Volkswagen ID.4 Electric Car Reaches Northernmost Point of U.S. Highway System for First Time in Spring

April 4, 2023 – Multi GUINESS WORLDS RECORDS holder Rainer Zietlow has achieved another record by reaching Deadhorse, Alaska on April 2, 2023, in a Volkswagen ID.4 AWD. Deadhorse is at the remote end of the Dalton Highway System on the northern coast of the state. No electric vehicle has reached this point so early in the […]

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Back to Basics: 2023 ERP Trends and Predictions

In a year marked by uncertainty, organizations are looking for ways to reduce operating costs and streamline processes. Efficiency is on the mind of every business leader. Deploying automation to reduce manual work will continue to be a top consideration to achieve this. Company leaders will also consider new ways to build and maintain software […]

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In the turbulent Drake Passage, scientists find a rare window where carbon sinks quickly into the deep ocean

Looking out across the Southern Ocean near Antarctica, I can see whales and seabirds diving in and out of the water as they feed on sea life in the lower levels of the food web. At the base of this food web are tiny phytoplankton – algae that grow at the ocean surface, taking up […]

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Livestock are threatened by predators – but old-fashioned shepherding may be an effective solution

Carnivores like leopards, lions and hyenas have been killing livestock for centuries, causing financial losses to farmers. In many parts of the world, farmers respond by killing these predators. This has greatly reduced the populations of some top predators like leopards and lions. Killing predators may decrease their numbers in the short term. But there […]

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Is the US in a space race against China?

Headlines proclaiming the rise of a new “space race” between the U.S. and China have become common in news coverage following many of the exciting launches in recent years. Experts have pointed to China’s rapid advancements in space as evidence of an emerging landscape where China is directly competing with the U.S. for supremacy. This […]

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Robots are everywhere – improving how they communicate with people could advance human-robot collaboration

Robots are machines that can sense the environment and use that information to perform an action. You can find them nearly everywhere in industrialized societies today. There are household robots that vacuum floors and warehouse robots that pack and ship goods. Lab robots test hundreds of clinical samples a day. Education robots support teachers by […]

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Banning TikTok could weaken personal cybersecurity

TikTok is not be the first app to be scrutinized over the potential exposure of U.S. user data, but it is the first widely used app that the U.S. government has proposed banning over privacy and security concerns. So far, the discussion has focused on whether TikTok should be banned. There has been little discussion […]

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Intelligent Identity Proofing Can Help Government Agencies Go Digital

While the implications of AI-driven solutions can be complicated, certain opportunities exist for their use that offers objective and essential benefits. The public sector is one such area that is ripe – and perhaps long overdue – for a digital transformation. Waiting in line at the DMV is an infamously painful experience shared by anyone […]

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