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Multimodal AI Connects the Digital Dots
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Squeegee: A Contamination Detection Tool for Low Microbial Biomass Microbiomes
The Squeegee contamination detection algorithm can instill reproducibility in microbial identification and analysis.
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Apple Sued by Women who say AirTag Lets Stalkers Track Victims
The Cupertino, California-based company has acknowledged that "bad actors" have tried misusing Airtags.
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Detecting Dark Matter With Quantum Computers
A Fermilab scientist developed a way to use qubits to detect single photons produced by dark matter in the presence of a strong magnetic field.
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Apple Scales Back Self-Driving Car and Delays Debut Until 2026
Fully autonomous system is no longer planned for initial debut; company aims to sell consumer model by 2026 for under $100,000.
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Following U.S. Sanctions, China Decides Its Future Lies With RISC Chips
With access to x86 and ARM chips becoming increasingly difficult, Chinese companies turn their focus on to the open-source RISC-V architecture.
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Sony's Metaverse Bet: A Wearable to Record Your Moves
Sony Group Corp. has announced a system of wearable motion trackers that may be worn on a user's wrists, ankles, head, and hips to animate avatars inside metaverse...
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Contactless ECG Continuously Monitors the Heart
Researchers in China have invented a contactless electrocardiogram system that infers electrical signals through artificial intelligence and millimeter-wave radar...
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Physicists Create 'the Smallest, Crummiest Wormhole You Can Imagine'
Scientists used a quantum computer to explore the ultimate escape route from a black hole.
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'Innovation Hubs' Aim to Lift Distressed Areas. Congress Just Has to Fund Them
A new report suggests where 20 newly created research centers could best revitalize struggling economies and accelerate new technologies
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Uber's Facial Recognition is Locking Indian Drivers Out of their AccountsÂ
Uber checks that a driver's face matches what the company has on file through a program called "Real-Time ID Check."
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The Crypto Industry Struggles for a Way Forward
The implosion of the exchange FTX shows how an industry built in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis has drifted far from its original ideals.
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TSA Now Wants to Scan Your Face at Security. Here are Your Rights.
16 major domestic airports are testing facial recognition tech to verify IDs — and it could go nationwide in 2023.
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How China's Police Used Phones, Faces to Track Protesters
China's police used an advanced surveillance system to track protesters who rallied against the government's pandemic policies this past week.
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Facebook Failed to Stop Ads Threatening Election Workers
Researchers tested Facebook's automated moderation system by submitting ads around Election Day that contained direct threats against election workers.
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Supercomputer Simulation Animates Evolution of the Universe
An international team of researchers has engineered the most accurate supercomputer animation of the cosmos' early evolution to date.
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Why Researchers Are Teaching AI to Play Minecraft
OpenAI has developed a Minecraft-playing bot that can build pixelated tools and buildings in the game via a combination of imitation and reinforcement learning....
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Physicists Observe Wormhole Dynamics Using Quantum Computer
Physicists created a quantum experiment to study the dynamics of a specific type of theoretical wormhole that can predict quantum gravity.
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Hundreds of Scam Predatory Loan Platforms Found on App Stores
App store comment sections were overrun with users saying they were hit with hidden fees, high interest rates, and predatory repayment terms after they signed up...
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How the Collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried's Crypto Empire Has Disrupted A.I.
Bankman-Fried and his colleagues spent more than $530 million to battle what they saw as the dangers of artificial intelligence. Now those efforts are reeling. ...
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