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DeepMind's AlphaCode Can Outcompete Human Coders
DeepMind's AlphaCode model performed well against human coders in a programming competition.
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Facial Recognition Technology Scans Your Ear
University of Georgia (UGA) scientists have created an ear recognition system that can authenticate individuals with up to 97.25% accuracy.
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Smallest Robotic Arm Is Controlled by AI
Researchers manipulated silver atoms into a lattice configuration via deep reinforcement learning, a critical advance for nanodevice construction.
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Attackers Keep Targeting the U.S. Electric Grid
Plus: Chinese hackers stealing U.S. Covid relief funds, a cyberattack on the Met Opera website, and more.
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Pentagon Picked Four Tech Companies to Form $9B Cloud Computing Network
Microsoft agrees multi-cloud strategy is "the right one" for U.S. Defense Department.
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LiDAR Technique Could Help Robotic Vehicles Land Safely on Mars
Researchers at the NASA Langley Research Center have developed a LiDAR technique to improve the safety of robotic vehicle landings during future Mars or lunar missions...
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Cosmic Rays Are Quantum Computers' Kryptonite
University of Chicago researchers reduced the rate of catastrophic quantum computing errors attributable to cosmic rays from about once every 10 seconds to once...
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Researchers Develop Scaled-up Spintronic Probabilistic Computer
Scientists have engineered a scaled-up probabilistic computer (p-computer) with stochastic spintronic devices.
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The Brilliance and Weirdness of ChatGPT
A new chatbot from OpenAI is inspiring awe, fear, stunts and attempts to circumvent its guardrails.
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How the Global Spyware Industry Spiraled Out of Control
The market for commercial spyware — which allows governments to invade mobile phones and vacuum up data — is booming. Even the U.S. government is using it.
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Brain-Computer Interfaces Could Change The World—But At What Cost?
The ethics of neurotechnology lags behind the science.
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San Francisco Has Reversed Its Killer Robot Plan
The city rolled back a controversial decision to let robots use lethal force without human intervention. But the fight is far from over.
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Artificial Intelligence is Permeating Business At Last
The age of "boring AI" will be anything but.
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FTC Sues to Block Microsoft's Acquisition of Game Giant Activision
The lawsuit marks FTC chair Lina Khan's most significant effort to date to address tech industry consolidation, and it could upend Microsoft's gaming ambitions....
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Facebook to Test Age Verification Tech on Facebook Dating in U.S.
Facebook announced a forthcoming test of age verification technologies on its Facebook Dating service in the U.S.
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Sound-Powered Underwater Camera Could Dramatically Boost Climate Monitoring
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers used sound waves to power a wireless camera underwater, which could help to map the impact of climate change. ...
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A Row Erupts Over Texas' Bold Bitcoin Battery Plan
Bitcoin miners say they can help stabilize a shaky power grid and prevent blackouts. Experts say it will make the problem worse.
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'SuperGPS' Accurate to 10 Centimeters or Better
New optical-wireless hybrid makes use of existing telecommunications infrastructure.
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Computing With Chemicals Makes Faster, Leaner AI
Battery-inspired artificial synapses are gaining ground.
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