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Amazon's New Robots Are Rolling Out an Automation Revolution
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Amazon's New Robots Are Rolling Out an Automation Revolution

A wave of advanced machines is coming to the company's facilities thanks to better AI and robots smart enough to work with—and without—humans.

Multi-Material Printer Enables Quick, Easy 3D Printing of Flexible Devices
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Multi-Material Printer Enables Quick, Easy 3D Printing of Flexible Devices

Researchers built a multi-material three-dimensional printer for the rapid manufacture of flexible devices.

How Easy Is It to Fool A.I.-Detection Tools?
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How Easy Is It to Fool A.I.-Detection Tools?

The detectors ignore all context clues, so they don't process the existence of a lifelike automaton in a photo with Mr. Musk as unlikely.

AI Bias: Challenges and Solutions
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AI Bias: Challenges and Solutions

Where does bias in artificial intelligence come from; once we find it, how can we reduce or eliminate it?

New Car Sales Take Off As Chip Shortage Eases
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New Car Sales Take Off As Chip Shortage Eases

General Motors, Toyota and other automakers sold more trucks and sport utility vehicles as supply chain problems eased and demand remained strong despite rising...

10 Million Sign Up for Meta's Twitter Rival App, Threads
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10 Million Sign Up for Meta's Twitter Rival App, Threads

The Twitter-like microblogging experience suggests that Meta Platforms has been gearing up to directly challenge the platform.

Will Robots Triumph Over World Cup Winners by 2050?
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Will Robots Triumph Over World Cup Winners by 2050?

The RoboCup dream has inspired generations of roboticists.

Google Tells Canada It Won't Pay 'Link Tax,' Will Pull News Links from Search
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Google Tells Canada It Won't Pay 'Link Tax,' Will Pull News Links from Search

Canada requiring payments from tech to news orgs; similar bills pending in the U.S.

Care Homes in Japan Use Big Data to Boost Caregivers, Lighten Workloads
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Care Homes in Japan Use Big Data to Boost Caregivers, Lighten Workloads

Japan-based nursing home operator and insurer Sompo Holdings is using technology to alleviate a caregiver shortage in that nation.

Robot Takes Podium as Orchestra Conductor in Seoul
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Robot Takes Podium as Orchestra Conductor in Seoul

An android robot engineered by South Korea's Korea Institute of Industrial Technology recently conducted that country’s national orchestra at Seoul's National Theater...

Computer Model Predicts Crop Yields
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Computer Model Predicts Crop Yields

Scientists built a computer model that predicts cotton, corn, sorghum, and soybean yields in the southeastern U.S.

Barred from Grocery Stores by Facial Recognition
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Barred from Grocery Stores by Facial Recognition

The use of facial recognition by private businesses in the U.K. is on the rise.

Professor AI: Harvard Plans to Deploy ChatGPT-like Bot as Computer Science instructor
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Professor AI: Harvard Plans to Deploy ChatGPT-like Bot as Computer Science instructor

Harvard University is planning to deploy a ChatGPT-like AI bot as an instructor in one of its Computer Science courses.

Emulating How Krill Swim to Build Robotic Platform for Ocean Navigation
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Emulating How Krill Swim to Build Robotic Platform for Ocean Navigation

Researchers at Brown University and the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México invented a robotic platform that mimics metachronal swimming to navigate underwater...

Alphabet Bets on Lasers to Deliver Internet in Remote Areas
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Alphabet Bets on Lasers to Deliver Internet in Remote Areas

The Taara project uses lasers to bring Internet access to remote and rural locations.

Biden Administration Weighs Further Curbs on Sales of A.I. Chips to China
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Biden Administration Weighs Further Curbs on Sales of A.I. Chips to China

Reports that the White House may clamp down on sales of semiconductors that power artificial intelligence capabilities sent tech stocks diving.

A Bridge Between Different Cryptocurrencies
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A Bridge Between Different Cryptocurrencies

A decentralized protocol could allow for the efficient, secure exchange of one cryptocurrency for another.

The Race to Regulate Artificial Intelligence
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The Race to Regulate Artificial Intelligence

Why Europe has an edge over America and China.

Junk Websites Filled with AI-Generated Text are Pulling In Money from Programmatic Ads
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Junk Websites Filled with AI-Generated Text are Pulling In Money from Programmatic Ads

More than 140 brands are advertising on low-quality content farm sites—and the problem is growing fast.

3D-Printed Ceramics May Increase Gas Turbine Fuel Efficiency
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3D-Printed Ceramics May Increase Gas Turbine Fuel Efficiency

Researchers found three-dimensionally-printed ceramic gas turbines have greater heat tolerance than those made from conventional metals.
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