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A Healthy Dose of AI
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The Quantum Threat
Cryptographers are developing algorithms to ensure security in a world of quantum computing.
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Robots Will Take 50 Million Jobs in the Next Decade. These Are the Skills You'll Need to Stay Employed
A new report finds that automation will take over a significant part of work activities in Europe by 2030.
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The Cost of Training Machines Is Becoming a Problem
The assumption that the cost of training computers is declining with the doubling of computing power every two years does not always hold true.
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DGCA Nod Clears Runway for the Dawn of Drone Age
India's Directorate-General of Civil Aviation is permitting 13 companies to test fly beyond visual line of sigh (BVLOS) drones.
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For a Cold, Heartless Robot, Sally Makes a Decent Salad
A new high-tech vending machine can dispense a salad into a compostable bowl and keep ingredients at constant, food-safe temperatures.
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Five Times More Efficient Data Transfer
Researchers have developed a method to transfer bits across a silicon chip up to five times more efficiently than standard setups.
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U.S. HHS Battles DDoS
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services networks were hit by a Distributed Denial of Service attack just as the coronavirus pandemic was ramping up.
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The First Intuitive Programming Language for Quantum Computers
Computer scientists at ETH Zurich in Switzerland have created the first intuitive high-level quantum programming language.
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Activists Cite Tabulation Flaw in Georgia Mail-In Ballots
Thousands of votes in Georgia's primary may not have been counted, due to faulty software or poorly calibrated scanners used to count mailed ballots.
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Next-Generation Cockroach-Inspired Robot Is Small, but Mighty
The researchers say the new robot is one of the smallest and most dexterous robots created to date.
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In Autonomous Russia, Tractor Drives You
Two Russian companies have partnered on an advanced autonomous driving system for agricultural vehicles.
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Researchers Model the Health Benefits of Electric Cars, Find 'Large Improvement in Air Quality'
Researchers in Canada created computer simulations of the potential human health benefits of a large-scale transition to electric cars.
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Researchers Turn to Wearable Tech in Race to Track Covid-19
Researchers are using wearable technologies that monitor fluctuations in biomarkers to collect real-time patient data, to try to track the spread of Covid-19.
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Exit From the Covid-19 Lockdown: There's an App for That
The Dutch government wants every citizen to download an app for tracking and tracing potential Covid-19 infections, but the app does not yet exist.
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Silq is a High-level Programming Language for Quantum Computers
Silq is a research project that does not yet run on any of the existing quantum hardware platforms.
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Angling for Underwater Wi-Fi
A new underwater Wi-Fi system could enable divers to transmit footage from underwater to the surface instantly by sending data through light beams.
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Electronic Nose Sniffs Out Perfectly Ripe Peaches for Harvest
Researchers have developed an electronic nose system to sniff out the ripest peaches for harvest.
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Self-Driving Cars That Recognize Free Space Can Better Detect Objects
Researchers have developed a method to improve self-driving vehicles's ability to detect objects by enabling them to recognize empty space.
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Billions of Smart Home Devices Open to Attack
A newly discovered vulnerability in the Universal Plug and Play networking protocol could expose billions of smart home devices to cyberattack.
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