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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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'Earable' Uses Sonar to Reconstruct Facial Expressions
Cornell University researchers have developed a wearable earphone device that can reconstruct the wearer's face using sonar.
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Data Scientists Identify Lakes, Reservoirs Around the World
Data scientists led an interdisciplinary team that developed a first-of-its kind comprehensive global dataset of the Earth's lakes and reservoirs.
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Robot Dog Learns to Walk in One Hour
Researchers taught a four-legged, dog-sized robot to walk in one hour with the help of a Bayesian optimization algorithm.
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Inside China's Scramble to Overcome Microchip Crunch
With global supplies tight, brokers are playing an outsize role in securing key components.
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What to Do Now About Tomorrow's Code-Cracking Computers
A future-proof way to encrypt sensitive data is now available. Put it to use.
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Chip Investment Decisions Await Congressional Action on $52 Billion Funding Bill
Political wrangling slows progress on what began as bipartisan effort to restore America's semiconductor production prowess.
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NIST Promotes Testbed to Address Threats Targeting ML Systems
NIST's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence has demonstrated an experimental testbed to address cybersecurity threats targeting machine learning algorithms...
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In Ukraine War, a Race to Acquire Smarter, Deadlier Drones
Drones are in high demand among both Ukrainians and Russians as the war continues.
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Making Computers Smarter--with TikTok Dance Videos
A doctoral student is using TikTok dance videos to build lifelike three-dimensional avatars of people for use in virtual reality environments.
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Raising the Voices of the Dead
Experts urge caution in using AI agents to simulate dead people.
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Computer Science Proof Unveils Unexpected Form of Entanglement
Three computer scientists have solved the NLTS conjecture, proving that systems of entangled particles can remain difficult to analyze even away from extremes. ...
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Flawed AI Makes Robots Racist, Sexist
New work led by several universities, including Johns Hopkins, shows neural networks built from biased Internet data teach robots to enact toxic stereotypes.
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What AI Still Doesn't Know How to Do
Artificial intelligence programs that learn to write and speak can sound almost human—but they can't think creatively like a small child can.
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How Companies Subtly Trick Users Online with 'Dark Patterns'
So far this year, there have been multiple lawsuits filed against prominent tech companies for their alleged use of dark patterns to deceive users.
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Underwater Glove Puts Octopus' Abilities on the Hand of Humans
Researchers have developed a glove inspired by an octopus for securely gripping objects underwater.
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'Retbleed' Speculative Execution Attack Affects AMD, Intel CPUs
The "Retbleed" flaw targets older AMD and Intel central processing units as a channel for Spectre-based speculative-execution attacks.
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DNA Typewriter Taps Out a Record Inside Cells
Researchers have developed a DNA typewriter that can encode text in cells.
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Cryptomining Capacity in U.S. Rivals Energy Use of Houston
A Congressional probe found seven of the largest U.S. bitcoin mining companies could cumulatively use as much electricity as all the homes in Houston.
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Would You Pay $40 a Month to Have Strangers Watch You Work?
People still working remotely are turning to virtual co-working spaces for accountability through a Zoom screen.
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