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FAA Approves Largest Uncrewed Aircraft System in the U.S.
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FAA Approves Largest Uncrewed Aircraft System in the U.S.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration approved electric aircraft startup Pykathe 's commercial operation of its autonomous crop sprayers in the U.S.

Optical Vectors Beam Multi-Bits
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Optical Vectors Beam Multi-Bits

The technique works by modulating the vector-quality factor, instead of the amplitude of a laser.

Tech Experts Start to Doubt ChatGPT, A.I. 'Hallucinations' Will Ever Go Away
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Tech Experts Start to Doubt ChatGPT, A.I. 'Hallucinations' Will Ever Go Away

"This isn't fixable."

Microsoft Comes Under Blistering Criticism for 'Grossly Irresponsible' Security
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Microsoft Comes Under Blistering Criticism for 'Grossly Irresponsible' Security

Azure looks like a house of cards collapsing under the weight of exploits and vulnerabilities.

What Can You Do When A.I. Lies About You?
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What Can You Do When A.I. Lies About You?

People have little protection or recourse when the technology creates and spreads falsehoods about them.

AI Boosting Satellite Navigation Capability, European Space Agency Says
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AI Boosting Satellite Navigation Capability, European Space Agency Says

European Space Agency says AI, machine learning are being implemented to improve NAVISP program satnav performance.

Asian MIT Student's Professional Headshot Turns Caucasian with AI Tool
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Asian MIT Student's Professional Headshot Turns Caucasian with AI Tool

"I definitely think it's a problem," said Rona Wang, who hopes those who make the software become aware of such biases and develop solutions to mitigate them.

Underwater Robots Could Usher in High-Tech Future for Deep Sea Mining
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Underwater Robots Could Usher in High-Tech Future for Deep Sea Mining

Renee Grogan at mining solutions developer Impossible Metals envisions underwater robots as key to harvesting precious metals from the seafloor without harming...

U.S. Hunts Chinese Malware That Could Disrupt Military Operations
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U.S. Hunts Chinese Malware That Could Disrupt Military Operations

U.S. security officials say the White House is hunting for malware purportedly concealed by China within infrastructure critical to U.S. military bases.

What Does a 'Twinkling' Star Sound Like?
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What Does a 'Twinkling' Star Sound Like?

A team of researchers three-dimensionally simulated the rippling waves of gas that contribute to stars' apparent twinkle, and rendered them as sound waves.

Pills from the 3D Printer
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Pills from the 3D Printer

Scientists at Germany's Max Planck Institute for Informatics and the University of California, Davis, three-dimensionally-printed liquid-soluble tablets.

Discovery of Smartphone Vulnerability Reveals Hackers Could Track Your Location
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Discovery of Smartphone Vulnerability Reveals Hackers Could Track Your Location

Researchers discovered a flaw in text messaging that could allow attackers to track smartphone owners' whereabouts.

NASA Detects Signal from Voyager 2 After Losing Contact Due to Wrong Command
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NASA Detects Signal from Voyager 2 After Losing Contact Due to Wrong Command

The U.S. National Aeronautical and Space Administration detected a signal from the Voyager 2 probe more than a week after transmission ceased.

How MIT's Liquid Neural Networks Can Solve AI Problems from Robotics to Self-Driving Cars
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How MIT's Liquid Neural Networks Can Solve AI Problems from Robotics to Self-Driving Cars

Liquid neural networks represent a significant departure from traditional deep learning models.

Giving Users More than They Can Handle
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Giving Users More than They Can Handle

Are Microsoft's artificial intelligence files creating security issues for customers?

Superconductor Claims Could Lead to Progress, Even If They're Wrong
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Superconductor Claims Could Lead to Progress, Even If They're Wrong

Experts are right to be wary of claims that a room-temperature, ambient-pressure superconductor has been found, but the flurry of new research to confirm the finding...

Machine Learning, Blockchain Technology Could Help Counter Spread of Fake News
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Machine Learning, Blockchain Technology Could Help Counter Spread of Fake News

A proposed machine learning framework and expanded use of blockchain technology could help counter the spread of fake news, according to new research.

New Attack Impacts Major AI Chatbots—and No One Knows How to Stop It
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New Attack Impacts Major AI Chatbots—and No One Knows How to Stop It

Researchers found a simple way to make ChatGPT, Bard, and other chatbots misbehave, proving that AI is hard to tame.

Gigantic Telescope Adopts Intelligent Maintenance Robots
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Gigantic Telescope Adopts Intelligent Maintenance Robots

Five "intelligent" robot systems and platforms have been cleared by authorities to maintain China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST)...

Cigna Accused of Improperly Rejecting Thousands of Patient Claims Using Algorithm
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Cigna Accused of Improperly Rejecting Thousands of Patient Claims Using Algorithm

A federal class-action lawsuit accuses health insurer Cigna of using a computer algorithm to automatically reject hundreds of thousands of patient claims.
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