Author: Awais

Uber and WeRide are now deploying fully driverless vehicles as part of its robotaxi service in the United Arab Emarites. Customers in Abu Dhabi who request an UberX or Uber Comfort may be matched with a fully autonomous WeRide vehicle if the route is part of the company’s service area.Uber and Chinese autonomous vehicle operator WeRide first launched their robotaxi service with safety drivers back in December 2024. At the time, the companies they anticipated pulling safety drivers out of the vehicles the following year.Initially, the fully autonomous vehicles will only be available in select locations throughout the 12 square…

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Aussies love their coffee, but our world-class coffee culture means we can be a bit snobbish about the quality of our brew. And, while I love to indulge in a barista-made takeaway coffee occasionally, I can only afford an almost-AU$10 long black every so often.Unfortunately, making barista-level java from home does require a good espresso machine, and even at their cheapest, you’re looking at laying out a minimum of AU$500. The sky’s the limit at the top end too – as a case in point, we’ve been relying on Breville’s AU$4,599 The Oracle Dual Boiler to keep the Aussie TechRadar…

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Winter is citrus season, bringing vibrancy to not-so-sunny days. When my favorite citrus fruit comes into season in December—now in store at Trader Joe’s—that’s when things really brighten up. My citrus consumption increases tenfold. Sumo Citrus is truly the fruit I can never get enough of. It’s not hard to find: The giant hybrid certainly stands out in the produce section. When I see this sweet, juicy fruit in stores, I’m always adding it to my cart. Sumo Citrus What to Look For: A 2-pound bag at Trader Joe’sWhy I Love Them: They’re juicy, sweet, seedless, and incredibly easy to…

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Despite shifting user demographics, Facebook remains the third most visited website globally and continues to dominate as the most popular social media network. With such a vast audience, Facebook analytics tools are designed to help you avoid wasted ad spend and diluted messaging to broad audiences. They reveal your most engaged audience segments, so you can optimize your campaigns through strategic audience testing. Read on for an overview of how to use Facebook’s audience insights tool, so your brand can make the most out of Meta’s biggest platform. Why is it crucial to understand your Facebook audience? Understanding exactly who…

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Like other popular services like Netflix and Max, Hulu is a streaming service that has exclusive series, current-season episodes, hit movies, Hulu Originals, kids shows, and more. There’s also a Hulu plan for nearly every kind of watcher, including streaming content with ads for a service on the cheap, or bundles for additional platforms like Disney+ and ESPN+ to get even more content at reduced prices. I have a Hulu plan to watch some of my favorite shows like critically-acclaimed Atlanta or my current fave wholesome comedy, Abbott Elementary. We at WIRED stay glued to our devices and round up…

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Sometimes, it’s not enough to build strong shoulder muscles in the gym — whether you’re experiencing tightness, pain, or an injury, it might be time to seek out the expertise of a physiotherapist to unlock thingsRebecca Bossick, a lead physio at One Body LDN, shares five movements to unlock tight traps and hunched shoulders and relieve aches and pains. You can do them at your desk or before or after a workout, and they’re a simple but effective way to ease niggles and release your shoulders.If you can commit just 10 minutes a few times a week, these are the…

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It’s no surprise that BA editors love to cook; and considering you’re on our site right now, we’re willing to guess you do too. But life can get hectic, especially in the lead up to the end of the year. That’s where meal kits come in: Think of them as a dinnertime helping hand—everything you need to get a hot meal on the table is delivered in a single box. And during the Black Friday sales bonanza, many of these services are available at a discount.We’re thrilled to see that some of the best meal kits according to our years…

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[Submitted on 26 May 2025 (v1), last revised 24 Nov 2025 (this version, v2)] View a PDF of the paper titled Advancing Limited-Angle CT Reconstruction Through Diffusion-Based Sinogram Completion, by Jiaqi Guo and 2 other authors View PDF HTML (experimental) Abstract:Limited Angle Computed Tomography (LACT) often faces significant challenges due to missing angular information. Unlike previous methods that operate in the image domain, we propose a new method that focuses on sinogram inpainting. We leverage MR-SDEs, a variant of diffusion models that characterize the diffusion process with mean-reverting stochastic differential equations, to fill in missing angular data at the projection…

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Italian company Bending Spoons flew largely under the radar — until last month. In a span of 48 hours, the company announced the acquisition of AOL and a massive $270 million raise, quadrupling its valuation to $11 billion, up from $2.55 billion set in early 2024. Bending Spoons has grown rapidly by acquiring stagnating tech brands like Evernote, Meetup, and Vimeo, then turning them profitable through aggressive cost-cutting and price increases. While the company’s approach is similar to private equity, there is one key difference: Bending Spoons has no plans to sell these businesses. Andrew Dumont, the founder and CEO…

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