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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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South Korea to Test AI-Powered Facial Recognition to Track COVID-19 Cases
South Korea in January plans launch a pilot project to track the movements of persons infected with COVID-19 and anyone with whom they had close contact
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DHL Doubles Robots as Humans Alone Can't Handle Holiday Crunch
DHL's supply-chain unit has doubled the number of robots it uses in the U.S. to about 1,500 ahead of the holidays, in addition to hiring 15,000 seasonal workers...
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Killer Robots Aren't Science Fiction. A Push to Ban Them Is Growing
A U.N. conference made little headway on limiting development and use of killer robots, prompting stepped-up calls to outlaw such weapons with a new treaty.
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AWS Goes Down for Second Time in Two Weeks, Taking Netflix With It - Again
The outage totally shut down internet connectivity in two regions of the USA
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Employers Seeking Those Skilled in Python, Java, Linux, SQL
Dice's Tech Jobs Report suggests employers are eager to hire people "who understand the core concepts of software development and project management."
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Robotic Hand Can Crush Beer Cans, Hold Eggs Without Breaking Them
Researchers at South Korea's Ajou University have built a highly dexterous robotic hand that can handle eggs gently, pour drinks, and crush aluminum cans.
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Converting Laws to Programs
In highly regulated industries, it is critical that laws are translated precisely into code that reflects their intent.
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Monetizing Your Personal Data
What is your private data worth, to you and to the companies willing to pay you for it?
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Waymo Says Driver Had Control of SUV That Hit a Pedestrian
California's Department of Motor Vehicles said Thursday that it has been contacted by Waymo and that the company will file a crash report within 10 days, as required...
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Engineers Teach AI to Navigate Ocean with Minimal Energy
Artificial intelligence technology is being used to enable autonomous drones exploring the deep ocean to navigate using currents instead of fighting them.
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Protecting Users' Private Data While They Browse
The SugarCoat tool can protect users' private data while they browse the Web.
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Xerox to Announce Multiyear Cloud Deal With Oracle
Xerox will use Oracle's cloud-computing infrastructure and software as a digital backbone for a swathe of ventures being developed in its business incubator.
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Cornell University Reports More Than 900 Covid-19 Cases This Week
Many are Omicron variant cases in fully vaccinated students.
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Amazon Shutting Down One of the Oldest Staples on the Internet
The ecommerce giant is closing down Alexa.com, an online service that the vast majority of Amazon customers are likely unaware even existed.
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Homeland Security Offers Hackers a Bounty to Find Bugs
Such programs pay hackers to find vulnerabilities in networks
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Google, Microsoft Have Your Mail, Mostly
Computer scientists studying email service providers found high levels of concentration.
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World's Biggest Traders Betting on Blockchain Data
The Pyth blockchain-based technology service aims to provide data for diverse cryptocurrency projects in real time.
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This Robot Looks Like a Pancake, Jumps Like a Maggot
Researchers designed a soft, legless robot that can hop and navigate obstacle courses.
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