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Scientists Use Drones to Land Sensors on Threatened Glaciers
Scientists at the U.K.'s University of Southampton built a climate change-monitoring sensor that can be airlifted by drone onto glaciers to measure the effects...
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Microsoft Repositions 7TB 'Project Silica' Glass Media as Cloud Storage Solution
Microsoft said its Project Silica glass media storage technology can retain roughly 1.75 million songs or about 3,500 movies on a palm-sized glass sheet for 10,000...
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Should Schools Rely on Government for Cyber Protection?
Can the federal government protect K-12 schools and their students from cyberattacks?
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A.I. Tool Diagnoses Brain Tumors on the Operating Table
A new study describes a method for faster and more precise diagnoses, which can help surgeons decide how aggressively to operate.
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Starlink Carbon Footprint Up to 30 Times Size of Land-Based Internet
Researchers calculated a significant carbon footprint for some Internet service-providing satellite constellations.
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Google's Green Light Project Retimes Traffic Lights for 30% Fewer Stops
Google's Project Green Light has partnered with 12 cities worldwide to provide artificial intelligence-based traffic signal timing recommendations.
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Internet Companies Report Biggest-Ever Denial of Service Operation
Technology companies last week reported the Internet's largest known denial of service (DoS) attack.
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'A.I. Obama' and Fake Newscasters: How A.I. Audio Is Swarming TikTok
TikTok accounts are spreading falsehoods with the help from A.I.-generated voices.
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This Robot Could Be the Key to Empowering People With Disabilities
It's simple to use and gives users—and their caregivers—much needed independence.
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AI Beats Human Sleuth at Finding Problematic Images in Research Papers
A study by independent U.K. biologist Sholto David found that artificial intelligence can identify image manipulation in research papers faster and more accurately...
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Geoffrey Hinton on the Promise, Risks of Advanced AI
U.K. computer scientist and 2019 ACM A.M. Turing Award recipient Geoffrey Hinton said advanced artificial intelligence (AI), for all its promise, could conceivably...
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Software Detects Hidden Emotions in Parents
Software can identify complex hidden emotions by mapping facial features and evaluating the intensities of multiple facial expressions.
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States Are Calling for More Computer Science Classes. Now They Need Teachers
Code.org reported that every U.S. state had a law or policy in place promoting K-12 computer science education by 2022.
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Bilingual Game App Aims to Stave Off Dementia
A multilingual app developed by researchers at the Singapore University of Technology and Design aims to use gamification to help ward off dementia in older adults...
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Dubai to Start Robotaxi Trials
The U.A.E. city of Dubai will launch its first wave of robotaxis this month in a bid to reduce congestion and accidents.
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Laureates Look Past the Hype in Generative AI
Attendees at this year's Heidelberg Laureate Forum anticipate future applications of the technology.
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3D Printing Method Shows Promise for Repairing Brain Injuries
Scientists at the U.K.'s University of Oxford three-dimensionally (3D)-printed human neural cells to emulate the cerebral cortex's architecture.
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An Exabyte of Disk Storage at CERN
The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Switzerland has exceeded the 1-exabyte threshold, amassing 1 million terabytes (TB) of disk space.
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