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Python-Based Compiler Achieves Performance Speedups
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Why The Rise of the App Has Put Thousands of People in the Hospital
People are being distracted by apps on their phones, and getting injured as a result.
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Video Game Addiction is Now Being Recognized—What Happens Next?
Finding help can be a struggle for gamers who feel their playing has gotten out of control.
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Computing Power Needed to Train AI Is Rising Seven Times Faster Than Before
The computational power needed to train AI models is doubling at a rate seven times faster than before.
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U.S. Army Creating Robots That Can Follow Orders
Researchers have developed software that allows robots to understand verbal instructions, carry out those instructions, and report back.
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Facebook is Under Fire for Political Ads. Twitter Just Banned Them Completely.
Twitter will ban political ads—both for candidates and for specific issues—starting November 22, according to CEO Jack Dorsey.
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16 Million Americans Will Vote on Hackable Paperless Machines
At least 16 million Americans in eight states will vote on completely paperless machines in the 2020 U.S. elections.
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You Can Now Practice Firing Someone in VR
Virtual reality workplace training provider Talespin has developed virtual characters to train people in soft management skills such as firing employees. ...
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Russian Hackers Infiltrating Companies via Office Printer
Microsoft warns hackers associated with Russian spy agencies are exploiting Internet-of-Things devices to infiltrate corporate networks.
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Instead of Practicing, This AI Mastered Chess by Reading About It
A new chess algorithm evaluates the quality of chess moves by analyzing the reactions of expert commentators.
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Machine Vision Can Spot Unknown Links Between Classic Artworks
A new machine vision system can analyze the poses of human subjects in fine art paintings throughout history, then identify other paintings that contain people...
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New York City’s first self-driving shuttle service launches today
Six autonomous six-seater shuttles will be offering free rides around a one-mile loop of New York's Brooklyn Navy Yard.
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The AI Technique that Could Imbue Machines with the Ability to Reason
Yann LeCun suggested during a recent ACM webinar that unsupervised learning could help deep learning algorithms provide computers with human-like reasoning skills...
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New Deepfake Detection Tool Should Keep World Leaders Safe--for Now
A new digital forensics technique holds the potential to protect world leaders and celebrities from artificial intelligence-doctored "deepfake" videos.
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Chip Startup ses Light to Turbocharge AI
Luminous Computing has developed an optical microchip that runs AI models much faster than other semiconductors while using less power.
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AI Mavericks Want to Build A Better Brain for Industrial Robots
Some big-names in AI and robotics are teaming up to develop a robot operating system that will aim to address the shortcomings of today's smartest machines.
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How Quantum Computer Could Break 2,048-Bit RSA Encryption in 8 Hours
Researchers have developed a more efficient technique for decryption calculations by quantum computers.
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Mapping the World in 3D Will Let s Paint Streets With Augmented Reality
The U.K. startup Scape provides a visual positioning service that uses global positioning systems and multiple camera images to localize users.
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A Robot Has Figured Out How to se Tools
A new robotic system can figure out at least the first principles of tool use, through a combination of experimentation and observation.
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A Revolutionary Imaging Technique ses a Single Pixel to Fill Our Terahertz Blind Spot
At almost every wavelength, engineers have electromagnetic antennae that can detect and record the waves and create exotic images of the world at radio, microwave...
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