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A Healthy Dose of AI
Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Will RISC-V Revolutionize Computing?
The open instruction set for microprocessors promises to reshape computing and introduce new, more powerful capabilities.
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Deceiving the Masses on Social Media
The social media platforms like their freedom, but information gerrymandering may require legislation to fix.
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The Algorithms of August
The AI arms race won't be like previous competitions, and both the U.S. and China could be left in the dust.
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Critical 'Starbleed' Vulnerability in FPGA Chips Identified
Scientists have discovered a vulnerability in field-programmable gate array chips.
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Low-Cost Imaging System Poised to Provide Automatic Mosquito Tracking
Johns Hopkins University researchers have developed a low-cost imaging system to automatically track mosquitoes that carry disease.
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Academics Steal Data From Air-Gapped Systems Using PC Fan Vibrations
Academics have developed a technique for stealing data from air-gapped systems by manipulating the vibrations of the fans inside computers.
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How Coronavirus Is Eroding Privacy
Governments worldwide are using digital surveillance technologies to track the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, raising concerns about the erosion of privacy...
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Robots Welcome to Take Over, as Pandemic Accelerates Automation
Labor and robotics experts say social-distancing directives could spur more industries to automate.
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Facebook-Backed Libra Cryptocurrency Project Is Scaled Back
After months of criticism, the cryptocurrency is moving ahead with significant revisions.
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The Computer Scientist Who Can’t Stop Telling Stories
For pioneering computer scientist Donald Knuth, good coding is synonymous with beautiful expression.
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Microsoft Research Names Recipients of Faculty Fellowships 2020
Honoring researchers in academia at the forefront of technology.
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Algorithms in the Courtroom
The use of software to determine bail and sentencing terms has gone mainstream. How fair are these systems?
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Toward Computers That Teach Themselves
The artificial intelligence industry is experiencing a supervised learning revolution, as researchers teach computers to recognize patterns and learn from them....
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U.S., U.K. Cyber Officials Say State-Backed Hackers Taking Advantage of Outbreak
Cybersecurity officials in the U.S. and the U.K. warn that state-backed hackers and cybercriminals are taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Companies Seek to Pool Medical Records to Create Coronavirus Patient Registry
Software and healthcare companies are seeking to create a registry of COVID-19 patients by gathering medical records from across the country.
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Machine Learning Reveals New Candidate Materials for Biocompatible Electronics
New machine learning tools can screen self-assembled peptides in an effort to develop electronic devices that are compatible with the human body.
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After 50 Years of Effort, Researchers Made Silicon Emit Light
Researchers at the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands say they have induced the emission of light from silicon.
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The Origins of Artificial Intelligence
We will delve into the origins of artificial intelligence and how it burgeoned through the years.
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A Guide to Healthy Skepticism of Artificial Intelligence and Coronavirus
Like many tools, artificial intelligence has a role to play, but its effect on the coronavirus outbreak is probably small.
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