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Tim Cook's 5-Word Response to Facebook Is Brutal and Brilliant at the Same Time
Apple's CEO is clear that he isn't making decisions based on what's best for Facebook, but for Apple and its customers.
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IBM's First Private Sector On-Premise Quantum Computer is Going to Research Lab
IBM has agreed to deploy a quantum computer at a new research center for researching viral pathogens, virus-induced diseases, genomics, immunology, and immunotherapies...
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Supply Chain Strains Sharpen Focus on AI
Artificial intelligence increasingly is being used to forecast demand more accurately, in order to optimize supply chains.
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China Creates Its Own Digital Currency
China's new digital yuan cryptocurrency is expected to give its government a vast economic and social monitoring tool, and strip users of their anonymity.
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The State of Quantum Computing
Recent developments in the field may signal quantum technology will soon be ready for prime time.
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How Can Government Attract the AI Talent It Needs?
Artificial intelligence can make the government more efficient and effective. But first, it has to hire the people who can make it all happen.
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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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Likely Legal, 'Vaccine Passports' Emerge as the Next Coronavirus Divide
Businesses and universities want easy ways to see if students and customers are vaccinated, but conservative politicians are turning "vaccine passports" into a...
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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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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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Google Wins Multibillion Dollar Copyright Fight With Oracle in Supreme Court
A lower court had ruled that Google's Android operating system infringed Java copyrights held by Oracle.
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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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Technology Keeps Senior Center Residents Connected During Pandemic
Senior living facilities are looking to balance the benefits of technology by promoting social interactions as the pace of coronavirus vaccinations increases.
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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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Japan to Join EU, China in Issuing Digital Vaccine Passport
Japan plans to issue digital vaccine passports to citizens who have been immunized against the coronavirus, in order to facilitate international travel.
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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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