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Advanced Core Processing: Robot Technology Appealing for Apple Growers
Researchers at Australia's Monash University have developed autonomous robotic technology capable of harvesting apples.
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3D-Printed Home in Dutch City Expands Housing Options
A new three-dimensionally printed home in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, could become commonplace as the country deals with a housing shortage.
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'Bat-Sense' Tech Generates Images From Sound
The means for equipping everyday objects with a bat-like sense of their surroundings has been developed by scientists at the U.K.'s University of Glasgow.
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The Robot Surgeon Will See You Now
Real scalpels, artificial intelligence — what could go wrong?
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Is Amazon Recommending Books on QAnon, White Nationalism?
A study found that Amazon's recommendation algorithms directs people to books about conspiracy theories and extremism, including those by authors banned by other...
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'Brain-Like Device' Mimics Human Learning in Major Computing Breakthrough
A device modeled after the human brain can learn by association via synaptic transistors that simultaneously process and store information.
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ACM Chuck Thacker Breakthrough Award Goes to Innovator Who Transformed Web Applications
ACM has named Michael Franz at the University of California, Irvine, recipient of the Charles P. "Chuck" Thacker Breakthrough in Computing Award.
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Category Killers of the Internet Are Significantly Reducing Online Diversity
A multi-institutional team of Australian researchers has found the diversity of online players is declining.
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Technology Could Turn You Into a Tiffany
Companies are developing digital tools for the design of personalized jewelry, which can be fabricated via sophisticated three-dimensional metal printing.
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Girl Scout Troop Teams Up With Google Wing on Cookie Deliveries
A Virginia girl scou troop teamed up with Google Wing amid COVID-19.
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DOD Isn't Armed to Combat Growing Threat of Info Warfare, Experts Warn
Experts will say in today's Congressional testimony that the U.S. can learn from how cyberthreats have evolved in addressing growing online information operations...
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Goldman Sachs Predicts Quantum Computing is 5 Years Away from Use in Markets
US bank and QC Ware looked into use of the technology to price complex derivatives.
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As Auctioneers and Artists Rush Into NFTs, Many Collectors Stay Away
Auction sales show a schism in the market: speculative buyers flock to crypto art while blue-chip collectors hold back, fearing legal gray areas and copyright issues...
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Ford's Ever-Smarter Robots Are Speeding Up the Assembly Line
A transmission factory shows how artificial intelligence may creep into industrial processes in gradual and often imperceptible ways.
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France’s Macron Eyes Artificial Intelligence to Monitor Terrorism
The move comes as the French president comes under pressure to crack down on terrorism and Islamist separatism.
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Stanford Study Questions How Medical AI Devices Are Evaluated
A group of Stanford University researchers wanted to know how much regulators and doctors actually know about the accuracy of the AI devices they are tout and approve...
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Exclusive: Air Force Research Taps Quantum Computing
The Air Force plans to partner with quantum computing software company QC Ware to harness its algorithms to better surveil unmanned aircraft.
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Justice Department Convenes Task Force to Tackle Wave of Ransomware Attacks
The U.S. Department of Justice launched the Ransomware and Digital Extortion Task Force to address the increase in ransomware attacks on critical U.S. organizations...
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Can the 'Belief Propagation' Algorithm Accurately Describe Complex Networked Systems?
Researchers have demonstrated a novel belief propagation algorithm to solve probabilistic models on networks containing short loops.
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