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Robots Are Looking to Bring a Human Touch to Warehouses
Automation developers are building a new generation of humanoid machines meant to help fill labor gaps in logistics operations.
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AI Used to Create New Final Beatles Song, says Paul McCartney
Musician says he used technology to 'extricate' John Lennon's voice from an old demo and complete a decades-old song.
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Tools to Assess Crime Risk for Young Cohorts Likely to Fail over Time
Scientists suggest cohort bias driven by societal change undermines risk assessment instruments used to evaluate crime likelihood.
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Wrist-Worn Mobile Alcohol Sensor May Boost Alcohol-Use Research
Scientists at Pennsylvania State University and the University of North Carolina created a wrist-worn sensor that collects data on alcohol consumption less obtrusively...
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The Unique Promise of 'Biological Computers'
Scientists envision biological computers as technology that could help researchers meet challenges in previously inaccessible domains.
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Doctors Are Using Chatbots in an Unexpected Way
Despite the drawbacks of turning to artificial intelligence in medicine, some physicians find that ChatGPT improves their ability to communicate empathetically...
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Sound-Based Quantum Computers Could Be Built Using Chip-Sized Device
University of Chicago researchers have confirmed the feasibility of building sound-based quantum computers.
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Technology Aims to Prevent Falls for Elderly
The Move More Live More project in Northern Ireland aims to prevent falls by the elderly by predicting risks that contribute to falls weeks ahead of time.
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3D Computer Modeling Generates a Facial Approximation of Tutankhamun
An international team of researchers has reconstructed the skull and soft tissue of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun using three-dimensional computer modeling methods...
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Algorithm Uses Phone Camera to Detect Blood Oxygen Levels
Purdue University researchers have developed an algorithm to improve the speed and accuracy of medical diagnoses using smartphone sensors.
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'Incompetent' Driverless Cars Wreak Havoc on San Francisco
In San Francisco, autonomous vehicles from Cruise and Waymo undergoing "rigorous" training on local roadways are raising safety concerns among residents.
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Drone Taxis Take First Test Spin in Israel
Israel has begun test flights of autonomous aircraft for heavy cargo, and eventually passenger transport, as part of a two-year, government-led project to manage...
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DeepMind AI's New Way to Sort Objects Could Speed up Global Computing
Sorting algorithms are basic functions used constantly by computers around the world, so an improved one could make millions of programs run faster.
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Linux Foundation Europe Launches the RISC-V Software Ecosystem Project
The Linux Foundation's European branch has launched the RISC-V Software Ecosystem (RISE) Project.
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Machine Learning Turns Up COVID Surprise
Researchers using machine learning to analyze daily pneumonia cases in an intensive care unit gained surprising insights about COVID-19 patients.
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You Can Make Carbon Dioxide Filters with a 3D Printer
North Carolina State University researchers have developed a way to three-dimensionally (3D)-print carbon dioxide capture filters.
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Organizing Unstructured Data
Vector databases, commonly used for similarity search and product recommendations, are a shining light in the era of Artificial Intelligence.
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Humans Help Computers Spot Bursts from Space
Citizen scientists mined radio astronomy data from the ThunderKAT survey to discover new sources of sporadic space emissions that computer algorithms missed.
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