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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Where a Thousand Digital Eyes Keep Watch Over the Elderly
Over 1,000 sensors line the streets of the Itami suburb of Osaka, Japan, as part of an effort to track elderly people with dementia.
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Nvidia, Arm Call Off $80B Merger; Arm CEO Resigns
Nvidia is the leader in the graphics processing unit and AI processor market. Arm intellectual property powers virtually all smartphones and Internet of Things...
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Microsoft to (Finally) Block Macros to Stop Malware
Threat groups often hide malware behind macros in innocent-seeming documents, but Microsoft's proposed change should make that route less effective.
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As Automakers Add Technology to Cars, Software Bugs Follow
As automakers add technology to cars, software bugs follow.
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Birthday Wishes Inadvertently Give Away Private Information Online
Researchers have determined that birthday wishes on Twitter can inadvertently expose private data that could jeopardize recipients' online security.
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Forget Zoom School. For Some Students, Class Is in Session in VR
More schools and universities are conducting classes in virtual reality, especially given the availability of better and less expensive VR headsets.
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New Database Reveals How Much Humans Are Messing With Evolution
Some animals and plants are rapidly adapting to our warming, polluted world. How alarming that is depends on your perspective.
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I.R.S. to End Use of Facial Recognition for Identity Verification
After a bipartisan backlash, the agency will transition away from using a service from ID.me.
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Apple Acquires Song-shifting Startup AI Music
AI Music uses artificial intelligence to dynamically create music based on several factors and user interaction.
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Algorithm Amplifies Trustworthy News Content on Social Media Without Shielding Bias
Researchers have developed a method for amplifying trustworthy news on social media.
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Student-Built Robot Rover on Track to Explore the Moon
Iris, a tiny wheeled robot built by students at Carnegie Mellon University, is expected to be the first uncrewed rover from the U.S. to explore the Moon.
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DeepMind Says its New AI Coding Engine is As Good As an Average Human Programmer
AlphaCode is good, but not great — not yet.
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VR 'Shopping Task' Could Help Test for Cognitive Decline in Adults
A virtual reality test can be used to assess an individual's functional cognition, and eventually may be used to test for age-related cognitive decline.
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Infrared Goggles, Vibrating Armband Help the Blind 'See'
Researchers incorporated a pair of infrared cameras into prototype goggles to help blind and visually impaired people navigate their environment intuitively.
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European Oil Port Terminals Hit by Cyberattack
Major oil terminals at some of Western Europe's biggest ports have been hit by a cyberattack.
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Robots Marched On in 2021, with Record Orders by North American firms
Factories and other industrial users ordered 28% more robots last year than in 2020, according to data compiled by the Association for Advancing Automation.
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VR to the ER: Metaverse Early Adopters Prove Accident-Prone
Tally includes broken vases, dislocated shoulders, injured girlfriends; "Why don't you go to the gym like a normal person?"
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