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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers from Mansoura University and University of Guelph published a new Journal of Marketing study that examines how misaligned contracts can erode innovation outcomes of high-tech firms. The study, titled "Collaborating to Innovate: Balancing Strategy Dividend and Transactional Efficiencies," is authored by Nehal Elhelaly and Sourav Ray. …

Efforts by a large section of US technology majors to subject open-source generative AI to curbs and regulations could stifle innovation across the world and likely prove counterproductive even for Washington, which has hitherto led the global race in scaling and harnessing Gen AI, said a top innovation executive.“If the attempts to squash open-source software succeed, almost all nations will simply be losers…the United States as well,” Andrew Ng, founder of DeepLearning AI, told delegates Wednesday at the Nasscom…

In 2018, when former Dodgers owner Frank McCourt first pitched the concept of a gondola from Union Station to Dodger Stadium, then-mayor Eric Garcetti said he was “absolutely confident that this will happen.” Karen Bass replaced Garcetti as mayor 14 months ago, and she had said nothing about the gondola project.Until Saturday, that is.The mayor and four allies on the Metro board issued a list of 31 conditions they want to impose in order to proceed with the project, including a plan for a regional bus program that could…

Foundation is big. It is massive in scope, spanning universes traversed in mighty space battleships, and the enormous halls in which the main characters dwell tower over any building you might find on our Earth. That means it’s an expensive show for Apple TV Plus and SkyDance to make — now it looks like some of those costs are starting to affect the production of the third season.According to Deadline, the cast and crew had already started to arrive in Poland before they were “told to return home” while the problems with…

The dreaded announcement arrived yesterday in a tweet, with Astrobotic admitting that, as a result of a catastrophic propellant leak, there’s “no chance of a soft landing on the Moon.” Mission specialists are scrambling to salvage what they can, but the much-hyped Peregrine-1 lunar mission is effectively over, with a faulty valve being the likely culprit.China's Plan to Land Astronauts on the MoonUnited Launch Alliance launched the Astrobotic-developed Peregrine lander aboard its Vulcan Centaur rocket on January 8. This…

It will come as no surprise that, on a whole, we’re eating too much sugar. Now, scientists have found that when our sweet tooth is sated, that craving is dialed down and in its place comes a sudden desire for fatty foods, which can wreak havoc on metabolic functions and weight.Researchers at Umeå University in Sweden have identified a hormonal mechanism triggered by overconsumption of sugar, resulting in cravings for food high in fat. In a study on fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster), sugar consumption swiftly signaled…

Captain Marvel might have made over a billion dollars at the box office when it came out in 2019, but the title character, even if for reasons that haven’t always been the most rational, has been famously unpopular among her Marvel Cinematic Universe peers. With her second proper outing coming later this year with The Marvels, fans are hoping for a change of sentiment. Carol Danvers wasn’t really herself throughout most of Captain Marvel, one fan argues. Now free of the Kree’s mind control and with 30 years of hindsight…

Chugging along Altfuture has dropped the biggest update yet for their train simulator, Derail Valley. This update overhauls quite a bit, so the developer is treating it as a bit of a relaunch, titling the update Derail Valley: Simulator. That sounds horrifying. Remember Derail Valley? I’ve heard of it, but it’s hard to pick something out among the many train simulators on PC. It started out as a very VR-focused title before offering non-VR options. Most notably, it doesn’t sound like the Early Access launch was very…

Toyota is at it again. The automaker’s Australian leader reiterated that Toyota would not be going all-electric despite the federal government’s recent initiatives to boost EV adoption, cut emissions from passenger vehicles, and improve the overall well-being of Australians. Less than two weeks ago, Australia’s government introduced its new National Electric Vehicle Strategy, consisting of three main objectives. Increase the supply of affordable and accessible EVs. Establish the…

Taraji P. Henson will be seen in a guest role in ‘Abbott Elementary’ ( Photo Credit – Instagram ) Actress Taraji P. Henson has joined ‘Abbott Elementary’ and will be seen in a major guest role. The ‘Empire’ star Henson will be playing Vanetta on the hit comedy series, and fans are super excited about her appearance. The casting of Taraji P. Henson was revealed on Saturday at the Paley Center for Media’s annual PaleyFest LA event, as per Variety’s reports. An ‘Abbott Elementary’ panel, featuring stars Sheryl Lee…