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Big Data Helps Taiwan Fight Coronavirus
Taiwan has largely controlled the propagation of the coronavirus, which an international team of researchers credit mainly to the emergency deployment of big data...
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Synergy Emergence in Deep Reinforcement Motor Learning
Researchers have observed something similar to motor synergy in robotic agents using deep reinforcement learning algorithms.
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Why People Delay Software Updates, Despite the Risks
Researchers found that the time-cost of software updates and users' risk preferences significantly impact whether they apply any specific update, and how long it...
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If It Quacks Like a Duck...
The looming threat of artificial intelligence-based deepfake voice conversion.
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Researchers Use 3D Printing, Sensors to Create Models for Hydropower Testing
Researchers are using three-dimensional printers and sensors to create fake fish to help test the environmental impact of hydroelectric dams on fish populations...
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Windows Code-Execution Zero-day Is Under Active Exploit, Microsoft Warns
Microsoft has issued a warning that a Windows zero-day vulnerability is being exploited in "limited targeted attacks" to execute malicious code on fully updated...
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Cybercriminals Take Advantage of Coronavirus
Hackers are targeting critical healthcare systems already strained by the coronavirus pandemic, compromising computer networks and disrupting patient care.\
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YouTube to Limit Video Quality Around the World for a Month
YouTube has reduced the quality of video streaming to standard definition around the world in an effort to ease Internet traffic during the coronavirus outbreak...
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Facebook Sent Home Thousands of Human Moderators Due to the Coronavirus. Now the Algorithms Are in Charge
Facebook has placed its army of human moderators on paid leave, forcing the company to police disinformation without them.
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IT Spending Forecasts Take a Hit as Coronavirus Slams Global Markets
International Data Corp. analysts predict companies will scale back information technology investments as the coronavirus pandemic roils global markets.
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How AI Could Help Translate the Written Language of Ancient Civilizations
A collaboration by the University of Chicago's Oriental Institute and its Department of Computer Science could enable automated transcription of ancient tablets...
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Keeping Government Out of Your Business
The Enforcer software can keep government surveillance from straying into illegality.
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There Is a Racial Divide in Speech Recognition Systems, Researchers Say
Technology from Amazon, Apple, Google, IBM, and Microsoft misidentified 35% of words from people who were black. White people fared much better.
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The Search for E.T. Goes on Hold, for Now
A popular screen saver takes a break while its inventors try to digest data that may yet be hiding news of extraterrestrials.
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Big Tech Could Emerge From Coronavirus Crisis Stronger Than Ever
Amazon is hiring aggressively to meet customer demand. Traffic has soared on Facebook and YouTube. And cloud computing has become essential to home workers.
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Computer Scientists Develop AI System that Predicts Air Pollution Levels
A new artificial intelligence system can predict air pollution levels as much as two days in advance.
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China to Launch National Blockchain Network in 100 Cities
An alliance of Chinese government groups, banks, and technology firms plans to launch one of the first blockchain networks constructed and maintained by a central...
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IBM Partners with White House to Direct Supercomputing Power for Coronavirus Research
IBM will help coordinate an initiative to supply more than 330 petaflops of computing power to scientists researching COVID-19.
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This Drone Can Play Dodgeball
Researchers equipped a quadcopter with event cameras and algorithms to reduce its reaction time and enable it to avoid a ball thrown at it from a short distance...
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