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A Life-Saving Jog to the Memory
An artificial intelligence-based sensor system can prevent children from being forgotten in locked cars.
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How 'Sustainable' Web Design Can Help Fight Climate Change
To cut the carbon, programmers are cutting the code. Call it green programming.
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A Brazen Online Attack Targets V.I.P. Twitter Users in a Bitcoin Scam
In a major show of force, hackers breached some of the site's most prominent accounts, a Who's Who of Americans in politics, entertainment and tech.
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Bill Gates-Backed Company to Hunt for Cobalt Near Glencore Mine
Kobold Metals, a startup backed by Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and others, aims to search for cobalt near a nickel mine in northern Quebec using data analytics.
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Emoji Reveal Whiteness as Driver of Technology
A study from the University of Alabama that investigated the inclusion of skin-tone modifiers in emoji sets demonstrated that whiteness remains the core of emoji...
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Supercomputer Finds Existing Osteoporosis Drug with Potential for Treating Covid-19
A European Union-supported supercomputing platform has identified a generic osteoporosis drug's potential effectiveness against Covid-19.
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Tech to Contain Coronavirus on College Campuses Sparks Fresh Privacy Concerns
U.S. colleges are racing to contain the Covid-19 pandemic with technology including contact-tracing applications and facial recognition, prompting concerns about...
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Coping with Burnout in IT
Supporting staffers working from home adds another layer to the stress many IT professionals already were feeling.
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Power of DNA to Store Information Gets an Upgrade
A team of interdisciplinary researchers used intertwined DNA strands to store an Esperanto translation of "The Wizard of Oz" with unprecedented accuracy.
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Tech Sector Job Interviews Assess Anxiety, Not Skills
Researchers have found that technical interviews for many software engineering positions do not focus on whether the candidate is competent at coding, but whether...
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AI Seeks ET: Machine Learning Powers Hunt for Life in the Solar System
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration is testing a pilot artificial intelligence system for use on a future Mars mission.
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Parasite Infestations Revealed by Tiny Chicken Backpacks
A team of entomologists, computer scientists, and biologists has designed a wearable insect detection system that spots livestock mite infestations in poultry....
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Scaling Up the Quantum Chip
Massachusetts Institute of Technology engineers have developed a process for manufacturing and integrating artificial atoms with photonic circuitry.
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No Masks, No Coughs: Robots Can Be Just What the Doctor Ordered in Time of Social Distancing
In Japan, a country with a long fascination with robots, automated assistants have become bartenders, security guards, deliverymen, and more, since the onset of...
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UNESCO Launches Worldwide Online Public Consultation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
UNESCO is inviting interested stakeholders to comment on the draft text before July 31.
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Changing Course, U.S. Allows Visas for Online Students
The Trump administration said it would no longer require foreign students to attend in-person classes during the coronavirus pandemic in order to remain in the...
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Our Itch to Share Helps Spread Covid-19 Misinformation
A new study has found that when people consume news on social media, their penchant to share that news undermines their ability to assess its accuracy.
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Japan Is Figuring Out How to Deliver Goods Untouched by Humans
Japanese companies are developing next-generation logistics technology to deliver goods untouched by humans, driven by worker shortages and the Covid-19 pandemic...
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