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Robot Umpires at Home Plate Moving Up to Triple-A for 2022
Major League Baseball is extending its automated strike zone test to Triple-A, the highest minor-league level, for 2022.
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IBM Research Reveals Method to Double Size of Quantum Simulations
IBM researchers doubled the size of quantum simulations while halving the number of quantum bits required, via a method called entanglement forging.
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A New Language for Quantum Computing
Twist is an MIT-developed programming language that can describe and verify which pieces of data are entangled to prevent bugs in a quantum program.
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Machine Learning AI Can Predict COVID-19 Survival From Single Blood Test
Levels of 14 proteins in the blood of critically ill COVID-19 patients are associated with survival.
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First Felony Charges in Fatal Crash Involving Autopilot
The driver of a Tesla on Autopilot that ran a red light and killed two people in another car in 2019 faces two counts of vehicular manslaughter.
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Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and the Fight Against World Hunger
Advancements in AI, machine learning, and next-gen technologies are transforming the fight against world hunger.
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More Than Half of Medical Devices Have Critical Vulnerabilities
The 2022 State of Healthcare IoT Device Security Report estimates 53% of medical devices in hospitals connected to the Internet of Things have critical flaws.
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Computer Scientists Eliminate Pesky Quantum Computations
For years, intermediate measurements made it hard to quantify the complexity of quantum algorithms. New work establishes that those measurements aren't necessary...
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EU Integrating Quantum Accelerators into HPC Datacenters
The European Union is working hard to keep pace with quantum computing efforts worldwide.
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Overloaded Memory Chips Generate Truly Random Numbers for Encryption
Generating truly random numbers for cryptographic algorithms could become possible through Nisa Bostanci and colleagues at Turkey's TOBB University of Economics...
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New Windows Server Updates Cause DC Boot Loops, Break Hyper-V
The updates cause Windows domain controllers enter a boot loop, with servers getting into an endless cycle of Windows starting and then rebooting after a few minutes...
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Computer Model Seeks to Explain Spread of Misinformation, Suggests Countermeasures
A computer model developed by Tufts University researchers can mimic the real-life spread of misinformation to expose its mechanisms and help in the development...
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Quantum Advantage Next Goal in Race for New Computer Age
Experts envision quantum advantage as the next step in the race toward practical quantum computing applications.
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Smart Guns Reportedly Coming to U.S. Stores This Year
After years of research and development, at least two major smart gun makers claim they are on track to release a commercial product this year.
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France Opens Access to Quantum Computing to Researchers, Startups
The French government has launched a program to make quantum computers and supercomputers available to researchers and French and EU startup companies.
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Artificially Altered Material Could Accelerate Neuromorphic Device Development
By adjusting vacancies and substitutions in a material through a process called doping, researchers can enable previously impossible applications.
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Self-Driving Racecars Zip Into History at CES
Self-driving racecars sped around an oval track at this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas during the high-speed Indy Autonomous Challenge.
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Microsoft Hit by Defections as Tech Giants Battle for Talent to Build the Metaverse
Around 100 people on the team developing Microsoft's HoloLens augmented-reality headsets have left, mostly to Facebook parent Meta.
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The Qubit Supercharged: Researchers Introduce the Qutrit
Rigetti Computing has announced a new development in quantum computing, unlocking a third quantum state, called qutrits.
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