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Singapore Trials Patrol Robots to Deter Bad Social Behavior
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Singapore Trials Patrol Robots to Deter Bad Social Behavior

A Singapore government agency announced that a three-week trial will use robot patrols of public areas with high foot traffic in central Singapore to curb poor...

Smart Helmet Rapidly Assesses Stroke Patients
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Smart Helmet Rapidly Assesses Stroke Patients

Uses EM waves to distinguish the size, position, and type of stroke

Using Adversarial Attacks to Refine Molecular Energy Predictions
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Using Adversarial Attacks to Refine Molecular Energy Predictions

MIT researchers find new way to quantify the uncertainty in molecular energies predicted by neural networks

Machine Learning Algorithm Revolutionizes How Scientists Study Behavior
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Machine Learning Algorithm Revolutionizes How Scientists Study Behavior

Carnegie Mellon University's Eric Yttri and Alex Hsu have designed an unsupervised machine learning algorithm to simplify and fine-tune behavioral study.

Computer Scientists Create Search Systems to Limit COVID-19 Misinformation
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Computer Scientists Create Search Systems to Limit COVID-19 Misinformation

New system increases the correctness and reliability of health-related searches by 80%

The Cloud: Game Changer in IT Security
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The Cloud: Game Changer in IT Security

The move to the cloud makes it harder for companies to keep track of all Internet-connected digital assets.

Cyberattackers Now Quietly Selling Off Their Victim's Internet Bandwidth
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Cyberattackers Now Quietly Selling Off Their Victim's Internet Bandwidth

Hackers and malware developers are now targeting victims' Internet connections to produce illicit income clandestinely via proxyware infections, according to researchers...

Website Predicts Effectiveness of School COVID Testing Policies
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Website Predicts Effectiveness of School COVID Testing Policies

Researchers at the data research company Mathematica have created an interactive website to help school officials consider their options for coronavirus testing...

Ethereum Weathers Bug That Underlines Possible Blockchain Risks
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Ethereum Weathers Bug That Underlines Possible Blockchain Risks

Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin said the blockchain survived a flaw from outdated software that divided the digital ledger last week, thanks to a quick program...

AI Technology Set to Transform Heart Imaging
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AI Technology Set to Transform Heart Imaging

An international research team has developed an artificial intelligence technology to improve heart imaging.

Mutual Attention Inception Network Developed for Remote Sensing Visual Question Answering
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Mutual Attention Inception Network Developed for Remote Sensing Visual Question Answering

Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have designed a novel mutual attention inception network and a remote sensing visual question answering dataset. ...

Computational Study Identifies Human Proteins Structurally Similar to SARS-CoV-2 Proteins
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Computational Study Identifies Human Proteins Structurally Similar to SARS-CoV-2 Proteins

Russian researchers identified more than two dozen structural proteins in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein that were homologous to human proteins.

The Fight to Define When AI Is 'High Risk'
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The Fight to Define When AI Is 'High Risk'

Everyone from tech companies to churches wants a say in how the E.U. regulates artificial intelligence that could harm people.

Weather Control via Drone
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Weather Control via Drone

Unmanned aerial vehicles are being used to make it rain in the desert, a first step toward controlling the weather.

Popular Smart Home Security System Can Be Remotely Disarmed
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Popular Smart Home Security System Can Be Remotely Disarmed

Researchers at cybersecurity company Rapid7 found vulnerabilities that can be used to remotely disarm the Fortress S03 smart home security system.

Digital Archives Meant to Be Permanent Seem to Be Lost on the Web
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Digital Archives Meant to Be Permanent Seem to Be Lost on the Web

Old Dominion University's Michael Nelson and colleagues have found that supposedly permanent digital Web archives could be lost.

China Swoops on Algorithms in Latest Tech Clampdown
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China Swoops on Algorithms in Latest Tech Clampdown

The Cyberspace Administration of China has issued draft rules to more strictly control the development and use of algorithmic models.

Biden Administration Establishes Program to Recruit Tech Professionals to Serve in Government
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Biden Administration Establishes Program to Recruit Tech Professionals to Serve in Government

The Biden administration has established the U.S. Digital Corps to enlist and train technology professionals to serve in digital positions within the federal government...

He Built a Robot to Prove a Point About Refugees
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He Built a Robot to Prove a Point About Refugees

Afghan refugee Saidullah Karimi built a robot from pieces of trash to symbolize what refugees can accomplish and contribute to their new societies.

South Korea Forces Google, Apple to Allow Third-Party In-App Payments
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South Korea Forces Google, Apple to Allow Third-Party In-App Payments

The measures were proposed last year and faced strong resistance from Apple and Google.
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