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The Outlook for Virtual Meetups
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The Outlook for Virtual Meetups

Future online meetings could include people in disparate locations cutting a virtual birthday cake together.

Google's AI Upscaling Technology Outperforms Previous Models
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Google's AI Upscaling Technology Outperforms Previous Models

New models developed by the search giant upgrade the resolution of photos.

Interacting With Computers Through Smell
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Interacting With Computers Through Smell

Odors could help direct attention in virtual environments, among other things.

Post-Quantum Cryptography: Protecting Today from Tomorrow
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Post-Quantum Cryptography: Protecting Today from Tomorrow

Crafting more difficult algorithms to protect secrets so they are resilient to future quantum computers is creating, in effect, post-quantum cryptography.

Active Defenders
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Active Defenders

How the new self-healing cybersecurity software works.

AI Calling ET: How Artificial Intelligence Supports the Search for Extraterrestrial Life
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AI Calling ET: How Artificial Intelligence Supports the Search for Extraterrestrial Life

Researchers increasingly ask AI whether anybody is out there.

Dialing the Trust Level Down to Zero
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Dialing the Trust Level Down to Zero

With cybersecurity under increasing attacks, experts say we should move to the Zero Trust Architecture. 

Here Comes the Rain Again
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Here Comes the Rain Again

Using machine learning to better forecast floods.

GLOM: Teaching Computers to See the Way(s) We Do
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GLOM: Teaching Computers to See the Way(s) We Do

Geoffrey Hinton wants to design neural networks so they have different ways of seeing the same thing.

Mining Financial Data Without Actually Seeing It Can Detect Fraud
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Mining Financial Data Without Actually Seeing It Can Detect Fraud

Multiparty Computation permits computation on encrypted values.

Weather Control via Drone
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Weather Control via Drone

Unmanned aerial vehicles are being used to make it rain in the desert, a first step toward controlling the weather.

Technology to the Rescue
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Technology to the Rescue

Updating emergency rescue equipment and tactics with digital technologies.

Life as a Logician
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Life as a Logician

Mathematician Martin Jackson is known for his work on Hilbert's Tenth Problem, among other things.

U.S. AI Policy Still Effectively A Closed Box
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U.S. AI Policy Still Effectively A Closed Box

Expect a tapestry of federal, state and local policies to take shape.  

Quantum Computing with Exponentially Fewer Errors
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Quantum Computing with Exponentially Fewer Errors

A procedure tested on Google's Sycamore quantum processor demonstrates the next practical level of error correction.

Programmable Trap Can Kill Viruses
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Programmable Trap Can Kill Viruses

Computational genetic engineering has enabled a method of "trapping" and killing viruses.  

Predicting Preterm Birth
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Predicting Preterm Birth

Can machine learning provide advance notice of an extreme preterm birth, in sufficient time to implement a therapeutic intervention?

Cyber Risk in Digital Transformation
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Cyber Risk in Digital Transformation

Cybersecurity missteps during corporate Digital Transformation efforts can lead to digital breaches.

Reducing Digital Overload
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Reducing Digital Overload

Considering ways to curb screen time and build healthier habits.

Detecting Deception
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Detecting Deception

Advanced machine learning algorithms can spot lying even better than a polygraph.
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