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Drone Refuels U.S. Navy Fighter Jet in Midair for the First Time
U.S. Navy officials said an aerial drone successfully refueled a fighter jet in midair for the first time during a June 4 test flight.
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DeepMind AI Taught Digital People to Play Football from Scratch
An artificial intelligence-trained computer learned to play football from scratch, using digital players.
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Computer System Can Help Inform Future Therapies for Patients with Inherited Heart Disease
A computer system trained on clinical data can support medical and surgical decisions on the treatment of patients with inherited heart disease.
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Cybersecurity Executive Order 2021: What It Means for Cloud and SaaS Security
Understanding the fundamentals of the White House Executive Order on Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity.
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How Do We Improve the Virtual Classroom?
Researchers investigated virtual learning's shortcomings and proposed approaches for improving the experience.
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U.S.-Born Computer Professionals Earn Far More Than Other U.S. Workers
A new study found that U.S.-born information technology professionals make much more money than peers in other fields.
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Meet Grace, the Healthcare Robot COVID-19 Created
Hong Kong-based Hanson Robotics has developed a prototype robot to engage with seniors and those isolated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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No Chips, No Tips: How the Computer Chip Shortage Threatens Thousands of Restaurant Service Jobs
Faced with no semiconductor chips for their ordering machines, restaurants pivot away from human servers and toward contact-less ordering.
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Lawmakers, Taking Aim at Big Tech, Push Sweeping Overhaul of Antitrust
A bipartisan group of House members introduced five bills that take direct aim at Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google.
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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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Facing Shortage of High-Skilled Workers, Employers Are Seeking More Immigrant Talent, Study Finds
U.S. employers are seeking out immigrants for computer-related jobs amid a shortage of domestic talent.
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Tech Companies Want to Make Holograms Part of Office Life
To reduce Zoom fatigue, some companies want to implement holograms in the workplace.
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Could Your Smart Watch Alert You to Risk of Sudden Death?
A new algorithm could eventually enable everyday wearables to alert users to potentially fatal changes in heart rhythm.
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Google Seeks to Break Vicious Cycle of Online Slander
The search giant is changing its algorithm, part of a major shift in how Google polices harmful content.
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You're More Likely to Fight Misinformation If You Think Others Are Being Duped
People in the U.S. and China who think others are being deceived by online misinformation on COVID-19 are more likely to back corporate and political countermeasures...
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IBM Partners with U.K. on $300 Million Quantum Computing Research Initiative
A five-year, $297.5-million partnership between IBM and the U.K. government will research quantum computing and artificial intelligence in the quest for sustainable...
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A Blueprint for Designing, Synthesizing Multifunctional Materials
Nanocrystal combinations can yield new multifunctional materials through an inverse design blueprint.
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Defending Against the Next Stuxnet
Experts are skeptical of an Iranian plan to evade Stuxnet replay attacks.
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