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March 2023


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Scientists Make a Seven-Ingredient 3D-Printed Cheesecake

Scientists Make a Seven-Ingredient 3D-Printed Cheesecake

Columbia University scientists three-dimensionally (3D)-printed a slice of seven-ingredient peanut butter-banana cheesecake with a cherry drizzle.


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Configurable Robots Can Be Mixed, Matched for Tasks in Space

Configurable Robots Can Be Mixed, Matched for Tasks in Space

Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers engineered the Walking Oligomeric Robotic Mobility System (WORMS) to revolutionize space robotics.


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Wave of Stealthy China Cyberattacks Hits U.S., Private Networks, Google Says

Wave of Stealthy China Cyberattacks Hits U.S., Private Networks, Google Says

Researchers in Google's Mandiant division have found state-sponsored hackers in China have been evading common cybersecurity tools and spying on government and business networks for years.


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Google Just Launched Bard, its Answer to ChatGPT—and it Wants You to Make It Better

Google Just Launched Bard, its Answer to ChatGPT—and it Wants You to Make It Better

Under pressure from its rivals, Google is updating the way we look for information by introducing a sidekick to its search engine


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Deepfake 'News' Videos Ramp Up Misinformation in Venezuela

Deepfake 'News' Videos Ramp Up Misinformation in Venezuela

Generative AI technology from Synthesia was used to create recent deepfake videos that attempted to spread misinformation and propaganda in Venezuela.


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Researchers Develop Soft Robot That Shifts from Land to Sea with Ease

Researchers Develop Soft Robot That Shifts from Land to Sea with Ease

Soft robots developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University can transition from walking to swimming or crawling to rolling, shifts found in most animals.


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Password Mismanagement Still at the Heart of Security Issues

Password Mismanagement Still at the Heart of Security Issues

Government employees in the United States and internationally often reuse passwords for their work and personal accounts, according to researchers at threat intelligence firm SpyCloud.


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Python-Based Compiler Achieves Performance Speedups

Python-Based Compiler Achieves Performance Speedups

The Codon compiler, from a team led by researchers from MIT CSAIL, allows developers to create new domain-specific languages within Python while achieving performance that rivals the C and C++ programming languages.


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'Spell-Checker for Statistics' Reduces Errors in Psychology Literature

'Spell-Checker for Statistics' Reduces Errors in Psychology Literature

The statcheck online tool developed by Michèle Nuijten at Tilburg University in the Netherlands has reduced statistical errors in scientific papers.


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A Video Game Company Made a Bot the CEO, and Its Stock Climbed

A Video Game Company Made a Bot the CEO, and Its Stock Climbed

The stock of NetDragon Websoft has outpaced the Hong Kong market in recent months since appointing a virtual bot as CEO of its flagship subsidiary.


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Quantum Breakthrough Paves Way for Experimental Wormhole

Quantum Breakthrough Paves Way for Experimental Wormhole

An innovative method overcomes significant hurdle in scaling quantum prototypes.


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Scientists Develop Mobile System for Object Detection, Image Analysis in Disaster Response

Scientists Develop Mobile System for Object Detection, Image Analysis in Disaster Response

A prototype system developed by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory can detect and assess utility pole damage following natural disasters.


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Optical Computing for Object Classification Through Diffusive Random Media

Optical Computing for Object Classification Through Diffusive Random Media

Researchers have developed an all-optical object classification technique that uses diffractive deep neural networks and a single-pixel spectral detector to classify unknown objects through random diffusers.


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Flinders University Scientists Use Biology from Insects to Build Robots with a Brain

Flinders University Scientists Use Biology from Insects to Build Robots with a Brain

Researchers at Australia's Flinders University were inspired by insect biology to build robots equipped with a brain capable of comprehending their environment.


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'Talking' Concrete Could Help Prevent Traffic Jams, Cut Carbon Emissions

'Talking' Concrete Could Help Prevent Traffic Jams, Cut Carbon Emissions

U.S. interstates are preparing to test sensors developed by Purdue University researchers that could help prevent congestion and lower carbon emissions.


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How Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant Lost the A.I. Race

How Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant Lost the A.I. Race

The virtual assistants had more than a decade to become indispensable. But they were hampered by clunky design and miscalculations, leaving room for chatbots to rise.


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Boosting Photodiode Efficiency to 220%

Boosting Photodiode Efficiency to 220%

Researchers at the Netherlands' Eindhoven University of Technology are chasing quantum efficiency.


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'Let 1,000 Flowers Bloom': A.I. Funding Frenzy Escalates

'Let 1,000 Flowers Bloom': A.I. Funding Frenzy Escalates

In just weeks, a gold rush into artificial intelligence start-ups has become a full-blown mania.


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What The First Lung Delivered by Drone Means for Transplant Science

What The First Lung Delivered by Drone Means for Transplant Science

The first successful delivery of a human donor lung by aerial drone in Toronto, Canada, has implications for the future of transplant science.


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Meet ALAN, a Robot That Requires Minimal Human Supervision

Meet ALAN, a Robot That Requires Minimal Human Supervision

Carnegie Mellon University researchers have developed an autonomous robot, ALAN, that can make decisions and complete tasks based on its observations of its environment.


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South Korean Girl Band Offers Glimpse into Metaverse

South Korean Girl Band Offers Glimpse into Metaverse

South Korean girl quartet MAVE: exists exclusively in the metaverse.


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Technology Innovation in the Insurance Sector

Technology Innovation in the Insurance Sector

Here's a look at some of the newest technological advancements in the insurance industry.


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Microsoft Lays Off Team That Taught Employees How to Make AI Tools Responsibly

Microsoft Lays Off Team That Taught Employees How to Make AI Tools Responsibly

As the company accelerates its push into AI products, the ethics and society team is gone.


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Passkeys Unlock a New Era for Authentication

Passkeys Unlock a New Era for Authentication

A potential alternative to passwords.


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Digital Twins Offer Us Access to New Knowledge

Digital Twins Offer Us Access to New Knowledge

Data modeling systems developed by researchers at Norwegian research and development organization SINTEF can extrapolate new insights from vast datasets using digital twins.


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They Thought Loved Ones Were Calling for Help. It Was an AI Scam

They Thought Loved Ones Were Calling for Help. It Was an AI Scam

More sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) tools are being used to replicate a person's voice.


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Cyborg Technology Analyzes Functional Maturation of Stem-Cell Derived Heart Tissue

Cyborg Technology Analyzes Functional Maturation of Stem-Cell Derived Heart Tissue

A "cyborg" technique developed by Harvard University researchers can monitor the functional maturation of heart tissue using nanoelectronics.


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After Bank Debacle, Silicon Valley Reckons With Its Image

After Bank Debacle, Silicon Valley Reckons With Its Image

Even as start-ups and investors began recovering their money from Silicon Valley Bank, the episode exposed the tech industry's vulnerabilities.


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Making Deepfakes Gets Cheaper and Easier Thanks to A.I.

Making Deepfakes Gets Cheaper and Easier Thanks to A.I.

Meme-makers and misinformation peddlers are embracing artificial intelligence tools to create convincing fake videos on the cheap.


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AI Re-Creates What People See by Reading Brain Scans

AI Re-Creates What People See by Reading Brain Scans

The Stable Diffusion artificial intelligence algorithm can read functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) brain scans to replicate images people have recently seen.

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