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CaixaBank Uses Hybrid of Conventional, Quantum Computers to Classify Risk
CaixaBank in Spain has created a machine learning algorithm to calculate customer credit risk using quantum computing technology.
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ACM Members Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Eight members of ACM were among the 120 members and 26 international members elected to the National Academy of Sciences this week.
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Commercial Quantum Computing Made Possible
Intel is chipping away at quantum computing with its Horse Ridge cryogenic control chip.
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Quantum Entanglement Offers Precision for GPS, Imaging, More
Researchers combined two techniques—radio frequency (RF) photonics sensing and quantum metrology—to give sensor networks a never-before-achieved level of precision...
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Governments Must Build Trust in AI to Fight COVID-19
To maintain trust, governments must put much-needed artificial intelligence governance architectures in place.
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Sensors Woven Into a Shirt Can Monitor Vital Signs
Researchers have developed a method of incorporating electronic sensors into stretchy fabrics to create clothes that monitor vital signs.
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Connecticut City Testing Drone That Detects Fevers, Coughs
A "pandemic drone" is being tested by police in Westport, CT,
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AI Can Distinguish Between Bots, Humans Based on Twitter Activity
Researchers trained an artificial intelligence system to detect Twitter bots based on differences in the patterns of Tweeting activity of real and fake accounts...
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An ESPN Commercial Hints at Advertising's Deepfake Future
With the pandemic having shut down production, companies are asking ad agencies to create commercials made up of digitally altered footage.
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Virtual Army Rising Up to Protect Healthcare Groups From Hackers
White-hat hackers are helping thwart cybercriminals attempting to exploit healthcare organizations' increased reliance on networks during the COVID-19 pandemic....
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Flaw in iPhone, iPads May Have Allowed Hackers to Steal Data for Years
Apple will patch a flaw that iPhones and iPads may have harbored for years.
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Belgian Port to Test Virus Bracelets Amid Tech Tracing Fears
Teams of workers at the Belgian port of Antwerp are preparing to test a bracelet designed to help contain the coronavirus pandemic by enforcing social distancing...
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This Robot Is Helping Astronauts on the Space Station With Tasks, Stress, Isolation
A ball-shaped robot is helping astronauts on the International Space Station manage tasks, stress, and the isolation of living 200 miles above our planet’s surface...
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Pay Users to Spot Bias in AI, Say Top Researchers
Leading researchers have proposed a system of financially rewarding users to spot bias in algorithms.
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Satellites Are Helping to Track Food Supplies in Coronavirus Era
Demand is on the rise for alternative data that show how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting industries and trade worldwide.
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Ford , Volkswagen Smart Cars May Come With Some Major Security Risks
A study by independent consumer body Which? found serious security flaws in connected cars from Ford and Volkswagen.
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Connecticut Suburb Deploys 'Pandemic Drones' to Try to Enforce Social Distancing
The suburban town of Westport, CT, is deploying specialized police drones to yell at people who aren't standing six feet apart.
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AI for Drug Design
Artificial intelligence allows the screening of billions of molecules, until you find the one(s) you want.
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