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System Trains Drones to Fly Around Obstacles at High Speeds
New algorithm could enable fast, nimble drones for time-critical operations such as search and rescue
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U.S. Prisons Mull AI to Analyze Inmate Phone Calls
The U.S. House Appropriations Committee has asked for a report on using artificial intelligence to analyze prison inmates' phone calls to help prevent violent crime...
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Gaming Companies Should Avoid Predatory Designs, Lawmakers Say
Democrats press executives to extend new U.K. 'Age Appropriate Design Code' regulations to children in the U.S.
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Twitter's Photo-Cropping Algorithm Confirms Inherent Biases
Results from the company's AI bias competition reveals a preference for young, beautiful, and light-skinned faces
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3D Concrete-Printing Robots Cut Rail Construction Carbon Emissions by 50%
Remotely controlled robots 3D-print structures onsite and in tight spaces
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Novel ASIC Implements Post-Quantum Cryptography
Chip efficiently implements post-quantum cryptography to better protect against future hacker attacks using quantum computers
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Detroit Lets Automakers Test Smart Parking Technology in Real Garage
The city of Detroit has partnered with Ford and Bosch to establish a Smart Parking Lab in the city's Bedrock Assembly Garage to test autonomous technologies in...
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Young People Get Their Tech Career Info From TV, Not School
An Accenture survey found that movies, TV, and social media are more likely than schools or teachers to be the main source of information about careers in technology...
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Predicting the Risk of Schizophrenia Using Machine-Learning and a Blood Test
Innovative strategy analyzes specific regions of CoRSIVs genome to offer possibility of early diagnosis
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Facebook Disables Accounts Tied to NYU Research Project
Facebook disabled the personal accounts of New York University scientists studying political ads on the social network, alleging their extraction of data violates...
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Information Transfer Protocol Reaches Quantum Speed Limit
Joint Quantum Institute scientists have developed a quantum information transfer protocol that reaches theoretical speed limits for some quantum operations.
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Security Flaws Found in Popular EV Chargers
Analysts have identified flaws in the application programming interfaces of six home electric vehicle (EV) charging brands, as well as the Chargepoint public EV...
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Researchers Say They've Found a Wildly Successful Bypass for Face Recognition Tech
Computer scientists at Israel's Tel Aviv University (TAU) say they have developed a method for circumventing a large number of facial recognition systems.
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Can You Recycle a Hard Drive? Google is Quietly Trying to Find Out
Rare earth magnet recycling is about much more than sustainable datacenters.
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Apple is Prying into iPhones to Find Sexual Predators
Privacy activists worry governments could weaponize the feature.
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Best Jobs at the Olympics: Robot
Unlike other Olympic employees who clearly have been instructed to blend into the background of the events with which they're assisting, you command the spotlight...
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L'Oréal's New Digital Chief Takes Cosmetics Virtual
Asmita Dubey is exploring how online games, augmented reality and social media can help the French cosmetics company reach new demographics.
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U.S. Taps Tech Giants to Help Fight Ransomware, Cyberattacks
The Department of Homeland Security enlists Amazon, Microsoft, Google and others to help combat cyberthreats.
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Chip Shortage Might Turn Into Market Saturation, Analysts Worry
Chip manufacturers might have invested too heavily in increasing their capacity, which could lead to an overcapacity over time.
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