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A Healthy Dose of AI
Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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North Korean Internet Downed by Suspected Cyberattacks: Researchers
Seoul-based news site NK Pro reported that log files and network records showed Websites on North Korean Web domains were largely unreachable.
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AI Can Analyze Eye Scans To Identify Risk of Heart Attack
The system—which has 70% to 80% accuracy—predicts if patients are at risk of a heart attack over the next year.
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White House Expects Global Chip Shortage to Last at least Another Six Months
"Congress must act," said U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.
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Google Kills Off FLoC, Replaces It With Topics
FLoC, Google's project for replacing cookies for interest-based advertising, is dead.
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Robot Umpires at Home Plate Moving Up to Triple-A for 2022
Major League Baseball is extending its automated strike zone test to Triple-A, the highest minor-league level, for 2022.
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Controlling Complex Systems with AI
Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence system that can solve complex control problems.
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IBM Research Reveals Method to Double Size of Quantum Simulations
IBM researchers doubled the size of quantum simulations while halving the number of quantum bits required, via a method called entanglement forging.
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A New Language for Quantum Computing
Twist is an MIT-developed programming language that can describe and verify which pieces of data are entangled to prevent bugs in a quantum program.
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Artificial Intelligence: Digital Pen Helps People Learn to Write
Teachers are given more freedom for creative and communicative tasks.
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Google Deceived Consumers about How it Profits from their Location Data, Attorneys General Allege
Complaints allege the company has deployed 'dark patterns,' design tricks that can subtly influence users' decisions in ways that are advantageous for a business...
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Machine Learning AI Can Predict COVID-19 Survival From Single Blood Test
Levels of 14 proteins in the blood of critically ill COVID-19 patients are associated with survival.
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AI's Potential Boon to Businesses
E-commerce companies can more efficiently organize products and help customers find what they want with artificial intelligence.
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First Felony Charges in Fatal Crash Involving Autopilot
The driver of a Tesla on Autopilot that ran a red light and killed two people in another car in 2019 faces two counts of vehicular manslaughter.
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Robots Rise to Meet the Challenge of Caring for Older Adults
Robotic assistants could be used in nursing and retirement homes to help seniors care for themselves and assist with chores.
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How Athletes Push Boundaries with Wearable Tech
Wearable technology is being used by an increasing number of athletes to record their physical performance and push themselves to achieve more.
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The Rise of A.I. Fighter Pilots
Artificial intelligence is being taught to fly warplanes. Can the technology be trusted?
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3D Robotic Spine 'Twin' Offers Way to Preview Surgical Procedures
Researchers designed a robotic "twin" of a human spine so surgeons can predict how interventions play out before surgery.
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Amazon Opening 30,000-Sq.-Ft. Store with QR Codes, Palm-Scanning Checkout
Amazon will open a 30,000-sq.-ft. clothing store in Los Angeles later this year.
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More Than Half of Medical Devices Have Critical Vulnerabilities
The 2022 State of Healthcare IoT Device Security Report estimates 53% of medical devices in hospitals connected to the Internet of Things have critical flaws.
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