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Apple suppliers suffer as it struggles to forecast iPhone demand

7 years 10 months ago
Lower-than-expected demand for Apple Inc.’s new iPhones and the company’s decision to offer more models have created turmoil along its supply chain and made it harder to predict the number of components and handsets it needs, people familiar with the situation say.
Yoko Kubota

Fire ant colonies could inspire robot swarms

7 years 10 months ago
Aside from the stings and ruined picnics, fire ants are famous for their ability to swarm together and self­–assemble bridges, ladders, and even floating rafts. Researchers have now figured out the statistical rules that govern how fire ants form these structures, and the new study could help scientists build swarming, tiny shape-shifting robots.
Walt Bonner

Facebook will create independent oversight committee to deal with content issues

7 years 10 months ago
Following a scathing report from The New York Times that called into question what Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg knew about the Russian disinformation campaign and when, Zuckerberg said the social networking giant would create an independent oversight committee to help deal with moderating certain issues related to content posted on its site.
Chris Ciaccia

Fox on Tech: Using lasers to find aliens

7 years 10 months ago
Calling all aliens! The search for extraterrestrial life is alive and well, and this week, two scientists from MIT breathed new life into the effort with an out-of-this-world idea for contacting non-earthlings. 
David Nath
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