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Statistical Simulator Supports Benchmarking Tool to Mimic Omics Data
A next-generation in-silico statistical simulator can support a benchmarking tool for medical and biological researchers to assess and validate computational methods...
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DarkBert AI Was Trained Using Dark Web Data
Researchers turned to the depths of the dark web to train this new language model
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Celebrating Those Who Advance Computing as a Science, Profession
ACM has recognized four people with its 2022 Service Awards for expanding its mission of "Advancing Computing as a Science and Profession."
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3D-Printed Heads Talk, Swivel, Listen to Improve Audio Devices
A team of researchers three-dimensionally-printed acoustic head simulators to help measure the absorption and processing of sound.
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A Pioneer in Participatory Design Turns 80
Christiane Floyd continues to consider the philosophical and ethical concerns of computer science.
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Google's Project Gameface Lets You Control Video Games with Blinks, Smiles
Google's Project Gameface platform allows gamers to play videogames using head movements and facial gestures.
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Jellybeans: A Sweet Solution for Overcrowded Circuitry in Quantum Computer Chips
Engineers designed "jellybean" quantum dots to enhance quantum processing by physically spreading apart quantum bits without breaking communication between them...
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Google Unveils Plan to Demolish the Journalism Industry Using AI
This could change everything.
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Dongarra Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Jack Dongarra at the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of his pioneering...
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Quantum Computer Tackles Airport Problem
An international team of researchers is developing and testing algorithms for problems involving quantum circuits.
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Germany's Plan to Tackle Rapidly Aging Workforce: Recruit Robots
Germany is looking to digitalization to help solve a labor shortage crisis due to its aging population.
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TV's War With the Robots Is Already Here
A.I. screenwriting, a point of contention in the Writers Guild strike, may not yet be ready for prime time. But streaming algorithms and derivative programming...
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Rust Never Sleeps
How Rust went from a side project to the world's most-loved programming language.
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How To Delete Your Data From ChatGPT
OpenAI has new tools that give you more control over your information—although they may not go far enough.
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Training Machines to Learn More Like Humans Do
Scientists found computer vision models can be trained to produce more stable, predictable visual representations, similar to those humans learn through perceptual...
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Snake-Like EELS Slithers into Robotics Terrain
A self-propelled snake-like robot developed by researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory can map and navigate previously inaccessible terrain autonomously...
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Spyware Lurks in Android Smartphones
Google's decision to allow its operating system to install third-party apps makes Android smartphones targets for spyware.
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Babies Conceived with Sperm-Injecting Robot Have Been Born
Scientists claim the first two babies conceived by a sperm-injecting robot have been born.
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