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Automotive

AI-trained vehicles can adjust to extreme turbulence on the fly

In nature, flying animals sense coming changes in their surroundings, including the onset of sudden turbulence, and quickly adjust to stay safe. Engineers who design aircraft would like to give their vehicles the same ability ...

Security

Attack simulator reveals oversight in AI image recognition tools and mitigation for cyber threat

Artificial intelligence can help people process and comprehend large amounts of data with precision, but the modern image recognition platforms and computer vision models that are built into AI frequently overlook an important ...

Software

New AI model for hi-res video generation, Pyramid Flow, is available as open-source software

A team of AI researchers from Peking University, Kuaishou Technology, and Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, has developed a new AI model called Pyramid Flow, that can be used to generate virtual hi-resolution ...

Engineering

Machine learning models could alleviate risks posed by cracking and corroding concrete structures, say scientists

Scientists say they have designed machine learning models able to predict when and why structures built of reinforced concrete start deteriorating and cracking.

Robotics

Three-armed robot conducts German orchestra

A three-armed robot trained to mimic a human orchestra conductor has made its debut in the German city of Dresden, directing music composed specially to complement the device's skills.

Consumer & Gadgets

New tool can detect malware on Android phones

Screen readers, voice-to-text, and other accessibility features have enabled people with disabilities to use smartphones. Yet these same features make the phones more accessible to hackers, too.

Computer Sciences

New algorithm helps read QR codes on uneven surfaces

Sometimes, we try to capture a QR code with a good digital camera on a smartphone, but the reading eventually fails. This usually happens when the QR code itself is of poor image quality, or if it has been printed on surfaces ...