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Google Search Technique Used by Police Draws Legal Challenge
Activists are challenging law enforcement's use of Google search data in solving criminal cases.
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Hochul Proposes NY AI Research Center Using $275 Million in State Funds
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, in a State of the State address on Jan. 9, proposed a consortium that would position the state as a leader in AI development.
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Bitcoin ETFs Have Arrived. Here's Who Stands to Get Rich
U.S. approval of spot bitcoin ETFs, a new way to track the price of bitcoin, could trigger a gold rush for investors.
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The Next Front in the U.S.-China Battle Over Chips
A U.S.-born chip technology called RISC-V has become critical to China's ambitions. Washington is debating whether and how to limit the technology.
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Robot with Sense of Touch Grabs Ocean Trash
University of California, Los Angeles researchers developed an artificial skin that allows a robot to distinguish between inanimate objects and living sea creatures...
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IBM Built the Biggest, Coolest Quantum Computer. Now Comes the Hard Part
New York's Thomas J. Watson Research Lab houses the world's largest quantum computer system, IBM's Quantum System Two.
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Tesla Recalls 1.6 Million Cars in China to Fix Self-Driving Systems
Tesla is recalling nearly all the vehicles it has sold in China to update their computer software.
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AI Deepnets Throw Light on Ancient History
Artificial Intelligence helps us read the previously unreadable.
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Dark Corners of the Web Offer a Glimpse at A.I.'s Nefarious Future
In the hands of anonymous Internet users, A.I. tools can create waves of harassing and racist material. It's already happening on the anonymous message board 4chan...
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Eye-Tracking Window Tech Tells Sightseers What They're Seeing
The AR Interactive Vehicle Display combines a transparent microLED panel with eye-tracking and GPS data to inform tour passengers of the sights they are seeing....
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Google Taps Asimov's Laws of Robotics for Robot Safety
Researchers at Google DeepMind created a "Robot Constitution" to ensure the safety of their newest robotic system.
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Data Stuffed into Diamond Cavities
Researchers at the City College of New York developed a technique that allows diamonds to be used for optical storage under cryogenic conditions.
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Microsoft Adding New PC Keyboard Button
Microsoft is adding an AI button to its Windows keyboards, the company's first significant keyboard change in nearly three decades.
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Computer Science Pioneer Niklaus Wirth Passes Away
ACM A.M. Turing Award laureate Niklaus Emil Wirth passed away Jan. 1 at age 89.
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This Memristor Works Best When Stressed
University of Rochester researchers have developed a technique for stressing a 2D memristor to produce the fastest switching speed and lowest operating energy. ...
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App to Help Older Adults Spot Online Scams
A new app is intended to prevent elder fraud by helping older adults identify online scams.
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Java Applications Have Major Security Flaws
Widely-used Java applications were found to have major security vulnerabilities.
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Brain Stimulation Could Help Doctors Learn to Use Surgery Robots
Johns Hopkins University researchers found stimulating people's brains with gentle electric currents could boost their ability to learn in virtual environments....
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