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A Healthy Dose of AI
Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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I.R.S. to End Use of Facial Recognition for Identity Verification
After a bipartisan backlash, the agency will transition away from using a service from ID.me.
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Apple Acquires Song-shifting Startup AI Music
AI Music uses artificial intelligence to dynamically create music based on several factors and user interaction.
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World's Largest Companies Accused of Greenwashing
Apple, Amazon, and Google were among the companies said to 'lack integrity' when it came to setting, and following, net-zero pledges.
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Tiny Chips, Big Headaches
Concern is growing about larger, more intricate cloud computing networks' fundamental dependence on less reliable and less predictable chips.
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Algorithm Amplifies Trustworthy News Content on Social Media Without Shielding Bias
Researchers have developed a method for amplifying trustworthy news on social media.
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Student-Built Robot Rover on Track to Explore the Moon
Iris, a tiny wheeled robot built by students at Carnegie Mellon University, is expected to be the first uncrewed rover from the U.S. to explore the Moon.
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Food-Tracking AI System to Reduce Malnutrition in LTC Homes
Researchers have developed a smart system that uses artificial intelligence to track food consumption by residents of long-term care communities.
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Dairy-Tech Startup Created a Step Counter for Cows
India's Stellapps Technologies has come up with what CEO Ranjith Mukundan describes as "a device which is like a Fitbit for cattle."
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277,000 Routers Exposed to Eternal Silence Attacks via UPnP
Akamai researchers found as many as 277,000 routers capable of the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) connectivity protocol vulnerable to "Eternal Silence" attacks....
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Robots Marched On in 2021, with Record Orders by North American firms
Factories and other industrial users ordered 28% more robots last year than in 2020, according to data compiled by the Association for Advancing Automation.
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7-Eleven Stores in Japan Get Touch-Free Floating Holographic Self-Checkouts
Six 7-Eleven stores in Tokyo, Japan, will soon feature floating holographic displays that will allow customers to check out without any physical contact.
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Tesla Agrees to Fix 'Rolling Stop' Software Feature
The software recall covers some 2016-2022 Model S and Model X, 2017-2022 Model 3 and 2020-2022 Model Y vehicles.
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65% of Tech Recruiters Believe Their Hiring Process Is Biased, Survey Suggests
In a poll of 14,000 technology workers from 131 countries, nearly two-thirds of respondents said bias is an issue in tech recruitment.
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Studying the Big Bang with AI
Researchers at Austria's TU Wien have demonstrated that neural networks can be used to simulate "quark-gluon plasma" to study the Big Bang.
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The Battle for the World's Most Powerful Cyberweapon
A Times investigation reveals how Israel reaped diplomatic gains from NSO's Pegasus spyware, a tool America itself purchased but is now trying to ban.
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Picasso's Descendants to Sell More Than 1,000 NFTs Linked to Never-Before-Seen Ceramic Work
Pablo Picasso's descendants plan to auction off more than 1,000 digital pieces representing a previously unseen ceramic work by the Spanish artist.
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Physical Systems Perform ML Computations
Cornell University researchers have trained physical systems to execute generic machine learning computations.
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How Cookie Banners Backfired
An extensive digital privacy law aimed to give internet users more control over their data. Instead, experts say, it's created "almost a useless exercise."
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