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Chip Brings Ultra-Low-Power Wi-Fi to IoT Devices
A new ultra-low-power Wi-Fi radio enables Internet of Things devices to communicate with existing Wi-Fi networks using 5,000 times less power.
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A Growing Presence on the Farm: Robots
Agronomists are using new autonomous robots to help them breed better crops.
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Mapping Coronavirus: South Koreans Turn to Online Tracking as Cases Surge
Private software developers have launched websites and apps to help people in South Korea track cases of coronavirus and avoid places where infected people have...
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AI Algorithm Better Predicts Corn Yield
An interdisciplinary research team developed a convolutional neural network that generates crop yield predictions, incorporating information from topographic variables...
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Angry Nerd: Don't Fall for the Quantum Con
Quantum cryptography is clever and impressive, but companies calling it "unbreakable" and "unhackable" turns me into Shrödinger's sourpuss.
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The Computer Pioneer Who Built Modern China
Isolated from the rest of the world, one woman pushed computing from a geeky obsession into a transformative industry.
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Powerful antibiotic discovered using machine learning for first time
Team says halicin kills some of the world's most dangerous strains.
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EU’s Agenda to Regulate AI Does Little to Rein in Facial Recognition
Europe is backpedaling on facial recognition.
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In Nevada, Last-Minute Scramble to Make Voting Tech Work
Nevada's Democratic Party hopes to avoid the fiasco seen in Iowa when it holds its caucuses Saturday with an in-house electronic voting system that it had to assemble...
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Activate 'Bracelet of Silence' and Alexa Can't Eavesdrop
A prototype wearable device blocks microphones in the vicinity from eavesdropping on conversations.
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Tyson Takes Computer Vision to the Chicken Plant
Tyson Foods will use computer vision to track chicken moving through its plants as part of a plan to invest more in automation and artificial intelligence in order...
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Cryptographic 'Tag of Everything' Could Protect Supply Chain
A new cryptographic identity tag can be attached to virtually any product in order to verify its authenticity.
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Cyborg Grasshoppers Engineered to Sniff Out Explosives
Washington University researchers converted grasshoppers into bomb-sniffing tools by implanting electrodes in the insects' antenna lobes to tap into the capabilities...
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New Mexico Sues Google Over Children’s Privacy Violations
The lawsuit says that Google, the top tech brand in public schools, used its educational products to spy on students.
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The Computer Scientist Responsible for Cut, Copy, and Paste, Has Passed Away
Larry Tesler's contributions to making computers and mobile devices easier to use were the highlight of a long career influencing modern computing.
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High Performers Show the Way Toward AI Adoption
A McKinsey Global Institute survey offers lessons from high-performing companies on artificial intelligence (AI) adoption, of whom about 3% are realizing outsize...
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China is Using Mass Surveillance Tech to Fight Coronavirus Spread
The Chinese government is working with technology companies to monitor citizens and track confirmed cases of people infected with the coronavirus.
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Google Redraws the Borders on Maps Depending on Who's Looking
Google and other online mapmakers revise borders depending on who is viewing them, in deference to diplomats, policymakers, and their own executives, according...
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Ransomware Attacks Grow, Crippling Cities, Businesses
In recent years, ransomware attacks have crippled computer networks and extorted money to restore access to users.
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