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The Future of the Supply Chain
Experts agree supplies increasingly will be near-sourced.
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Critical Flaws Discovered in Popular Industrial Remote Access Systems
Researchers found critical defects in two popular industrial remote access systems that attackers could exploit.
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AI Can Detect Covid-19 in the Lungs Like a Virtual Physician, Study Shows
Researchers developed an artificial intelligence algorithm that is almost as accurate as a physician in diagnosing Covid-19 in the lungs and distinguishing Covid...
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IBM to Open-Source Space Junk Collision Avoidance
Researchers are working on an open source project to determine and predict the orbits of anthropogenic space objects (ASOs)—man-made space debris—in order to avoid...
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Engineers Link Brains to Computers Using 3D Printed Implants
Engineers have developed a prototype three-dimensionally-printed implant that can be used to create brain-computer interfaces.
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Take-Off for U.K.-Built Supercomputer Nanosatellites
The U.K. this week launched four shoebox-sized "nanosatellites" into low Earth orbit.
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Pentagon Is Clinging to Aging Technologies, House Panel Warns
Despite the Pentagon's talk of embracing quantum computing and artificial intelligence, the politics of killing off old weapons systems is so forbidding that the...
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In Facial Recognition Challenge, Top-Ranking Algorithms Show Bias Against Black Women
Facial recognition algorithms have higher false-positive and lower false-negative rates for Black women, eyeglass wearers, and young children.
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IST Researchers Exploit Vulnerabilities of AI-Powered Game Bots
A new algorithm trains an adversarial bot to automatically identify and exploit the weaknesses of master game bots trained by deep reinforcement learning algorithms...
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Prepare Your Meal Together with a Robot
Julie Shah and her team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology build robots that can learn from demonstration, understand humans, and truly collaborate.
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Login Glitch Behind Tokyo Stock Exchange Snafu
High-frequency trader connecting via Merrill Lynch apparently unleashed data flood.
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Drone Carries Human Kidney Over Las Vegas Desert
Researchers last week announced successful test flights of drones carrying a human organ and tissue in Las Vegas.
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Amsterdam, Helsinki Launch Algorithm Registries to Bring Transparency to Public AI Deployments
The cities of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and Helsinki, Finland, have launched beta versions of artificial intelligence registries.
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AI 'Resurrects' 54 Roman Emperors, in Stunningly Lifelike Images
An artist used machine learning to create the photorealistic portraits.
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These 'Smart' Home Devices Could Be the Biggest Security Threat to Your Entire Company
Experts warn that smart Internet of Things devices could threaten entire businesses, with a Palo Alto Networks survey finding more devices connecting to business...
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3D Printing Inside the Body Could Patch Stomach Ulcers
Researchers at Tsinghua University in China developed a micro robot that could take advantage of three-dimensional printing technology to lay down new tissues directly...
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In Isolating Times, Can Robo-Pets Provide Comfort?
As seniors find themselves cut off from loved ones during the pandemic, some are turning to automated animals for company.
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Durable, Dense, and Efficient: The Promise of DNA Data Storage
Is DNA the future of data storage?
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5G Wireless May Lead to Inaccurate Weather Forecasts
Upcoming 5G wireless networks that expedite cellphone service may lead to inaccurate weather forecasts.
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