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U.S. Government Agencies to Increase Use of Facial Recognition Technology
A new survey shows the controversial systems are poised to play an even bigger role in federal business.
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Waymo Is 99% of the Way to Self-Driving Cars. The Last 1% Is the Hardest
The world's most famous autonomous car shop has lost its CEO and is still getting stymied by traffic cones. What's taking so long?
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Non-Fungible Tokens and the Future of Art
A new blockchain-based technology is changing how the art world works, and changing how we think about asset ownership in the process.
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OpenAI Is Making Coding As Easy As Talking to a Smart Speaker
Plus: The early days of programming, an existential investigation, and bipartisanship before our very eyes.
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Novel Resilient State Estimation Method for Process Control in Cyber-Physical Systems
Researchers have developed a method of estimating a cyber-physical system's internal process variables when external sensors have been corrupted.
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Harvard's Eardrum-Restoring PhonoGraft Enters Commercial Development
A biomimetic hearing-restoration device developed by researchers at Harvard University has entered commercial development.
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Robot Could Operate Docking Station Inside the Gut
A new robotic insulin delivery system can be implanted surgically in the abdomen, and resupplied with insulin via swallowed magnetic capsules.
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The World's Biggest Crypto Exchange Still Lacks U.S. Footing
The founder of Binance, Changpeng Zhao, needs investors for the company's U.S. unit after a recent venture capital deal fell through — a setback that cost him a...
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Are You Ready for Sentient Disney Robots?
Some of the animatronics at Disney's parks have been doing their herky-jerky thing since the Nixon administration. The company knows that nostalgia won't cut it...
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Data Mining Tools Combat COVID-19 Misinformation, Identify Symptoms
A new algorithm has identified three unique COVID-19 symptoms that are distinct from those of influenza.
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Drones, Autonomous Robots Could Be Deployed in Coal Mines to Improve Safety
New technology enables the use of drones to map and inspect subterranean coal mines, to avoid putting people into potentially hazardous situations.
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Millions of Web Camera, Baby Monitor Feeds Exposed
Researchers have identified a vulnerability in a software development kit affecting more than 83 million smart devices.
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Supercomputer Helps Protect Earth From Space Storms
University of Michigan researchers used Frontera supercomputer to improve a space weather forecasting system.
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Google Can Take Two Months to Remove Malware Apps from App Store
It takes an average of 77 days from detection for Google to remove apps that may contain malware from the Google Play Store, accoriding to a recent analysis.
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Facial Recognition AI Helps Save Multibillion Dollar Grape Crop
Researchers at Cornell University have developed a method of protecting grape crops through the use of robotics and artificial intelligence.
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Chameleon-Like Camouflage Made for Soft Robot
Researchers at Seoul National University in South Korea have developed a soft robot with skin that can change color to match its background.
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Researchers Teach AI to See Depth in Photos, Paintings
Researchers at Simon Fraser University in Canada and Adobe Research used a process called monocular depth estimation to teach artificial intelligence to determine...
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Pilot in Austin to Offer Early Look at Edge Computing at Scale
A group is deploying dozens of nodes that combine compute, connectivity, and sensors in a uniform fashion.
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Eye-Tracking VR Technology to Make MRI a New Experience
Magnetic resonance imaging scans could become less stressful for patients, thanks to a novel interactive virtual reality system.
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