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Software Detective Debunked Mike Lindell's Election Fraud Claims
Robert Zeidman was awarded $5 million by the arbitration panel.
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Commerce Dept. Outlines Plans to Fund Chip Research
The Biden administration defined its strategy to drive cutting-edge microchip research.
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Self-Driving Cars Must Learn the Language of Cyclists to Keep Roads Safe
A study of communications between drivers and cyclists suggests new autonomous vehicle systems must be able to replicate those social interactions to ensure safety...
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AR Art Takes Over British City
The U.K. city of Sheffield has transformed its rooftops into an augmented reality-based art display.
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Musk Ramps Up A.I. Efforts, Even as He Warns of Dangers
The billionaire plans to compete with OpenAI, the ChatGPT developer he helped found, while calling out the potential harms of artificial intelligence.
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Brazil Judge Orders Temporary Suspension of Telegram
The development comes as the country grapples with a wave of school attacks.
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EU Lawmakers Pass Draft of AI Act
The legislation includes copyright rules for generative artificial intelligence.
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Industry Out of Phase With Supercomputers
Chip-industry changes threaten U.S. supercomputing.
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Robot Lawyers Are About to Flood the Courts
It's time to reform the U.S. legal system.
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Video-Calling Tech Could Help Lonely Parrots Flock Together
Scientists at Northeastern University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the U.K.'s University of Glasgow led research to help pet parrots communicate...
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New Approach to Developing Efficient, High-Precision 3D Light Shapers
Researchers in Austria, Germany, and the U.K. have developed a simple method for manufacturing high-precision aperiodic photonic volume elements (APVEs).
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Inflatable Drone Can Bounce Off Walls, Perch on Nearly Anything
Arizona State University researchers have developed an inflatable drone that can perch on nearly any object.
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Researchers Develop Small Desktop Robot for Older Adults
The small desktop robot GTIbot can be used to monitor older adults' physical and mental well-being, and even recommend exercises.
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Artificial Intelligence Still Can't Form Concepts
Concepts and abstraction are key to unlocking AI's full potential.
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UK Blocks Microsoft's $69-billion Activision Deal over Cloud Gaming Concerns
The U.K. says Microsoft's remedies were not enough to end its concerns.
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DIY Neurotech: Making BCI Accessible
The costs of hardware required for brain-computer interfaces, particularly electrodes and amplifiers, have made it difficult for researchers outside big tech companies...
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Grasping the Future with a Robotic Hand-Arm Combo
Yale University researchers have created a robotic hand-arm combination that uses algorithms to optimize its degrees of freedom and control though unified movement...
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Seltzer Named ACM Athena Lecturer for Technical, Mentoring Contributions
ACM has named Margo Seltzer of Canada's University of British Columbia the 2023-2024 ACM Athena Lecturer for her pioneering technical contributions and commitment...
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Wood Transistor Could Let Us Embed Electronics in Trees
An electrochemical transistor made from balsa wood opens up the possibility of embedding sensors and other electronic devices in plants, which could help in agriculture...
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