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Algorithm May Help Autonomous Vehicles Navigate Narrow, Crowded Streets
An algorithm could enable autonomous vehicles to navigate crowded, narrow streets where vehicles traveling in opposite directions do not have enough space to pass...
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Water-Powered Robotic Hand Can Play Super Mario Bros
University of Maryland researchers used three-dimensional printing to produce a water-controlled robotic hand capable of completing the first level of the computer...
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Will AI Grade Your Next Test?
Stanford University researchers have developed an artificial intelligence system designed to provide automated feedback to students taking the online Code in Place...
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Total Artificial Heart Successfully Transplanted in U.S.
Duke University Hospital surgeons successfully transplanted a total artificial heart developed by France's CARMAT into a 39-year-old patient who had suffered sudden...
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Researchers Hid Malware Inside an AI's 'Neurons' And It Worked Scarily Well
In a proof-of-concept, researchers reported they could embed malware in up to half of an AI model's nodes and still obtain very high accuracy.
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Microsoft Just Published a Workaround for this Important Windows 10 Flaw
Microsoft offers a workaround to a bug that could give attackers the ability to copy an organization's password hashes for offline cracking.
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DeepMind Creates 'Transformative' Map of Human Proteins Drawn by AI
DeepMind plans to release hundreds of millions of protein structures for free.
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How Computers with Humanlike Senses Will Change Our Lives
Artificial intelligence's sensory perceptions are advancing toward humanlike capabilities through customized sensors, machine learning, and neural networks.
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No Soil. No Growing Seasons. Just Add Water, Technology.
Hydroponic farms are growing crops with innovative technologies, including machine learning algorithms, data analytics, and proprietary software, in the absence...
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From Satellite to Smartphone, App Warns Public of Unsafe Water
A new smartphone application can provide early warnings of cholera contamination in water.
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Space-Enabled Drones Deliver Rapid Coronavirus Response
U.K.-based air mobility company Skyports used satellite-enabled drones to transport coronavirus tests and samples, medicines, and equipment between medical practices...
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Google's Quantum Computer Exponentially Suppresses Errors
Research may help pave the way for scalable, fault-tolerant quantum computers.
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Screen Recognition Makes Apps More Accessible
Apple's Screen Recognition algorithm identifies the metadata necessary to communicate the functions of any app or Web page to the visually impaired.
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Algorithm May Help Scientists Demystify Complex Networks
A new algorithm capable of analyzing models of biological systems can lead to greater understanding of their underlying decision-making mechanisms.
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100-Qubit Quantum Computing System Unveiled
Startup reveals a unique quantum computing system.
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Astronomers Use Artificial Intelligence to Reveal the Actual Shape of the Universe
Using artificial intelligence-driven data analysis to peel back the noise and find the actual shape of the universe.
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The Pentagon Is Bolstering Its AI Systems—by Hacking Itself
A new "red team" will try to anticipate and thwart attacks on machine learning programs.
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Huge Data Leak Shatters the Lie that the Innocent Need Not Fear Surveillance
The Guardian's investigation shows how repressive regimes can buy and use the kind of spying tools Edward Snowden warned us about.
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Scientists Decipher Activity of the Brain in Deep Sleep
A new system can decode the brain's activity during sleep to analyze memory consolidation.
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