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Amazon Brings Cashierless Tech to Full-Size Grocery Store
Amazon deployed its Just Walk Out cashierless retail system in its newest Seattle-based Amazon Fresh physical grocery outlet, its first use in a full-size store...
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New 50-pound British Banknote Honors Computer Pioneer Alan Turing
The choice of Turing for the new 50-pound note is an important symbol of diversity.
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Formal Software Verification Measures Up
Verified coding techniques use mathematical proofs to ensure code is error-free and hacker-resistant. Can the approach revolutionize software?
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Charles M. Geschke (1939-2021)
Charles M. Geschke helped create the modern world of computing, where beautiful typography and expressive, artistic graphics are as integral to most users' experience...
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Germany Unveils Quantum Computer to Keep Europe in Global Tech Race
Germany unveiled a quantum computer this week.
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Robotic Ship Sets Off to Retrace the Mayflower's Journey
The Mayflower Autonomous Ship set off this week to retrace the journey of its 1620 namesake across the Atlantic Ocean.
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USPS Uses Edge AI Apps to Help Track Down Missing Packages Faster
The U.S. Postal Service is using artificial intelligence technology from NVIDIA to help it gain efficiencies.
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U.S. Army Scientists Create Formula for the Perfect Walking Robot
U.S. Army Research Laboratory scientists have determined that current legged robots could be far more efficient.
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Amazon India Introduces Machine Learning Summer School
Amazon India's three-day ML Summer School will cover fundamental concepts in Machine Learning, while linking them to practical industry applications.
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Google's Logica Language Addresses SQL's Flaws
Open source logic programming language compiles to SQL and runs on Google BigQuery, with experimental support for PostgreSQL and SQLite.
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Computer Trouble Hits Hubble Space Telescope, Science Halted
Launched in 1990, Hubble is showing more and more signs of aging, despite a series of repairs and updates by spacewalking astronauts during NASA's shuttle era. ...
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Most Firms Face 2nd Ransomware Attack after Paying Off 1st
Some 80% of businesses that pay to regain access to encrypted systems experience a subsequent ransomware attack.
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WWW Code That Changed the World Up for Auction as NFT
Tim Berners-Lee's original source code for what would become the World Wide Web is part of a non-fungible token soon to be auctioned off.
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Creating 'Digital Twins' at Scale
Researchers have designed a model for generating digital twins—precise computer simulations—at scale.
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Drone Refuels U.S. Navy Fighter Jet in Midair for the First Time
U.S. Navy officials said an aerial drone successfully refueled a fighter jet in midair for the first time during a June 4 test flight.
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DeepMind AI Taught Digital People to Play Football from Scratch
An artificial intelligence-trained computer learned to play football from scratch, using digital players.
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Computer System Can Help Inform Future Therapies for Patients with Inherited Heart Disease
A computer system trained on clinical data can support medical and surgical decisions on the treatment of patients with inherited heart disease.
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Honoring the Ties Between Computer Science and Mathematics
László Lovász and Avi Wigderson were awarded the 2021 Abel Prize.
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Cybersecurity Executive Order 2021: What It Means for Cloud and SaaS Security
Understanding the fundamentals of the White House Executive Order on Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity.
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