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Brain Implants Get Real
Universities, and a growing number of companies, are producing brain-computer interfaces.
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Using Makeup to Block Surveillance
Altering one's facial features with a special type of makeup can keep them from being recognized by artificial intelligence.
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Fabric that Can 'Hear' Your Heartbeat Developed by MIT Scientists
The researchers say the fabric allows wearers to monitor their heart and breathing in a comfortable way over long periods, and could also be used to communicate...
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I Am Not a Robot: iOS Verification Update Marks End of 'Captchas'
Tests where you are asked to spot traffic lights or type out wobbly letters may be a thing of the past.
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Microsoft Plans to Eliminate Face Analysis Tools in Push for 'Responsible AI'
The technology giant will stop offering automated tools that predict a person's gender, age and emotional state and will restrict the use of its facial recognition...
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Engineers Build LEGO-Like AI Chip
An international team of researchers has developed an artificial intelligence chip that is stackable and reconfigurable, similar to LEGO bricks.
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Hybrid Work Meetings Are Hell. Tech Is Trying to Fix Them
Technology companies are rolling out new options for hybrid meetings.
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Linux Malware Has a Sneaky Way of Staying Hidden
Researchers discovered the Syslogk Linux rootkit delivers a backdoor trojan hides on a targeted machine until triggered.
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China's Expanding Surveillance State: Takeaways From a New York Times Investigation
Chinese police analyze human behaviors to ensure facial recognition cameras capture as much activity as possible.
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Using AI to Improve Farm Animal Welfare
Technology helps to interpret what animals are thinking and feeling, from what they utter and how they move.
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Quantum Computer Programming for Dummies
Scientists have formulated a new beginner-level guide for quantum computer programmers.
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3D Rabbit 'Hologram' Created by Levitating Screen Using Sound Waves
An algorithm developed by researchers at the U.K.'s University College London can generate "holograms" by acoustically levitating objects.
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Global Satellite Map Will Help Hunt Down Illegal Fishing Vessels
A new digital map uses satellite radar imagery to identify potential illegal fishing vessels.
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Ethereum Mining Is Going Away
Ethereum mining could end soon due to "the Merge," leaving as many as 1 million miners out of a source of income.
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Ex-Amazon Worker Convicted in Capital One Hacking
Paige Thompson's lawyers said she had been looking for cracks so they could be fixed. A jury found her guilty of wire fraud and hacking charges.
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Yoshua Bengio, Fellow AI Pioneers, Honored with Spain's Princess of Asturias Award
The 50,000-euro Princess of Asturias Award is one of the most prestigious in the Spanish-speaking world, covering the arts, humanities and literature, among others...
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White House Rolls Out Task Force to Curb Online Abuse
Group will create recommendations for governments, companies and schools to address the link between online harassment and violence in the wake of mass shootings...
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3D Scans Reveal Ancient Art in Alabama Cave
A team of researchers used three-dimensional (3D) photo mapping to find previously hidden ancient etchings in an Alabama cave.
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Engineers Create Single-Step 3D Printing Method to Make Robotic Materials
University of California, Los Angeles engineers and colleagues designed a one-step three-dimensional printing process for manufacturing robots.
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