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Surveillance Nation
Law enforcement agencies across the U.S. ran thousands of Clearview AI facial recognition searches, often without the knowledge of the public or their own departments...
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Chip Industry Battle Royal: Arm Throws Down the Gauntlet at Intel’s Feet
Arm Ltd. has announced version 9 of its architecture. What does it mean for the semiconductor industry?
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Researchers Found Way to Send Tiny Robots Into Mouse Brains
Researchers sent drug-impregnated microscopic robots into mouse brains to treat tumors, coating the machines in E. coli to let them pass through the blood-brain...
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A Successful Phonon Calculation Within the Quantum Monte Carlo Framework
An international team of scientists has enhanced quantum Monte Carlo computation speeds based on error reduction.
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New Hearing Aids, iPhone Apps, Tech Mean More Hearing-Loss Options--but Also New Struggles
The variety of low-cost products for people with mild-to-moderate hearing loss is expected to increase due to a new law.
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Deep Learning Aces Protein Folding
In a long-running prediction challenge, DeepMind's algorithms change the game.
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How Fortnite, Zelda Can Up Your Surgical Game (No Joke!)
Researchers suggest video games could be a beneficial tool for training surgeons.
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Robot Senses Hidden Objects
A new robot can locate and grasp hidden objects using radio waves in combination with traditional computer vision.
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Robots Could Replace Hundreds of Thousands of Oil, Gas Jobs by 2030
A Norwegian energy research firm predicted robotics and automation could replace hundreds of thousands of oil and gas workers worldwide by 2030.
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AI Conferences Use AI to Assign Papers to Reviewers
The Toronto Paper Matching System calculates the affinity between submitted papers and reviewers' expertise by comparing the text in submissions and reviewers'...
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The Man Who Made Online College Work
Years before Covid, Zvi Galil launched Georgia Tech's successful online master's in computer science. Is Zoom U. the future?
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VR Brings Joy to People in Assisted-Living Facilities
Long-term care communities increasingly are using virtual reality devices and systems to improve residents' wellness and quality of life amid pandemic-related restrictions...
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System Using Smartphone or Computer Cameras to Measure Pulse, Respiration Rate Could Help Future Personalized Telehealth
A new system uses a person's smartphone or computer camera to read pulse and respiration from video of their face.
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Smart Bandage Could Hasten Healing, Might Even Detect Covid
A new smart bandage could reduce the number of in-person doctor's visits required for patients with open wounds.
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Early Warning System for Self-Driving Cars
An early warning system for self-driving vehicles leverages artificial intelligence to learn from real traffic situations.
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That Spotty Wi-Fi? There’s $100 Billion to Fix It.
Clearing hurdles to fast Internet for all.
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Waiting for Quantum Computing? Try Probabilistic Computing
An engineer channels Galileo to describe a new approach to computing: p-bits.
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ML Helps Spot Gait Problems in Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis
A new method uses machine learning to help clinicians determine whether gait issues in adults over 50 with multiple sclerosis are associated with disease progression...
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Goodnight Ninja? Knuffle Blobfish? Children's Books Get the Algorithm Treatment
Online children's book platform Epic uses an anonymous trove of data collected from readers to customize reading recommendations and guide new title creation.
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