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June 16, 2025 Antaira Technologies, LLC – formerly Aaxeon Technologies News Summary “We are incredibly honored to have the DTD-480-0953-T recognized in the Control Engineering Product of the Year awards,” said Joe Cook, GM at Antaira Technologies. Antaira DC-to-DC Power Converter Wins Silver Award in 2025 Control Engineering Product of the Year LAS VEGAS – June 16, 2025 – Antaira Technologies announced today its DTD-480-0953-T 480W DC-to-DC Power Converter has been named the Silver Award Winner in the Power category for the prestigious Control Engineering 2025 Product of…

OPDs using 2PACz and 3PAFCN electronic blocking layers were tested under simulated fog conditions. The 3PAFCN-based device demonstrated clearer shape reconstruction under scattering conditions. Credit: Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) Technologies enabling safe visual recognition in low-visibility environments are gaining increasing attention across sectors such as autonomous driving, aviation, and smart transportation. Thick fog remains a major challenge on highways, mountainous roads, and airport runways, where vision-based recognition systems frequently fail. Traditional visible light cameras, LiDAR, and thermal infrared (IR) sensors experience a sharp drop in signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) under scattering conditions, making object and pedestrian detection unreliable.…

Food distribution giant United Natural Foods (UNFI) said it is making “significant progress” in recovering from a cyberattack that occurred almost two weeks ago, as grocery stores across North America reliant on the distributor continue to report food shortages. UNFI said in an update on Sunday that it was restoring its electronic ordering systems, which its customers use to place orders for their grocery stores and supermarkets. The company, which provides more than 30,000 stores across the United States and Canada with fresh produce and other products, was hit by a cyberattack on June 5, which the company disclosed several…

Uber today revealed a new type of account, called Senior Accounts, for older users that prioritizes a simpler app experience with features like ride updates for family members, saved destinations, and the ability to use a family member’s card for payments. Uber said Senior Accounts present a simpler app experience with larger text and icons, as well as less complex screens. Users can switch this mode on using the accessibility settings in the app. Image Credits:Uber Users in the U.S. can now add older adults to their family account via the “Family” menu under the Accounts tab. Users who manage…

Waitrose has announced it will support its farmer suppliers with a £500,000 boost to fund low-carbon farming innovations – from recycling fertiliser to planting wildflowers.The move is part of the supermarket’s wider push to achieve net zero across its UK farms by 2035, and throughout its entire supply chain by 2050.The Net Zero Farm Fund will support nine projects that seek to reduce agricultural emissions while boosting on-farm sustainability and resilience.Several of the successful projects will explore cover cropping in orchards, convert waste such as poultry litter into natural fertiliser, and integrate renewable energy systems. Others will focus on improving…

Summary Rotork has supplied more 200 actuators to ONE-Dyas for the N05-A upstream gas processing platform, located in the Dutch North Sea. Rotork Supplies Actuators for an Automated ‘Next Generation’ Fully Electrified Offshore Gas Platform June 16, 2025 – Rotork has supplied more 200 actuators to ONE-Dyas for the N05-A upstream gas processing platform, located in the Dutch North Sea.The Skilmatic SI intelligent self-contained electro-hydraulic actuators, IQT3 Pro intelligent part-turn electric actuators and CVA continuous unrestricted modulating actuators will support the electrification and automation of the platform.HSM…

PepsiCo CEO Ramon Laguarta and Tesco CEO Ken Murphy will serve as co-chairs of The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) for the next two years, taking over as leadership of the CEO-led organization for manufacturers and retailers from Ahold Delhaize president and CEO Frans Muller and Mondelez International CEO Dirk Van de Put.“Over the next two years, I’m committed to growing our reach and relevance locally, while expanding our network globally,” Murphy said in a statement. “In a fast-paced consumer environment, the CGF can play a positive role for members large and small, with pre-competitive knowledge sharing on the big issues.”Last…

Two-dimensional multidimensional scaling of locomotive action affordance space. Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2025). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2414005122 How do you intuitively know that you can walk on a footpath and swim in a lake? Researchers from the University of Amsterdam have discovered unique brain activations that reflect how we can move our bodies through an environment. Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the study not only sheds new light on how the human brain works, but also shows where artificial intelligence is lagging behind. According to the researchers, AI could become more sustainable and human-friendly…

Threads, Meta’s microblogging platform, is testing spoiler text, according to a post from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Spoiler text refers to words (or images) that are grayed out in a post and only become readable if you manually click to see them. As the name suggests, spoiler text is often used on platforms like Discord or Reddit to help people communicate about new movies, TV shows, or books without accidentally revealing plot points and twists for people who aren’t caught up. Image Credits:Threads This is a nice quality-of-life upgrade on the user side, but it also helps Meta by encouraging…

American streets are incredibly dangerous for pedestrians. A San Carlos, California-based startup called Obvio thinks it can change that by installing cameras at stop signs — a solution the founders also say won’t create a panopticon.  That’s a bold claim at a time when other companies like Flock have been criticized for how its license plate-reading cameras have become a crucial tool in an overreaching surveillance state.  Obvio founders Ali Rehan and Dhruv Maheshwari believe they can build a big enough business without indulging those worst impulses. They’ve designed the product with surveillance and data-sharing limitations to ensure they can…