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There is Plenty of Room at The Top (of Supercomputing)
Jack Dongarra on the future of high-performance computing.
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Bot Hunting Is All About the Vibes
At the heart of every bot-detection tool is a human's gut feeling—and all the messiness that comes with it.
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Users Trust AI as Much as Humans for Flagging Problematic Content
Researchers found that social media users trust artificial intelligence as much as human content moderators when it comes to flagging harmful content.
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Specific Links Between Exercise, Memory, Mental Health Revealed by Fitness Trackers
Dartmouth College researchers used data from FitBit users to determine that exercise could be optimized to improve mental and cognitive health.
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Wegmans Discontinues Self-Checkout App, Citing Losses
Wegmans has discontinued the self-checkout SCAN app it rolled out early in the pandemic to offer contactless shopping, citing losses tied to the app.
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FSOC Warns Crypto is Possible Systemic Risk
The Financial Stability Oversight Council report identifies a wide range of regulatory gaps and market risks.
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Can Smartphones Help Predict Suicide?
A unique research project is tracking hundreds of people at risk for suicide, using data from smartphones and wearable biosensors to identify periods of high danger...
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Amazon Wants to Cocoon You With 'Ambient Intelligence'
The company's new smart gadget uses radar to track your breathing while you sleep. It's part of Amazon's plan to weave its products invisibly into your life.
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Bitcoin Has Emitted 200 Million Tons of CO2 Since Launch
Researchers at the U.K.'s University of Cambridge estimated bitcoin miners have discharged nearly 200 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
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Software Robots Gaining Ground in White-Collar Office World
Software is making inroads into white-collar professions due to innovations enabled by artificial intelligence and machine learning, and fueled by pandemic-surging...
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The Long Road to Driverless Trucks
A partnership between self-driving startup Kodiak Robotics and trucking company U.S. Xpress resulted in a self-driving 18-wheeler driving goods between Dallas and...
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Low-Code Could Replace 'Traditional' Coding Within Months
The Mendix software company estimates low-code adoption climbed from 77% last year to 94% this year, with 40% of businesses now using low-code apps for mission-critical...
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Will AI Kill College Writing?
Online programs can churn out decent papers on the cheap. What now?
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AI Can Now Create Any Image in Seconds
Researchers worry these systems produce images that can cause a range of harms, such as reinforcing racial and gender stereotypes or plagiarizing artists without...
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Uncovering Hidden Patterns: AI Reduces 100,000-Equation Quantum Physics Problem to Four Equations
Scientists trained a machine learning tool to capture the physics of electrons moving on a lattice using far fewer equations than would typically be required, without...
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Why Don't You Have A Self-Driving Car Yet?
The biggest reason that "it's taking so long" is that it's hard.
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Too Many Electric Cars Charging at Night May Overload Electrical Grid
Computer modeling determined the western U.S. power grid could be strained if electric vehicle owners primarily charging their vehicles at home overnight.
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Siemens Automates Design Process for Testing Chips with Advanced Packaging
Siemens Digital Industries Software's new software system automates the design process for testing chips with several layers of silicon tiles.
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