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Apple Debuts Pay-Later Service, iPhone Updates to Developers
Company also debuts buy-now-pay-later service, new apps.
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Hallucinating to Better Text Translation
Scientists developed the VALHALLA machine learning method to hallucinate images of written words, and using those to help translate that text into target languages...
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Robotic Shoulders May Be Key to Lab-Made Tendon Grafts
U.K. and German scientists developed a proof of concept for using robotic skeletons to grow tendons that are strong enough for human transplants.
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ML Helps Determine Health of Soybean Fields
Ohio State University researchers combined machine learning and flying drones into a tool for assessing the health of crop fields.
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Researchers Achieve 'Absurdly Fast' Algorithm for Network Flow
Computer scientists can now solve a decades-old problem in practically the time it takes to write it down.
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Scientists Use Robots to Reveal How Predatory Fish Cope with Unpredictable Prey
Researchers at the U.K.'s University of Bristol used robots to demonstrate how predators adapt to overcome unpredictable behavior by their prey.
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The Future of the Datacenter
Existing and new technologies can help cut datacenters' carbon footprint.
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How Safe Are Systems Like Tesla's Autopilot? No One Knows
Automakers and technology companies say they are making driving safer, but verifying these claims is difficult.
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Elevated Cyberthreats are the 'New Normal'
The Biden administration gets darker in its assessment of the nation's cyberthreat.
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'Beam-Steering' Technology Takes Mobile Communications Beyond 5G
A beam-steering antenna can boost the efficiency of data transmission across the millimeter wave spectrum.
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Apple Just Killed the Password—for Real This Time
Apple's iOS 16 and macOS Ventura will introduce passwordless login for apps and websites. It's only the beginning.
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How 'Trustless' Is Bitcoin, Really?
In myth, the cryptocurrency is egalitarian, decentralized and all but anonymous. The reality is very different, scientists have found.
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Companies Are Hacking Their Way Around the Chip Shortage
The supply chain issues have no end in sight, so manufacturers are being forced to improvise.
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USF Researcher Harnesses Brain Power to Create Art
The University of South Florida's Marvin Andujar has developed a prototype brain-computer interface that permits users to create abstract art with their thoughts...
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Reno Trusting the Blockchain with Building Records
Reno, NV, has launched a blockchain-based program for storing records in order to improve "clarity and transparency" in record-keeping.
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California Regulators Approve First Driverless Taxi Fleet
The California Public Utilities Commission unanimously approved to General Motors' Cruise’s bid to offer a driverless ride-hailing service in San Francisco.
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Thefts, Fraud and Lawsuits at the World's Biggest NFT Marketplace
OpenSea, one of the highest-profile crypto start-ups, is facing a backlash over stolen and plagiarized nonfungible tokens.
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Tension Inside Google Over a Fired AI Researcher's Conduct
Google employees claim a senior researcher fired earlier this year sought to undermine two more junior AI researchers by suggesting their results were wrong or...
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Advanced Quantum Computer Available to the Public
The researchers behind a quantum computer that encodes data in pulses of light have connected it to the Internet and made it available for public use.
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