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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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U.S.-Born Computer Professionals Earn Far More Than Other U.S. Workers
A new study found that U.S.-born information technology professionals make much more money than peers in other fields.
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Meet Grace, the Healthcare Robot COVID-19 Created
Hong Kong-based Hanson Robotics has developed a prototype robot to engage with seniors and those isolated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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No Chips, No Tips: How the Computer Chip Shortage Threatens Thousands of Restaurant Service Jobs
Faced with no semiconductor chips for their ordering machines, restaurants pivot away from human servers and toward contact-less ordering.
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Tech Companies Want to Make Holograms Part of Office Life
To reduce Zoom fatigue, some companies want to implement holograms in the workplace.
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Could Your Smart Watch Alert You to Risk of Sudden Death?
A new algorithm could eventually enable everyday wearables to alert users to potentially fatal changes in heart rhythm.
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Google Seeks to Break Vicious Cycle of Online Slander
The search giant is changing its algorithm, part of a major shift in how Google polices harmful content.
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IBM Partners with U.K. on $300 Million Quantum Computing Research Initiative
A five-year, $297.5-million partnership between IBM and the U.K. government will research quantum computing and artificial intelligence in the quest for sustainable...
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A Blueprint for Designing, Synthesizing Multifunctional Materials
Nanocrystal combinations can yield new multifunctional materials through an inverse design blueprint.
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Defending Against the Next Stuxnet
Experts are skeptical of an Iranian plan to evade Stuxnet replay attacks.
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New York's Vaccine Passport Could Cost Taxpayers $17 Million
The state's contract with IBM details a Phase 2 of the Excelsior Pass, which could include uses that some advocates say raise privacy concerns.
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Ohio Files Lawsuit to Declare Google a Public Utility
The complaint alleges Google's "self-preferencing Results-page architecture" resulted in nearly two-thirds of Google searches in 2020 being completed without users...
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Leader in Power-Efficient Computer Architecture Receives Eckert-Mauchly Award
ACM and the IEEE Computer Society have named Princeton University's Margaret Martonosi recipient of the 2021 Eckert-Mauchly Award.
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Scientists Can Predict How Well a Stroke Survivor Will Recover Language Skills Using Computer Simulations of the Brain
Scientists used computer simulations of the brain to predict the extent to which bilingual Hispanic stroke survivors will recover language skills.
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Researchers Fine-Tune Control Over AI Image Generation
Refined control over artificial intelligence-driven conditional image generation has potential for use in fields ranging from autonomous robotics to AI training...
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Keeping a Closer Eye on Seabirds with Drones
A new study found using drones and artificial intelligence to monitor seabird colonies can less expensive, labor-intensive, and error-prone than on-the-ground surveillance...
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Internet Outage Hits Major Websites
Hourlong disruption affected sites including The New York Times, U.K. government portal; cloud-services provider Fastly reports internal problem.
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Algorithm Could Help Enable Next-Generation Deep Brain Stimulation Devices
Brown University bioengineers have developed an algorithm that could clear a path to more adaptive deep brain stimulation technology.
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EU COVID-19 'Digital Pass' Gateway System Goes Live
The gateway system for the EU's "digital pass" for verifying COVID-19 vaccination or test status went live June 1.
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Researchers Create AI-Powered Deep Learning Model to Support Medical Diagnostics
Computer scientists developed a deep learning model capable of identifying diseases from medical scans quickly and more accurately.
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