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The Microbots Are on Their Way
A researcher at the University of Pennsylvania has developed tiny robots, thousands of which can fit side by side on a single silicon wafer.
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White House Kicks Off Effort to Develop AI Standards
The White House Office of Science and Technology has launched a request for information seeking insight into developing standards around artificial intelligence...
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Patterns of Compulsive Smartphone se Suggest How to Kick the Habit
A study to determine why people compulsively check their phones found a series of triggers, common across age groups, that start and end habitual smartphone use...
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Early Warning System Predicts Risk of Online Students Dropping Out
Researchers in Spain have developed a predictive modeling system for personalized student dropout rates.
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Oregon's a Testing Ground for Amazon's Facial Recognition Policing, But What if Rekognition Gets it Wrong?
Police in Washington County, OR, have used a facial-recognition algorithm from Amazon to publicly test new surveillance techniques for more than a year.
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Distracted by Tech While Driving? The Answer May Be More Tech
Advanced driver-assistance technologies can help prevent accidents caused by distracted driving.
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Improving Security as AI Moves to Smartphones
Researchers suggest the vulnerability of compressed, or quantized, artificial intelligence models to adversarial attack could be remedied by adding a mathematical...
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Jaguar Land Rover Planning to Allow Helpful Car Drivers to Earn Cryptocurrency
U.K. automaker Jaguar Land Rover is testing software that will allow drivers of its vehicles to earn virtual currency as an incentive for sharing data.
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Dreams of biquitous Social Robots Still Aren't Coming True
The closure of consumer robotics firms previously considered potentially game-changing has diminished industry prospects of social robots eventually achieving mainstream...
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Drone Delivers Kidney to Maryland Woman
An aerial drone recently was used to deliver a kidney for implantation into a Maryland woman.
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Could TypeScript Replace JavaScript? Use of Programming Language Spin-Off Soars
In a recent survey of developers who use npm, 62% of respondents said they used Microsoft's TypeScript to build native mobile and desktop apps, up from 46% in last...
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Facial Recognition Software Meets Its Match: Barnyard Animals
Attempts to identify barnyard animals via facial recognition are complicated by the software's difficulty in distinguishing between animals.
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Drones, Supercomputers and Sonar Deployed Against Floods
Emerging technologies are being used to flight floods in the U.S.
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They Asked AI to Create a New Game. One of Its First Ideas Involved Exploding Frisbees.
Design firm AKQA used artificial intelligence to create a new game that combines elements of rugby, croquet, soccer, and Ultimate Frisbee.
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Robotic Tube for Surgery Autonomously Navigates Inside a Beating Heart
Harvard Medical School researchers have developed a robotic catheter that can autonomously navigate inside a beating heart.
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Fitness Monitors, Smartwatches are Not Medical Devices
Manufacturers may blur the distinctions, but they're important.
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Video Game Effort Could Help Regulate Future Drone Traffic
A new video game simulation uses a three-dimensional model of Salt Lake City and data about planned drone paths to determine potential problems.
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How Technology Could Revolutionize Refugee Resettlement
A new software program uses a matching algorithm to allocate refugees with no ties to the U.S. to their new homes.
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U.S. Airports Will se AI To Scan 97% Of Passengers' Faces Within 4 Years
U.S. Customs and Border Protection plans to expand its Biometric Exit program to cover 97% of outbound air passengers within four years.
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