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Study Reveals Scale of Data-Sharing from Android Phones
Vendor-customized Android variants transmit significant amounts of data from mobile phones to the operating system developer and third parties.
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Google's AI Upscaling Technology Outperforms Previous Models
New models developed by the search giant upgrade the resolution of photos.
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The Future Farmers of France Are Tech-Savvy
The Hectar venture hopes to address France's farmer shortage by nurturing technologically adept next-generation growers.
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Interacting With Computers Through Smell
Odors could help direct attention in virtual environments, among other things.
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Microsoft Predicts Weather for Individual Farms
Microsoft’s DeepMC framework uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to predict local weather.
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DeFi Platform Mistakenly Sends $89 Million; CEO Begs Return
The decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Compound mistakenly sent users almost $90 million in cryptocurrency due to a bug in a recent update.
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Alphabet's Waymo, GM's Cruise Get California DMV Approval to Run Commercial Autonomous Car Services
The California Department of Motor Vehicles has granted General Motors' Cruise and Alphabet's Waymo autonomous vehicle deployment permits.
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Trust Still at Heart of NHS COVID App Reluctance
A survey of more than 1,000 U.K. residents showed high compliance among the half of participants who had downloaded the National Health Service App.
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FDA Authorizes AI Software Designed to Help Spot Prostate Cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week authorized the use of the first artificial intelligence tool designed to help diagnose prostate cancer.
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Robots Take Over Italy's Vineyards as Wineries Struggle with COVID-19 Worker Shortages
Vintners are turning to automation amid pandemic-driven labor shortages.
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X-Ray Technology Reveals Marie Antoinette's Censored Secret Correspondence
Technology has retrieved secret correspondence from French queen Marie-Antoinette to Swedish count Axel von Fersen, that a censor blotted out with dark ink.
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Ocean Drone Captures Video From Inside Hurricane
An uncrewed surface vehicle built by California-based company Saildrone shot video from inside a hurricane.
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Tying Quantum Computing to AI Prompts Smarter Power Grid
Combining quantum computing with artificial intelligence could lead to the rapid diagnosis and identification of remedies for electrical grid problems.
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LLNL Explores Laser Beam Shaping to Improve Metal 3D Printing
Researchers found that using Bessel beams reduced the likelihood of pore formation and "keyholing" in laser powder bed fusion, a high-power laser printing process...
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Research Finds Security Flaws in Apps for Popular Smart Home Devices
Researchers discovered "critical cryptographic flaws" in the smartphone companion apps of 16 popular smart home devices.
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When Accidents Happen, Drones Weigh Their Options
New research by scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is focused on gauging unmanned aerial vehicles' ability to recover from malfunctions...
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Pandemic Pushes Chinese Tech Giants to Roll Out More Courier Robots
Chinese technology giants Alibaba, Meituan, and JD.com plan to increase their courier robot fleets fourfold to more than 2,000 by next year.
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Teams Develop Code to Coordinate Robots, Win $535,000 in Space Robotics Challenge
Seven teams that competed in the NASA Space Robotics Challenge were awarded a total of $535,000.
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How an 11-Foot-Tall 3D Printer Is Helping to Create a Community
Three-dimensional printing can create nearly any object. A partnership in Mexico is putting that theory to the test, building a village for residents living in...
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