economics of attention dominate modern-day active trading
In 2021, the stock market valuation of GameStop skyrocketed thanks to a social media frenzy. It heralded the rise of the so-called “meme” stock, but also a rise in a particular kind of trading, one […]
Business Technology
Purine-modified platinum electrodes could cut hydrogen costs
Hydrogen production from water may seem straightforward: splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen gases using an electric current. However, one major challenge is the significant cost associated with it.This post was originally published on this […]
Internet
What’s next for the internet? Competing visions for the metaverse
The race to build the metaverse—a vast digital realm where virtual and physical worlds merge—is already becoming a global power struggle.This post was originally published on this site
Consumer & Gadgets
New study uncovers data protection gaps in popular mHealth apps
Researchers at the University of Bremen have uncovered significant discrepancies between the data protection claims and the actual behavior of mobile health applications (mHealth apps). Many apps transmit personal data before users have even given […]
Business Technology
Banana-selling robots pitch customers in test run in Chicago suburbs
From bananas to burgers, store aisles to sidewalks, an army of robots has descended upon Chicagoland with the singular mission to bring us food.This post was originally published on this site
Economics & Business
The politics of milk: How a simple drink got caught up in power, culture and identity
Milk is one of the most familiar things in the world—comforting, wholesome, ordinary. But beneath this common perception lies something far more complicated.This post was originally published on this site