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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Stunning Simulation of Stars Being Born is Most Realistic Ever
STARFORGE is the first computational framework to simulate an entire gas cloud in which stars are born.
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Shape-Shifting Computer Chip Thwarts Hackers
A secure new computer processor thwarts hackers by randomly changing its underlying structure, making it virtually impossible to hack.
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Microsoft is Retiring Web browser Internet Explorer
Some versions of the Windows operating system will continue to receive support for Internet Explorer.
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The Future of Virus Tracking Can Be Found on This College Campus
Researchers have transformed the Colorado Mesa University campus into an epidemiological laboratory researching new avenues of pandemic management.
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Stocks Drop for a 3rd Day Following Bitcoin's Crash and Inflation Concerns
The decline in the stock markets was a faint echo of the crash in the market for cryptocurrencies in recent days.
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The Timeline for Quantum Computing is Getting Shorter
New financial trading algorithms promise quantum- computer performance improvements over classical computers within 5-10 years, rather than 10-20.
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Endless Scrolling Through Social Media can Literally Make You Sick
Once mainly a scourge of VR headsets, cybersickness seems to be on the rise as the pandemic pushes our bodies to their digital limits.
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France Embraces Google, Microsoft in Quest to Safeguard Sensitive Data
The French government says Google and Microsoft cloud computing technology could be used to store sensitive state and corporate data, providing it is licensed to...
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Top Educational Apps for Children Might Not Be as Beneficial as Promised
An analysis of the most frequently downloaded educational apps for children found such apps may not provide high-quality educational experiences.
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Study Explores Privacy of Prison Communications
The constant monitoring of people incarcerated in the U.S. extends to communications between inmates and their relatives.
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Helping Drone Swarms Avoid Obstacles Without Hitting Each Other
A predictive control model allows individual drones to predict their own behavior and that of neighboring drones in a swarm, to keep them from bumping into each...
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Amazon Blocks Police from Using Its Facial Recognition Software Indefinitely
Amazon has indefinitely extended its ban on police use of its facial recognition software, which lawmakers and company employees have said discriminates against...
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Cryptography Experts Trash NFTs on First Day of RSA Conference
The experts have weighed in: Non-fungible tokens are dumb as hell.
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Lasers, Levitation, and Machine Learning Make Better Heat-Resistant Materials
A process developed at the Argonne National Laboratory can predict how refractory oxides are impacted by high temperatures.
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Helping Robots Collaborate to Get the Job Done
A new algorithm aims to foster cooperation between information-gathering robot teams.
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Intel's Cryogenic Chip Shows It Can Control Qubits Even in a Deep Freeze
Intel's researchers have proven that Horse Ridge could be used to control qubits directly next to the quantum processor.
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Police Departments Adopting Facial Recognition Tech Amid Allegations of Wrongful Arrests
U.S. police departments are adopting facial recognition technology, despite complaints of wrongful arrests as a result of its use.
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An Automated Box on Wheels—with Personality
People find boxy talking robots humorous and engaging, which may make robotic technology more acceptable in everyday life.
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Precise Touchscreens, Thanks to AI
A new artificial intelligence technique more precisely estimates where a finger touches a mobile phone screen, to reduce typing errors.
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