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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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UW Researchers Hone Computer Models to Identify Animals in Photos
Computer models developed by researchers at the University of Wyoming use artificial intelligence to identify images of wild animals in camera-trap photographs....
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This Raspberry Pi-Powered AI Helps Robots to Sort Through Your Recycling
Researchers at Liverpool Hope University in the U.K. created a tool that can sort materials for recycling by combining a Raspberry Pi 3 model with optical sensors...
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Stanford-Developed Software Enables Musicians to Jam Together Again in Real Time
A free, open source software package enables real-time sound streaming, allowing musicians to perform together online in real time.
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Cyber Threat to Disrupt Start of U.K. University Term
The U.K.'s National Cyber Security Center is warning colleges and universities that increasing numbers of cyberattacks threaten to disrupt the start of the Fall...
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When AI Is the Opposite of Sinister: MIT Researcher Is Held Up as Model of How Algorithms Can Benefit Humanity
The Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence named artificial intelligence researcher Regina Barzilay the first recipient of its new award for...
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Fran Allen: 1932-2020
Frances E. Allen was the first woman recipient of the ACM A.M. Turing Award.
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'A Very Exciting Time to be at the Helm'
A conversation with U.S. National Science Foundation director Sethuraman Panchanathan.
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If We Put Computers in Our Brains, Strange Things Might Happen to Our Minds
Using a brain-computer interface can fundamentally change our grey matter, a view of ourselves, and even how fast our brains can change the world.
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179 Arrested in Massive Global Dark Web Takedown
Operation Disruptor is an unprecedented international law enforcement effort, stemming from last year's seizure of a popular underground bazaar called Wall Street...
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CISA: Chinese State Hackers Are Exploiting F5, Citrix, Pulse Secure, Exchange Bugs
An advisory from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warns of attacks against U.S. federal networks by hacker groups associated with China's...
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Computational Modeling Explains Why Blues, Greens Are Brightest Colors in Nature
Researchers at the U.K.'s University of Cambridge have demonstrated via computational modeling why blue and green are the most vivid natural hues.
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Tesco to Trial Drone Delivery Service
U.K. grocery chain Tesco next month will start trialing a drone delivery service in Ireland's County Galway, using unmanned aerial vehicles from Manna to deliver...
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European Commission Invests €8 Billion in Supercomputing
The European Commission is boosting its commitment under the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking with a planned €8-billion ($9.4-billion) infusion into developing European...
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Accident Prevention Software for Autonomous Vehicles
Researchers at Germany's Technical University of Munich say they have created accident-preventing software for autonomous vehicles that anticipates variations of...
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Majority of Europeans Would Consider Human Augmentation, Study Finds
A survey of more than 14,000 people in 16 countries found most Europeans would consider technological augmentation to their bodies.
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Singapore to Pay Citizens for Keeping Healthy with Apple Watch
Apple and Singapore's government have partnered on the two-year LumiHealth initiative, which will monitor and reward user behavior via the Apple Watch and an iPhone...
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Glove-Like Device Mimics Sense of Touch
A soft wearable device developed by engineers at the University of New South Wales Sydney in Australia recreates the sense of touch using haptic technology.
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Woman Becomes First Healthcare Cyberattack Death
A woman in Germany suffering a life-threatening illness was the first person to die from a cyberattack on a healthcare system.
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Huang's Law Is the New Moore's Law, and Explains Why Nvidia Wants Arm
The rule that the same dollar buys twice the computing power every 18 months is no longer true, but a new law—which we named for the CEO of Nvidia, the company...
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