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People Are Bad at Spotting Fake LinkedIn Profiles Generated by AI
Scientists found fake profiles produced by artificial intelligence on the business social network LinkedIn can easily deceive people.
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Using ML to Understand How Brain Cells Work
University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers used machine learning and artificial intelligence to better understand how interacting traits influence brain cells'...
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The Quiet Way Advertisers Are Tracking Your Browsing
Cookies are on the way out—but not enough is being done about browser fingerprinting. So what is it?
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Quantum Computing Arrays Made of Two Types of Atom
Two research teams have created arrays containing two different neutral atoms, a promising platform for quantum computing.
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UC Berkeley Robot Navigation Could Chart New Course for Self-Driving Systems
An approach that uses hours of video and elements of reinforcement learning can guide a robot vehicle almost two miles without a full map of the surroundings.
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The U.S. Is Weaponizing Semiconductors to Try to Rein In Russia
The components may play a pivotal role in upcoming efforts to sanction the invading country, but it is unclear if those efforts will actually work.
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Toward a Stronger Defense of Personal Data
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have designed an integrated circuit chip that can thwart power side-channel attacks using less energy than...
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Deep Learning Toolbox Now Apparently Includes Ground-Up Glass
Scientists suggest ground-up pieces of glass could help in securely encrypting facial images via a new optical cryptosystem.
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Brazilian Academics Create Automated Fake News Detection Platform
A team of researchers has developed a Web platform that can automatically detect fake online news.
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Robot Helps Dairy Workers Make Havarti, Danbo
A cheese robot created by Klavs Martin Sørensen at Denmark's University of Copenhagen is employed at Danish dairy company Arla to help with quality control.
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Russia Could Use Cryptocurrency to Blunt the Force of U.S. Sanctions
Russian companies have many cryptocurrency tools at their disposal to evade sanctions, including a so-called digital ruble and ransomware.
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Is Our Universe a Holographic Projection? Scientists Use Black Holes, Quantum Computing to Find Out
What's inside a black hole? Quantum computers and deep learning may finally reveal clues.
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Tech Giants to Be Forced to Share More Data Under EU Proposal
Groups say rules unfairly target the biggest firms and could push companies to store more data in Europe.
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Will Russia's Invasion of Ukraine Trigger a Cyberwar?
Russia, Ukraine, and many of the latter's Western allies have the ability to launch cyberattacks on other nations, and both sides seem ready for digital skirmishes...
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Meet Twist: MIT's Quantum Programming Language
Keeping tabs on data entanglement keeps reins on buggy quantum code.
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Google, Waymo Used Driverless Cars to Make Virtual San Francisco
Researchers at driverless car company Waymo and Google Research used self-driving vehicles to create a virtual model of San Francisco.
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Robot Fry Cook Gets Job at 100 White Castle Locations
Miso Robotics' Flippy 2 robot fry cook is being deployed in 100 White Castle fast food restaurants.
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Learning to Improve Chemical Reactions with AI
Researchers working with the Temporal Analysis of Products reactor system are using artificial intelligence to study the role of catalysts in chemical reactions...
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HKU Physicists Come Closer to Quantum Materials Through Better Measurement of Quantum Entanglement
An algorithm developed by physicists at the University of Hong Kong can quantify entanglement entropy.
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