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Building a Computer With a Single Atom
New studies broaden the perspectives on what constitutes a "computer" and how small a computational unit can be.
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Using AI to Listen to Jordan's Date Palms
Startup Palmear has developed a device that uses acoustic artificial intelligence to identify early signs of red palm weevil infestations of date palm trees.
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Are Our Pets Leaking Information About Us?
Computer scientists in the U.K. found security and privacy vulnerabilities among 40 Android applications for pets and farm animals.
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Augmented Reality Headset Enables Users to See Hidden Objects
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have combined computer vision and wireless perception into X-AR, an augmented reality (AR) headset that can visualize...
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CISA Director Calls on Tech Companies to Build Security into Products
The strategy is expected to target the common vulnerabilities found in tech vendors' products.
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New Material May Offer Key to Solving Quantum Computing Issue
A solution for this problem may be found in an exotic version of a qubit known as a topological qubit.
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Tesla Pauses Rollout of Driving-Assist Software
The Full Self-Driving Beta system is subject to a recall in the U.S. involving 363,000 vehicles.
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Chip for Decoding Data Transmissions Demonstrates Record-Breaking Energy Efficiency
The Ordered Reliability Bits Guessing Random Additive Noise Decoding decoder chip uses a more energy-efficient technique for decoding data transmissions based on...
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With Human Metalworkers Hard to Come By, Robotic Blacksmiths Step Up
Chatsworth, CA-based startup Machina Labs has developed an automated metalworking system in the midst of a metalworker shortage.
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Wilson's 3D-Printed Basketball of the Future Is Full of Holes but Never Goes Flat
Wilson's prototype "airless" basketball debuted during the 2023 NBA All-Star Game festivities.
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Fending off Cyberattacks on Collaborative Robots
Hackers leverage IoT, IIoT vulnerabilities to gain unauthorized access to cobots.
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Biden's Semiconductor Plan Flexes the Power of the Federal Government
In return for vast subsidies, the Biden administration is asking the chip industry to make promises about its workers and finances.
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AI Flew a Fighter Jet for 17 Hours
This marked the first time a bot took control of a military jet.
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Why Do AI Chatbots Tell Lies and Act Weird? Look in the Mirror.
One of the pioneers of artificial intelligence argues that chatbots are often prodded into producing strange results by the people who are using them.
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How to Create, Release, and Share Generative AI Responsibly
Companies including OpenAI and TikTok have signed up to a new set of guidelines designed to help them be more transparent around generative AI.
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Vocal Amplification Patch Could Help Stroke Patients, First Responders
Scientists at China's Tsinghua and Shanghai Jiao Tong universities have engineered a "graphene-based intelligent, wearable artificial throat"patch that can amplify...
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U.S. Air Force Giving Military Drones the Ability to Recognize Faces
A contract between the U.S. Department of Defense and RealNetworks calls for the Seattle-based company to equip U.S. Air Force autonomous drones with facial recognition...
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Researchers Find New Bug 'Class' in Apple Devices
Researchers at cybersecurity company Trellix say they discovered a new class of privilege escalation vulnerability in Apple devices, rooted in Israeli spyware maker...
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3D-Printed Heart Replicas Look, Pump Like the Real Thing
Physicists developed a procedure to enable the creation of three-dimensionally printed replicas of patients’ hearts.
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