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Material Found in House Paint May Spur Technology Revolution
Researchers from Sandia National Laboratories and the University of Michigan have developed a technique for generating non-volatile computer memory using titanium...
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Google's Breast Cancer-Predicting AI Research Is Useless Without Transparency, Critics Say
Experts have taken issue with Google Health's artificial intelligence model for predicting breast cancer.
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Singapore Tightens Security Requirements for Home Routers
Beginning next April, home Wi-Fi routers sold in Singapore must meet new security requirements.
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2020's Fastest-Rising Tech Jobs? Programming Language PHP Leads the Way
Job search engine Indeed said entry-level PHP developer is the fastest-growing technology job industry-wide.
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Russians Who Pose Election Threat Have Hacked Nuclear Plants and Power Grid
The hacking group, Energetic Bear, is among Russia's stealthiest. It appears to be casting a wide net to find useful targets ahead of the election, experts said...
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Fix, or Toss? The ‘Right to Repair’ Movement Gains Ground
Both Republicans and Democrats are pursuing laws to make it easier for people to fix cellphones, cars, even hospital ventilators. In Europe, the movement is further...
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Activists Turn Facial Recognition Tools Against the Police
"We're now approaching the technological threshold where the little guys can do it to the big guys," one researcher said.
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Schools Clamored for Seesaw’s App. That Was Good News, and Bad News.
It wasn't simple to become a do-it-all education tool almost overnight.
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The U.S.-China Conflict Over Chips Is About to Get Uglier
Politics is roiling the semiconductor business model, sparking a drive for more autonomy from the U.S. to China, Europe and Japan.
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Simple Software Creates Complex Wooden Joints That Interlock with No Nails, Glue, or Tools
Researchers at Japan's University of Tokyo created novel three-dimensional design software for producing sophisticated, interlocking wooden joints that do not require...
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Alphabet Trialing Solar-Paneled, Robotic Buggies to Inspect Crops
Google parent Alphabet is piloting a project to revolutionize agriculture and food production by using solar-powered electric buggies to monitor crops.
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MonoEye: A Human Motion-Capture System Using Single Wearable Camera
Researchers have developed a human motion-capture system using an ultra-wide fisheye camera strapped to the user's chest.
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Cybersecurity Company Finds Hacker Selling Info on 186 Million U.S. Voters
Cybersecurity company Trustwave says it discovered a hacker selling personally identifying information on 245 million Americans, including voter registration data...
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Remote Work Not Just for White-Collar Jobs Anymore
Technology that allows people to perform physical work remotely is proliferating across a host of occupations.
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Driverless Cars Go Humble to Get Real
Recent developments point to promise for driverless car technology, if we stay realistic.
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Faculty Expected to Return to Campus for Spring Semester per Updated Remote WorkPolicy
While Northeastern University faculty are expected to return, requests for remote work will still be accepted and addressed on a case-by-case basis.
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A Radical Technique Lets AI Learn with Practically No Data
Scientists at Canada's University of Waterloo suggest artificial intelligence models should be capable of “less than one”-shot learning.
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Pufferfish-Inspired Robot Could Improve Drone Safety
Engineers at the University of Colorado, Boulder have designed a pufferfish-inspired robot that could enhance the safety of flying drones.
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