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Multimodal AI Connects the Digital Dots
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Technology Could Turn You Into a Tiffany
Companies are developing digital tools for the design of personalized jewelry, which can be fabricated via sophisticated three-dimensional metal printing.
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How Data Is Changing the Way Offices Are Run
Building owners are using data collection and artificial intelligence to help control systems like heating, lighting, air quality, and even the flow of workers....
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Newer Planes Providing Airlines a Trove of Useful Data
The retirement of older aircraft during the pandemic has resulted in a fleet increasingly equipped with digital technologies.
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'It's a Roller-Coaster Ride': Global Chip Shortage Is Making Industries Sweat
The Internet-connected world is completely dependent on the production of semiconductors. That's become a problem now that supplies are running short.
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Here's a Way to Learn If Facial Recognition Systems Used Your Photos
The Exposing.AI online tool lets people search image collections for photos of themselves, to learn if such images were used to train facial recognition systems...
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The Tech That Will Invade Our Lives in 2021
Spoiler: We're looking at another year of Internet services dominating many aspects of our lives.
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Does the Shoe Fit? Try It On with Augmented Reality
Retailers are increasingly reliant on augmented reality technology to help consumers try on products, hoping to virtually recreate the real-world shopping experience...
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Our Digital Lives Drive a Brick-and-Mortar Boom in Datacenters
Developers and investors see more opportunities in commercial real estate as businesses and consumers gobble up more data.
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Smarter Traffic Lights, Calmer Commuters
Advances in technology may come to a corner near you, easing traffic and possibly helping the environment.
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Police Drones Are Starting to Think for Themselves
In one Southern California city, flying drones with artificial intelligence are aiding investigations while presenting new civil rights questions.
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Do You Have a Conflict of Interest? This Robotic Assistant May Find It First
A Swiss publisher of open-access journals has rolled out a robotic review assistant to check for potential conflicts of interest.
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An Angel on the Shoulder of Your Teenage Driver
Many automakers now offer driving monitors as optional or standard components that warn parents if their teenagers are not driving well.
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Don't Fear the Robots, and Other Lessons From a Study of the Digital Economy
A task force assembled by MIT examined how technology has changed, and will change, the work force.
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Finally, the First Room-Temperature Superconductor
It conveys electricity in the climate of a crisp fall day, but only under pressures comparable to what you'd find closer to Earth's core.
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Fix, or Toss? The ‘Right to Repair’ Movement Gains Ground
Both Republicans and Democrats are pursuing laws to make it easier for people to fix cellphones, cars, even hospital ventilators. In Europe, the movement is further...
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The Future of Hotel Design
Mobile guest rooms, enhanced contactless room controls, robotic servers, and pop-up dining areas are a few of the ideas hotel designers are considering for the...
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Tech Firms Broaden Group to Secure U.S. Election
Facebook, Google, and other major technology firms Wednesday announced an expansion of their coalition to secure the November U.S. presidential election, and met...
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How a Historian Stuffed Hagia Sophia's Sound Into a Studio
Researchers at Stanford University were able to capture the acoustics of the Hagia Sophia, prior to the Byzantine cathedral in Istanbul being rededicated as a Muslim...
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Automated Line Calls Replace Human Judges at U.S. Open
With the coronavirus pandemic highlighting the need for safety, the upcoming U.S. Open tennis tournament will replace human line judges on 15 of 17 match courts...
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