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NASA Sends Robots to Study Climate Change in the Arctic
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration dispatched two robots to the Arctic in early July to collect sea surface temperature data.
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More Shark-Spotting Drones, Drumlines Added to NSW Coastlines
Australia's New South Wales will spend AU$21.4 million (US$15.4 million) to expand its shark management program with drones, drumlines, and beach-monitoring stations...
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Smart Reporting Tool Could Combat Fake News on Encrypted Chat Apps
Researchers at George Washington University say they have built a tool that would allow users to expose fake news without endangering their privacy. The Fuzzy Anonymous...
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The Battle for Digital Privacy Is Reshaping the Internet
As Apple and Google enact privacy changes, businesses are grappling with the fallout, Madison Avenue is fighting back and Facebook has cried foul.
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3D-Printed Sensor Can Detect Herbicide in Beverages
A new low-cost sensor device can detect and quantify the herbicide glyphosate in liquids.
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Smartwatches: The Classroom Nuisance
Educators complain smartwatches distract students or, worse, encourage them to cut class, text friends, or even cheat.
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Smart Tugboat to Journey More Than 1,000 Miles, Autonomously
A 35-foot-long tugboat carrying passengers will embark from Hamburg, Germany, on a 1,000-nautical-mile (1,150-mile) autonomous voyage around Denmark.
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Amazon Brings Its Cashierless Tech to Two Whole Foods Stores
Just Walk Out tech lets shoppers skip the checkout line
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Professor Helps Achieve Quantum Computing Breakthrough
Develops theory behind record-setting experiment for most accurate entangling gate ever demonstrated without lasers
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UN Human Rights Commissioner Urges Moratorium on AI System Sale, Use
Says artificial intelligence risks to privacy and other rights demand urgent action
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Italy Data Authority Asks Facebook for Clarifications on Smart Glasses
Italian data protection authority Garante has asked Facebook to provide it with clarifications related to its newly launched smart glasses, to determine their compliance...
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AI Can Detect Deepfake Face Because Its Pupils Have Jagged Edges
A computer model developed by researchers at New York’s University of Albany can determine whether an image of a face is a deepfake by examining its pupils.
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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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A Stanford Proposal Over AI's 'Foundations' Ignites Debate
A research paper that dubs some artificial intelligence models "foundational" is sparking a dispute over the future of the field.
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The Latest Cybersecurity Threat: Pay Us or We Release the Data
A new type of ransomware attack involves cybercriminals stealing sensitive data and threatening to publish it online if the victim does not pay a hefty ransom. ...
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Do We Need Humans for That Job? Automation Booms After COVID
Service sector jobs increasingly are being automated amid the pandemic, as companies navigate worker shortages and higher labor costs.
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Facebook Says Its Rules Apply to All. Company Documents Reveal a Secret Elite That's Exempt.
A program known as XCheck has given millions of celebrities, politicians, and other high-profile users special treatment, a privilege many abuse.
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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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