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Multimodal AI Connects the Digital Dots
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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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Computing With Chemicals Makes Faster, Leaner AI
Battery-inspired artificial synapses are gaining ground.
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Photon Bursts Boost Quantum-Sensor Performance
The University of Chicago's Aashish Clerk and colleagues found a seemingly unwanted quantum effect may help improve the sensitivity of quantum sensors by up to...
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5G Networks Are Worryingly Hackable
German security researchers determined 5G networks can be hacked, having breached and hijacked live networks in a series of "red teaming" exercises.
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'Quantum-Safe' Crypto Hacked by 10-Year-Old PC
Many challenges still lie ahead for post-quantum cryptography.
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'Qudit' Computers Go Beyond Ones and Zeroes
New machine works with eight qudits, each capable of encoding seven states at once.
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D-Wave's 500-Qubit Machine Hits the Cloud
Experimental prototype offers sneak peek of 7,000-qubit quantum computer.
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Measuring AI's Carbon Footprint
New tools track and reduce emissions from machine learning.
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Measuring AI's Carbon Footprint
Researchers have developed a method of calculating the carbon emissions of artificial intelligence systems that boasts greater accuracy.
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Comparing AI Reasoning with Human Thinking
Researchers have developed a method for comparing the reasoning of artificial intelligence software with that of human thinking, to better understand the AI's decision...
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Robotic Rat Climbs, Crawls, Turns on a Dime
Qing Shi and colleagues at China's Beijing Institute of Technology built a rat-inspired robot that can squeeze through tight spaces, which could be used to assess...
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Physical Sensations in VR Go Hands-Free
A new virtual reality haptics system eliminates hand-based hardware by manipulating the forearm instead of the hand to generate physical sensations.
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Understanding Software Engineering Salaries in 2022
Online employment marketplace Hired's 2022 State of Software Engineers report found mounting cyberattacks last year raised demand for security engineers.
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Volunteers Scramble to Preserve Ukraine's Digital Culture
More than 1,300 volunteers are working to preserve Ukraine's digital culture.
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Deep Learning Toolbox Now Apparently Includes Ground-Up Glass
Scientists suggest ground-up pieces of glass could help in securely encrypting facial images via a new optical cryptosystem.
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E-Nose Sniffs Out the Good Whiskey
New research describes an electronic nose that can analyze whiskies and identify a whiskey’s brand with over 95% accuracy after a single whiff.
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Quantum Crypto Crams into System-on-a-Chip
Toshiba researchers have developed a secure quantum communication system.
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Meet Snitch: The Small, Agile RISC-V Processor
Tests uggest the new RISC-V-based Snitch processor used in parallel can be 3.5 times more energy efficient than other benchmark designs, and six times faster.
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Gaming-Related Malware on the Rise on Mobile, PCs
Analysts warn that popular online games are helping to spread malware on PCs and mobile devices.
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