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The Next Generation of Home Robots will be More Capable — and Perhaps More Social
Tech titans and upstarts alike are working to deepen our relationships with their robots.
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Sensors Add to Accuracy, Power of U.S. Nuclear Weapons but May Create Security Perils
Sensors created by Sandia National Laboratories for U.S. ballistic missiles could augment their detonation timing and accuracy.
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Federal Government to Expand Use of Facial Recognition Despite Growing Concerns
Federal government to expand use of facial recognition despite growing concerns.
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The Robot Will See You Now: Health-Care Chatbots Boom but Still Can’t Replace Doctors
Health-care chatbots have been used for years, but they exploded in popularity over the past year as the system became overwhelmed with covid-related questions...
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Meet the Scientist Teaching AI to Police Human Speech
Facebook and Google have engineered artificial intelligence systems capable of understanding dozens of languages through the efforts of scientists like Alexis Conneau...
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Rates of Anxiety, Depression Among College Students Continue to Soar, App-Based Research Shows
A four-year study by Dartmouth College researchers uncovered higher rates of anxiety and depression among college students since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic...
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The Army's Latest Night-Vision Tech Looks Like Something Out of a Video Game
The U.S. Army is training on a new night-vision system that generates a videogame-like view of a scene.
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Biden Administration Will Prioritize Cybersecurity in Distribution of $1 Billion in Federal IT Funding
The Biden administration will prioritize cybersecurity in the distribution of $1 billion in technology modernization funds signed into law by Congress in March....
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Raising the Steaks: First 3D-Printed Rib-Eye Is Unveiled
Israeli company Aleph Farms has unveiled the world's first three-dimensionally printed rib-eye steak, cultivated from live animal tissue.
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Ford's Spin Wants to Curb E-Scooter Dumping with Remote-Controlled Three-Wheelers
Ford Motor's Spin division has announced a new service allowing electronic scooter operators to remotely move their scooters if they wind up in public spaces.
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Students Find Creating Covid-19 Tracing App for School Was Easy. Navigating Fault Lines of the Teenage Pull to Socializing Was More Treacherous.
Two Marin County, CA, high school students built apps to help local schools contain the spread of Covid-19, hoping to encourage in-person attendance while maintaining...
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How Does Google's Monopoly Hurt You? Try These Searches
Right under our noses, the Internet's most-used website has been getting worse.
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Parking Technology Aims to Manage Curb Space Virtually
Washington, D.C., is the first U.S. city to test a system that transmits real-time information about curbside parking availability and space size to delivery drivers...
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Amazon Launches Grocery Store with 'Smart' Shopping Carts, Alexa Guides
Amazon on Thursday opened its first Fresh grocery store in the Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, featuring no checkout lines, smart shopping carts, and...
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3D Images From Ultrasounds Allow Blind Parents to Feel Their Infant's Face
Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore can provide blind parents with three-dimensional models of their baby's face so they can "see" them before they are born,
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Tech to Contain Coronavirus on College Campuses Sparks Fresh Privacy Concerns
U.S. colleges are racing to contain the Covid-19 pandemic with technology including contact-tracing applications and facial recognition, prompting concerns about...
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ICE Has Run Facial Recognition Searches on Millions of Maryland Drivers
Maryland officials said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have run facial recognition searches on millions of state driver's license photos without...
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Employers Adding High-Tech Solutions to Solve Low-Tech Problem: Getting More Sleep
Employers are providing workers with high-tech tools to help them get more sleep, in the hope of improving productivity and reducing healthcare costs.
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Pinterest Bans Misinformation About Voting, Census
The Pinterest platform has banned the posting of misleading information related to voting or the census.
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