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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Hybrid Work Meetings Are Hell. Tech Is Trying to Fix Them
Technology companies are rolling out new options for hybrid meetings.
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China's Expanding Surveillance State: Takeaways From a New York Times Investigation
Chinese police analyze human behaviors to ensure facial recognition cameras capture as much activity as possible.
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Using AI to Improve Farm Animal Welfare
Technology helps to interpret what animals are thinking and feeling, from what they utter and how they move.
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Quantum Computer Programming for Dummies
Scientists have formulated a new beginner-level guide for quantum computer programmers.
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Global Satellite Map Will Help Hunt Down Illegal Fishing Vessels
A new digital map uses satellite radar imagery to identify potential illegal fishing vessels.
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Ethereum Mining Is Going Away
Ethereum mining could end soon due to "the Merge," leaving as many as 1 million miners out of a source of income.
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Ex-Amazon Worker Convicted in Capital One Hacking
Paige Thompson's lawyers said she had been looking for cracks so they could be fixed. A jury found her guilty of wire fraud and hacking charges.
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White House Rolls Out Task Force to Curb Online Abuse
Group will create recommendations for governments, companies and schools to address the link between online harassment and violence in the wake of mass shootings...
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3D Scans Reveal Ancient Art in Alabama Cave
A team of researchers used three-dimensional (3D) photo mapping to find previously hidden ancient etchings in an Alabama cave.
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Engineers Create Single-Step 3D Printing Method to Make Robotic Materials
University of California, Los Angeles engineers and colleagues designed a one-step three-dimensional printing process for manufacturing robots.
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Shedding Light on Linguistic Diversity and Its Evolution
Researchers have established a global archive of linguistic data to provide new insights into the evolution of the words and sounds of spoken languages.
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Stronger Security for Smart Devices
Two new security techniques block power and electromagnetic side-channel attacks targeting analog-to-digital converters in smart devices.
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Celebrated AI Learned a New Trick: How To Do Chemistry
Just as the order and spacing of the letters in this article give it sense and message, so the order of the amino acids determines the protein's identity and shape...
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Big Tech to Work with EU to Fight Misinformation, Deepfakes
Although voluntary, breaking the Code after signing up to it risks an even heavier fine than breaching GDPR rules.
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Stanford University Professor Receives ACM-IEEE CS Eckert-Mauchly Award
Mark Horowitz was first to identify the Processor-Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) Interface.
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Tech Giants Start Getting Real on AR
Big technology companies are scaling back their plans for augmented reality (AR) devices.
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Amazon Will Deliver Packages via Drone for First Time in U.S. Later This Year
Amazon is seeking permission from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and local officials to begin drone deliveries in Lockeford, CA, later this year.
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AI Model Tries to Re-create the Mind of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Researchers at Israeli artificial intelligence company AI21 Labs have developed and released an AI model of late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg....
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