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The Unbelievable Zombie Comeback of Analog Computing
Computers have been digital for half a century. Why would anyone want to resurrect the clunkers of yesteryear?
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Supersized Atoms Could Help Quantum Computers Link to Optical Fibers
Researchers developed a device that could enable multiple quantum computers to be networked together by converting quantum outputs into light signals that can travel...
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Eye Tracking During Building Inspections Provides Insight on How Experts Think
Researchers used eye-tracking software to analyze building inspectors' gaze patterns to gain insights into safety assessment behaviors.
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Meet The Band's New Drummer: Keirzo the Robot
Keirzo has absorbed recordings of a range of different drummers, and is practicing and merging various techniques to develop its own playing style.
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For Chip Makers, a Choice Between the U.S. and China Looms
Washington seeks to steer the semiconductor supply chain using 'guardrails' under the Chips Act.
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Publishers Prepare for Showdown With Microsoft, Google Over AI Tools
Media executives want compensation for use of their content in ChatGPT, Bing and Bard.
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At least 50 U.S. Government Employees Targeted with Phone Spyware Overseas
White House bans federal agencies from using spyware that poses national security and human rights risks in the U.S.
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Robot Caterpillar Demonstrates Locomotion Approach for Soft Robotics
North Carolina State University researchers have created a caterpillar-like soft robot that can locomote forward, backward, and duck under cramped areas.
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Can a Machine Know That We Know What It Knows?
Machine learning researchers have struggled over the past couple of decades to capture the flexibility of human knowledge in computer models.
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Gordon Moore, Who Co-Founded Intel, Dies at 94
Intel co-founder and Silicon Valley pioneer Gordon E. Moore has died at 94.
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Quantum Computers May Finally Have Practical Use
Researchers have developed a method for certifying that quantum computers generate truly random numbers without having to inspect the process.
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Simulation Reveals Secrets of Exotic Form of Electrons
University of Texas at Austin researchers mapped polarons, quasiparticles consisting of an electron and its surrounding distortions of atoms in a crystal lattice...
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Mozilla Launches Startup Focused on 'Trustworthy' AI
The creators of large language models say that they're taking steps to curb abuse, but Mozilla felt not enough was being done.
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Yes, ChatGPT Is Coming for Your Office Job
White-collar workers may soon face the AI disruption everyone's been panicking about. But the news may be better than you think.
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Generative AI's Next Frontier Is Video
Startup Runway AI Inc. has rolled out Gen 2, an artificial intelligence model that produces short video clips based on brief user prompts.
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Artificial Pancreas Developed at UVA Improves Blood Sugar Control for Kids Ages 2-6, Study Finds
University of Virginia (UVA) researchers found that the Control-IQ diabetes management system improved blood sugar control in 2- to 6-year-olds with type 1 diabetes...
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Wave of Stealthy China Cyberattacks Hits U.S., Private Networks, Google Says
Researchers in Google's Mandiant division have found state-sponsored hackers in China have been evading common cybersecurity tools and spying on government and...
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Scientists Make a Seven-Ingredient 3D-Printed Cheesecake
Columbia University scientists three-dimensionally (3D)-printed a slice of seven-ingredient peanut butter-banana cheesecake with a cherry drizzle.
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Configurable Robots Can Be Mixed, Matched for Tasks in Space
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers engineered the Walking Oligomeric Robotic Mobility System (WORMS) to revolutionize space robotics.
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