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Technique Smooths Path for 'Federated Learning' AI Training in Wireless Devices
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Technique Smooths Path for 'Federated Learning' AI Training in Wireless Devices

A new technique allows the use of federated learning to train artificial intelligence  systems on wireless devices.

Honeywell H1 Beats Classical System at Game Designed to Test Quantum Mechanics
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Honeywell H1 Beats Classical System at Game Designed to Test Quantum Mechanics

Researchers used a collaborative mathematical game to determine whether different systems demonstrated quantum mechanical properties.

Google Chrome—Emergency Security Update For 3.2 Billion
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Google Chrome—Emergency Security Update For 3.2 Billion

Google routinely restricts in-depth information until a majority of users have had the chance to apply the update, which will be rolled out in the near future. ...

Trying On Smart Clothes
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Trying On Smart Clothes

Smart clothing is coming into fashion.

Hackers Rigged Hundreds of Ecommerce Sites to Steal Payment Info
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Hackers Rigged Hundreds of Ecommerce Sites to Steal Payment Info

The attackers exploited a known vulnerability and installed credit card skimmers on more than 500 websites.

Scientists Develop Fully Woven Smart Display
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Scientists Develop Fully Woven Smart Display

An international team of researchers led by the U.K.'s University of Cambridge has fabricated a fully woven prototype smart textile display.

AI Efficiently Fixes Mistakes in Error-Prone Quantum Computers
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AI Efficiently Fixes Mistakes in Error-Prone Quantum Computers

Artificial intelligence can eliminate errors from a group of quantum bits, thanks to researchers at Germany's RWTH Aachen University.

Researchers Make Chip That Can Be Rewired Like the Human Brain
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Researchers Make Chip That Can Be Rewired Like the Human Brain

The invention of a reprogrammable-on-demand electronic chip could eventually lead to the creation a computer that learns continuously, like the human brain.

Apple Says It Will Make AirTags Easier to Find After Complaints of Stalking
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Apple Says It Will Make AirTags Easier to Find After Complaints of Stalking

The $29 devices have become a headache for the company.

Meta Is Calling Out Google Over Apple's App Privacy Rules
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Meta Is Calling Out Google Over Apple's App Privacy Rules

Facebook's owner is hit hard by the new rules, while Google is largely spared.

'Full Self-Driving' Clips Show Teslas on Train Tracks and Fighting for Control
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'Full Self-Driving' Clips Show Teslas on Train Tracks and Fighting for Control

The Washington Post verified Full Self-Driving footage posted by beta testers and had it reviewed by a panel of experts.

AI System Rapidly Predicts How Two Proteins Will Attach
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AI System Rapidly Predicts How Two Proteins Will Attach

An artificial intelligence model can forecast the binding configuration of two proteins.

Robots Give Surgeons a Helping Hand
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Robots Give Surgeons a Helping Hand

About 6,700 Da Vinci robots in place at hospitals across the globe have performed more than 10 million surgical procedures.

Getting Better Performance From Brains, Computers
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Getting Better Performance From Brains, Computers

Tufts University researchers have proposed two methods for boosting the efficiency of brain and computational performance.

High-Speed Drones Revolutionizing How We Watch Winter Sports
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High-Speed Drones Revolutionizing How We Watch Winter Sports

Custom-built, high-speed racing drones are being used to film the Natural Selection Tour, the first time such technology has been used in live broadcast.

Nvidia, Arm Call Off $80B Merger; Arm CEO Resigns
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Nvidia, Arm Call Off $80B Merger; Arm CEO Resigns

Nvidia is the leader in the graphics processing unit and AI processor market. Arm intellectual property powers virtually all smartphones and Internet of Things...

Microsoft to (Finally) Block Macros to Stop Malware
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Microsoft to (Finally) Block Macros to Stop Malware

Threat groups often hide malware behind macros in innocent-seeming documents, but Microsoft's proposed change should make that route less effective.

Intel Invests in Open-Source RISC-V Processors, Creates Billion-Dollar Fund
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Intel Invests in Open-Source RISC-V Processors, Creates Billion-Dollar Fund

Intel and RISC-V working together is a game-changer, and today is the day that RISC-V becomes a chip power.

Birthday Wishes Inadvertently Give Away Private Information Online
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Birthday Wishes Inadvertently Give Away Private Information Online

Researchers have determined that birthday wishes on Twitter can inadvertently expose private data that could jeopardize recipients' online security.

Forget Zoom School. For Some Students, Class Is in Session in VR
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Forget Zoom School. For Some Students, Class Is in Session in VR

More schools and universities are conducting classes in virtual reality, especially given the availability of better and less expensive VR headsets.
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