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Cryptographers Just Got Closer to Enabling Fully Private Internet Searches
Three researchers have found a long-sought way to pull information from large databases secretly. If the process can be streamlined, fully private browsing could...
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New AI Framework Can Create Images From Nothing
Blackout Diffusion generates samples comparable to current diffusion models, but require fewer computational resources.
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Do You Think the Chatbot Likes Me?
Artificial intelligence chatbots increasingly are being given distinct personalities to increase the appeal of interacting with them.
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2023 ACM Fellows Celebrated for Contributions to Computing That Underpin Our Daily Lives
Members of the global society are hailed for their work, including advances to AI Technologies, the World Wide Web, graphics, cybersecurity, mobile computing, and...
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Japan Turns to Innovation to Tackle Labor Crisis
Japan, the world's fastest-aging economy, is turning to technologies like AI, avatars, and robots to address labor shortages.
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Is Google Search Getting Worse?
A study by German researchers found that Google's search results are deteriorating in quality.
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Deepfake Audio of Biden Alarms Experts
A telephone message containing deepfake audio of U.S. President Joe Biden called on New Hampshire voters to avoid yesterday’s Democratic primary and save their...
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New Error Correction Trick could Make Quantum Computers 200 Times Smaller
Using a combination of error-correction approaches, researchers could make a quantum computer with physical qubits available today.
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Robots Are Changing the World of High Jewelry
Robots increasingly are being used to automate the jewelry-making process.
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DNA Sequencing Helps Craft Database of Marine Microbes
Researchers at Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah University of Science and Technology created a detailed database of marine microbe information.
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Reddit Mentions May Help Predict Changes in Cryptocurrency Value
University of California, Riverside researchers identified a connection between cryptocurrency prices and the number of Reddit posts mentioning a currency in the...
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Susan Landau Awarded AMS Bertrand Russell Prize
Landau was awarded the 2024 Bertrand Russell Prize for writing technical research papers and op-eds, publishing public-facing work, briefing policymakers, and participating...
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NASA's Robotic, Self-Assembling Structures
Researchers at the NASA Ames Research Center have developed "self-reprogrammable mechanical metamaterials."
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Microsoft Says Russian Government Hackers Stole Its Emails
Microsoft said hackers working for the Russian government breached its corporate networks recently and stole email from executives and some employees to find out...
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Robots Look Better to Detroit as Labor Costs Rise
Automakers are again turning their attention to robots to address rising labor costs.
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AI's Latest Challenge: The Math Olympics
New York University computer scientist Trieu Trinh has developed an AI model that can solve geometry problems from the International Mathematical Olympiad.
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Australia Responds to Rapid Rise of AI
In response to accelerated use of AI technologies, the Australian government has announced plans to formulate mandatory "safeguards" for the highest-risk AI technologies...
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Unfinished Video Games Are Turning into Hits
Video game developers are benefiting from early access periods.
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Meta-Optical Devices Enhance Thermal Imaging Applications
A new system enables meta-optical devices to perform thermal imaging and accurately identify the objects and materials being imaged.
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