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Mercedes Adds Blue Car Light for Self-Driving
Mercedes-Benz has received approval to add external turquoise blue lights to its vehicles that indicate when they are in self-driving mode.
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U.S. Regulators Propose New Online Privacy Safeguards for Children
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has proposed major changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998.
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Bionic Prostheses Empower Wounded Ukrainian Soldiers
About 20,000 Ukrainians have had amputations since the war with Russia started in February 2022. Some were able to receive bionic prostheses.
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SUTD Professor Designs 3D-Printed 'Trees' for Singapore Pavilion at COP28
Two 3D-printed “trees” made of stainless steel and upcycled plastic waste were centerpieces of the Singapore pavilion at the U.N. COP28 climate conference.
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Pangolin-Poaching Hot Spots Revealed by DNA Tests
University of California, Los Angeles researchers developed a method for tracing the smuggling routes of pangolins using DNA tests.
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Tech Gives Sound Directionality to Hearing Aids
Researchers at Taiwan's National Cheng Kung University have developed a hearing aid system with sound directionality.
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Hidden Pattern in Children's Eyes Can Reveal Autism
Researchers have demonstrated the use of AI to screen for and determine the severity of autism in children and teens based on images of their retinas.
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Google Allows More App Payment Options in Antitrust Deal With States
The tech giant will pay $700 million and allow app makers to collect payments directly in a settlement it hopes will help resolve other legal challenges.
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Autonomous Subs Wayfind Without GPS
Researchers used reinforcement learning to improve the ability of uncrewed underwater vehicles to navigate without GPS.
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The New York Times Hires First Newsroom Leader Focused on AI
The New York Times said Quartz co-founder Zach Seward has been hired to develop principles for "how we do and do not use generative AI."
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Helping Robots Learn Quickly in New Environments
A new algorithm reduces the amount of data necessary to train robots and enable them to perform tasks.
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Bigger, Not Necessarily Better
The inverse scaling issue means larger LLMs sometimes handle things less well.
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Vera Molnár, Pioneer of Computer Art, Dies at 99
Vera Molnár, a Hungarian-born artist who has been called the godmother of generative art for her pioneering digital work, died Dec. 7 in Paris at age 99.
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Tesla Recalls 2 Million Cars with 'Insufficient' Autopilot Safety Controls
Tesla is recalling more than 2 million vehicles to fix Autopilot systems that government regulators determined did not have enough controls to prevent misuse.
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Scientists Bring Molecules Back from the Dead to Fight Superbugs
A research team is using computational methods to mine genetic information from extinct human ancestors to identify candidates for new antibiotics.
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Robo-Dog Sets 100-Meter Sprint Guinness World Record
Guinness World records labeled a dog-like robot created by a team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology the fastest quadrupedal robot.
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Google DeepMind Used a Large Language Model to Solve an Unsolvable Math Problem
They had to throw away most of what it produced, but there was gold among the garbage.
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Multiple Data Leaks at 23andMe
Stolen genetic data leads to class action suit against the testing firm.
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NOAA's Older Earth-Watching Satellites Get 'Extended Life'
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will use a cloud-based system to extend the life of polar-orbiting satellites slated for decommissioning.
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