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A Global Smart-City Competition Highlights China's Rise in AI
Chinese entrants swept all five categories, featuring technologies to improve civic life. But the advances could also be tools for surveillance.
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Data Security Rules Instituted for U.S. Payment Processing System
New data security rules governing the payment system that facilitates direct deposits and direct payments for nearly all U.S. bank and credit union accounts are...
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China Beats Google to Claim the World's Most Powerful Quantum Computer
Chinese researchers have demonstrated the world's most powerful quantum computer, displacing Google's Sycamore processor as the holder of quantum supremacy.
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Technion Study Finds Warmth of AI Systems More Important Than Capability
Researchers found that potential users of artificial intelligence systems consider such systems’ “warmth” more important than capability and competence.
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Microsoft's Emergency Patch Fails to Fix Critical 'PrintNightmare' Vulnerability
Researchers warn a Microsoft software patch did not fully correct a flaw in the Windows operating system that allows hackers to commandeer infected networks.
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Facebook, Twitter, Google Threaten to Quit Hong Kong Over Proposed Data Laws
Facebook, Twitter, and Google have threatened to halt service to Hong Kong if the city's government revises its data protection laws to make the companies liable...
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Fallout From Hack of City Law Department Could Linger for Months
One department official was reassigned, and lawyers still lack remote access to case files, leading to delays with lawsuits.
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Spy Agencies Turn to Scientists as They Wrestle With Mysteries
American intelligence agencies are tapping outside expertise as they wrestle with mysteries like the coronavirus and UFOs that are as much about science as they...
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Game Over: Chinese Company Deploys Facial Recognition to Limit Youths' Play
Tencent Games says it has been using facial recognition to enforce China's rules on how much time people under 18 can spend playing video games.
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We Tested AI Interview Tools. Here's What We Found.
One gave our candidate a high score for English proficiency when she spoke only in German.
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Using AI to Drill Down in Physics
Artificial intelligence can give a boost to particle physics.
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Using AI to Predict 3D Printing Processes
Engineers have developed physics-informed neural networking artificial intelligence to predict the performance of three-dimensionally-printed objects.
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IBM Researchers Demonstrate the Advantage Quantum Computers Have Over Classical Computers
Scientists at IBM have proved quantum computing's superiority to classical computing in miniature, via a microscopic experiment with limited available memory.
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AI Learns to Predict Human Behavior From Videos
A computer vision algorithm developed by Columbia Engineering researchers can intuitively predict human interactions and body language in video.
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Japan's In-Home Robot Experiment Short Circuits
A lack of demand prompted Japan's SoftBank Robotics Group to cease manufacturing the Pepper humanoid robot in August 2020, the company said this week.
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Scientists Mine the Rich Seam of Body Wearable Motion Sensors
Computer scientists at the University of Bath in the U.K. found that conductive seams in clothing, when accurately positioned, can be used to identify subtle movements...
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Quantum Computing Wars: IBM, Honeywell Make Major Moves as Competition Intensifies
The public sector is increasingly interested in quantum computing as both a source of high-paying jobs and a technology vital to corporate strategic interests. ...
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Robots Can Make Music, but Can They Sing?
At an international competition called the A.I. Song Contest, tracks exploring the technology as a tool for music making revealed the potential — and the limitations...
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Tech Spending Expected to Rise as Pandemic Restrictions Ease, Economy Improves
Market researcher Forrester Research has revised its 2021 forecast of U.S. enterprise information technology spending growth from 6% to 7.4% over 2020 levels.
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