Maine nearly became the first state to hit pause on new data centers, a clear example of how these sites are causing friction among communities. A study has ...

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Rather than chasing dollars, gig workers are micro-entrepreneurs who perform a strict ‘mental audit’ of every single task to ...

Johor is aggressively seeking more federal transfers, but the system will collapse if each state cuts its own deal. Read more ...

I tested the limits of friction and found a paradox ...

Neat is using agentic AI, intelligent framing, and flexible room modes to turn passive video endpoints into “thinking spaces,” giving IT a blueprint to modernize meeting rooms for hybrid work.

Lead story - If agentic AI truly makes every enterprise frictionless, what's left to compete on? Every now and then, I get a rare treat: a piece that requires me to rethink my premise - and ...

Thanks to modern technology, drafting an email, ordering a meal or looking up that random actor’s name you can’t remember has never been easier. But some are starting to wonder whether the quicker, ...

Caldera formation during volcanic eruptions results from recurrent frictional slips on the caldera wall. They serve as natural rock friction experiments with a relatively well-constrained loading ...