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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Waymo Says Driver Had Control of SUV That Hit a Pedestrian
California's Department of Motor Vehicles said Thursday that it has been contacted by Waymo and that the company will file a crash report within 10 days, as required...
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See Little Robots Get Swole in This Virtual 'Gym'
The bizarre robots look like cobbled-together Tetris pieces. A new system "evolves" them to run, climb, and throw stuff better.
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Engineers Teach AI to Navigate Ocean with Minimal Energy
Artificial intelligence technology is being used to enable autonomous drones exploring the deep ocean to navigate using currents instead of fighting them.
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Human-Like Brain Helps Robot Out of Maze
A neuromorphic robot can navigate mazes using a human brain-like model.
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Tiny ML Design Alleviates Bottleneck in Memory Usage on IoT Devices
Researchers come up with a machine learning method to reduce the amount of memory required for Internet of Things devices.
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Computing Scenarios for Defusing Polarized Politics
Researchers used agent-based modeling to explore political polarization in the U.S. and possible preventive approaches.
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Protecting Users' Private Data While They Browse
The SugarCoat tool can protect users' private data while they browse the Web.
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What Is Web3 and Why Should You Care?
The next Internet revolution is upon us—here's why it matters.
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Robot Plays Table Tennis After 90 Minutes of Training
Researchers developed a computer simulation that taught a virtual robot arm outfitted with a table tennis racket how to return virtual ping pong balls.
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'Black Box' to Chronicle Ravages of Climate Change
Australia is building "Earth's Black Box," a reportedly indestructible steel structure containing a real-time archive of climate change news and research.
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Amazon Shutting Down One of the Oldest Staples on the Internet
The ecommerce giant is closing down Alexa.com, an online service that the vast majority of Amazon customers are likely unaware even existed.
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Machines That See the World More Like Humans Do
The 3D Scene Perception via Probabilistic Programming system helps machines perceive the world in a more human-like manner.
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Google, Microsoft Have Your Mail, Mostly
Computer scientists studying email service providers found high levels of concentration.
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World's Biggest Traders Betting on Blockchain Data
The Pyth blockchain-based technology service aims to provide data for diverse cryptocurrency projects in real time.
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Quenching the Flames: AI, Data Help Fight Global Wildfires
New technologies are being deployed to predict, monitor, and fight wildfires as their frequency and ferocity grow.
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Telehealth Became a Lifeline for Older Americans. But It Still Has Glitches
Medicare has extended coverage of remote health care. While telehealth removed barriers to care for many during the pandemic, some say there is more to be done....
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This Robot Looks Like a Pancake, Jumps Like a Maggot
Researchers designed a soft, legless robot that can hop and navigate obstacle courses.
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Your Face Is, or Will Be, Your Boarding Pass
Many biometric identification innovations use facial recognition.
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