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Simple Software Creates Complex Wooden Joints That Interlock with No Nails, Glue, or Tools
Researchers at Japan's University of Tokyo created novel three-dimensional design software for producing sophisticated, interlocking wooden joints that do not require...
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Alphabet Trialing Solar-Paneled, Robotic Buggies to Inspect Crops
Google parent Alphabet is piloting a project to revolutionize agriculture and food production by using solar-powered electric buggies to monitor crops.
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MonoEye: A Human Motion-Capture System Using Single Wearable Camera
Researchers have developed a human motion-capture system using an ultra-wide fisheye camera strapped to the user's chest.
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Cybersecurity Company Finds Hacker Selling Info on 186 Million U.S. Voters
Cybersecurity company Trustwave says it discovered a hacker selling personally identifying information on 245 million Americans, including voter registration data...
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Remote Work Not Just for White-Collar Jobs Anymore
Technology that allows people to perform physical work remotely is proliferating across a host of occupations.
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Driverless Cars Go Humble to Get Real
Recent developments point to promise for driverless car technology, if we stay realistic.
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Tesla Putting 'Self-Driving' in the Hands of Drivers, Amid Criticism the Tech Is Not Ready
Electric automaker Tesla has providing a number of owners of its vehicles a software update to enable the cars to steer better and accelerate without human control...
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The Police Can Probably Break Into Your Phone
Washington DC-based nonprofit Upturn found law enforcement officials regularly break into encrypted smartphones, and police in all U.S. states have phone-hacking...
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25 Moments in Tech that Defined the Past 25 Years
From the obvious (Steve Jobs unveils the iPhone) to the obscure (AT&T stops charging an hourly rate for internet access), these events were landmarks.
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Hackers Targeting IoT Devices With a P2P Botnet Malware
Qihoo 360's Netlab security team has discovered the HEH Botnet, which hijacks Internet-connected smart devices to carry out nefarious tasks.
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AI Is About to Face a Major Test: Can It Differentiate Covid-19 From Flu?
Researchers are turning to artificial intelligence to help doctors differentiate between Covid-19 and the flu.
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Microsoft, SpaceX Team Up to Bring Cloud Computing to Space
Microsoft has partnered with SpaceX and others to make its Azure cloud technology available and accessible to people anywhere on Earth, and potentially to those...
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WEF Says Machines Will Create More Jobs Than They Destroy, but Warns of Pandemic 'Double-Disruption'
The World Economic Forum predicts robotics and artificial intelligence advancements will lead to a net increase in jobs over the next five years.
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Opening the Black Box of Neural Networks
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers used deep learning neural networks to model water molecule interactions.
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Experts: Florida Voting Machines Ripe for Foreign Hackers
Computer scientists have expressed concerns about the security of voting machines used in 49 Florida counties.
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The Future of Hotel Design
Mobile guest rooms, enhanced contactless room controls, robotic servers, and pop-up dining areas are a few of the ideas hotel designers are considering for the...
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U.S. Accuses Google of Illegally Protecting Monopoly
A victory for the government could remake one of America's most recognizable companies and the internet economy that it has helped define.
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Microsoft Teams With Elon Musk’s SpaceX to Push Cloud Battle With Amazon Into Orbit
The space-cloud initiative is targeting military and commercial customers and comes after Amazon announced its own space effort,
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Visa, JPMorgan Already Preparing for Potential Quantum Cyberattacks
Researchers at Visa Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. are developing new processes to try to thwart eventual quantum computing cyberattacks.
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