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Researchers Develop Tool for Analyzing Large Superconducting Circuits
Method could help push forward the field of quantum computing
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Apple Issues Emergency Security Updates to Close Spyware Flaw
Apple released emergency security patches after researchers in Canada found a flaw that allows spyware from Israel's NSO Group to infect any Apple product.
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Coughs Say Much About Your Health, If Your Smartphone Is Listening
Many researchers are trying to train artificial intelligence to enable smartphones to analyze patterns in a person’s coughs.
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DNA-Based Chip Can Be Programmed to Solve Complex Math Problems
Scientists at South Korea's Incheon National University have automated mathematical DNA calculations via a personal computer-controlled chip.
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ILA Says Union Will Not Service Automated Ships Without Crews
The union specifically highlighted the efforts to develop ships guided by satellites, onboard sensors, and artificial intelligence.
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Bitcoin Uses More Electricity Than Many Countries. How Is That Possible?
Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, one of the most popular, use astonishing amounts of electricity.
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Emissions From Computing, ICT Could Be Worse Than Previously Thought
Global information and communications technology's greenhouse gas emissions may be worse than previously calculated, suggest researchers.
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Atomically-Thin, Twisted Graphene Has Unique Properties That Could Advance Quantum Computing
The researchers' findings could lead to advances in the design of future quantum computing platforms.
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Tech Advances Put Annual Doctor Visits on Critical List
The pandemic has disrupted annual doctor visits, and digital technology, imaging, gene sequencing, and artificial intelligence likely will further virtualize physical...
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Computers 'Worse for Environment than Plane Travel'
The carbon impact of computers is set to rise even further, researchers warn.
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A.I. Can Now Write Its Own Computer Code. That's Good News for Humans
A new technology called Codex generates programs in 12 coding languages and even translates between them. But it is not a threat to professional programmers.
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AWS Researcher Merges 2 Quantum Computers to Help Make Cryptography Keys Stronger
Amazon Web Services' Mario Berta combined the capabilities of two quantum computers in order to generate truly random numbers to strengthen cryptographic keys. ...
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Universal System Decodes Any Type of Data Sent Across a Network
Scientists have programmed a universal algorithm to enable a silicon chip to decode any data transmitted across a network, irrespective of structure.
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One-Legged Robot Hops About as Researchers Try Knocking It Over
The one-legged TTI Hopper robot can stand, hop, and maintain balance on sloping or unsteady surfaces.
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Researchers Tap Antiferromagnets for Better RAM
An international team of scientists has discovered that antiferromagnets could make computer memory significantly faster and more efficient.
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AI Weather Forecasting for Smart Farms
Researchers at Australia's James Cook University have developed a model to help farmers using smart devices choose the most accurate rainfall forecast for a given...
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Mining Financial Data Without Actually Seeing It Can Detect Fraud
Multiparty Computation permits computation on encrypted values.
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Using Adversarial Attacks to Refine Molecular Energy Predictions
MIT researchers find new way to quantify the uncertainty in molecular energies predicted by neural networks
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The Cloud: Game Changer in IT Security
The move to the cloud makes it harder for companies to keep track of all Internet-connected digital assets.
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