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Physicists Observe Wormhole Dynamics Using Quantum Computer
Physicists created a quantum experiment to study the dynamics of a specific type of theoretical wormhole that can predict quantum gravity.
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Hundreds of Scam Predatory Loan Platforms Found on App Stores
App store comment sections were overrun with users saying they were hit with hidden fees, high interest rates, and predatory repayment terms after they signed up...
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How the Collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried's Crypto Empire Has Disrupted A.I.
Bankman-Fried and his colleagues spent more than $530 million to battle what they saw as the dangers of artificial intelligence. Now those efforts are reeling. ...
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Tech Firms Send Supreme Court a Warning
Twitter's defense of its legal immunity and ability to moderate comes as its new owner, Elon Musk, has been rapidly shifting the platform's content policy.
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China Clamps Down on Internet as It Seeks to Stamp Out Covid Protests
Online regulators tell big tech companies to expand censorship of information on demonstrations and take steps to curb the virtual private networks used to bypass...
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New AI Speeds Computer Graphics by Up to 5x
Neural rendering harnesses machine learning to paint pixels.
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E.U. Warns Musk To Beef Up Twitter Controls Ahead Of New Rules
Musk has signaled an interest in rolling back many of Twitter's previous rules meant to combat misinformation.
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Scientists Use Quantum Computing to Create Glass that Cuts the Need for AC by a Third
Quantum computing, machine learning, and contact lens polymers combined to dramatically reduce energy costs.
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Breaking the Scaling Limits of Analog Computing
New technique could diminish errors that hamper the performance of super-fast analog optical neural networks.
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AI Predicts Future Heart Disease Risk Using Single Chest X-Ray
Weiss said additional research is necessary to validate the deep learning model, which could ultimately serve as a decision-support tool for treating physicians...
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Physicists Create a Wormhole Using a Quantum Computer
Exploring the possibility that space-time somehow emerges from quantum information.
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Websites Have Way More Trackers Now
Analysts at NordVPN found the average website has 48 trackers monitoring visitors' activity and recording their private data.
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San Francisco Will Allow Police to Deploy Robots That Kill
San Francisco's Board of Supervisors voted to grant city police the option to deploy potentially lethal robots in emergency situations.
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Programming Tool Turns Handwriting into Computer Code
A team of Cornell University researchers created the Notate interface to translate handwriting and sketches into computer code.
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Cyberlaw: Where We Are and What's On the Horizon
Legislating for cyberspace means establishing new legal frameworks and rethinking existing ones. The global picture is mixed.
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How a Cyberattack Plunged a Long Island County Into the 1990s
Suffolk County officials had to return to the days of paper checks and faxes after an episode that exposed government weaknesses.
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Apple Says Your iPhone's Usage Data is Anonymous, but Tests Say That's Not True
Researchers found Apple is collecting personally identifiable information from iPhones, despite the company’s promises that the devices' usage data is anonymous...
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Mars Helicopter Ingenuity Aces Flight After Software Update
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Mars helicopter Ingenuity has flown its shortest-ever flight following a software update.
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ML Tools Automatically Classify 1,000 Supernovae
A machine learning algorithm autonomously classified 1,000 supernovae using data from the Zwicky Transient Facility sky survey instrument at Caltech's Palomar Observatory...
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