YouTube's Notre Dame-9/11 flub highlights AI's blind spots
YouTube might need a few more humans. The machines whose job is to tamp down conspiracy theories are not cutting it just yet.
Apr 16, 2019
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Hardware
Optimizing network software to advance scientific discovery
High-performance computing (HPC)—the use of supercomputers and parallel processing techniques to solve large computational problems—is of great use in the scientific community. For example, scientists at the U.S. Department ...
Apr 16, 2019
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Robotics
A new method to enable robust locomotion in a quadruped robot
One of the key challenges for robotics research is the development of effective and resilient control systems, which allow robots to navigate a variety of environments and deal with unexpected events. Researchers at the University ...
Energy & Green Tech
Here's why electric cars have plenty of grunt, oomph and torque
Australian politicians, including Prime Minister Scott Morrison, have raised the question of electric vehicles' capacity for "grunt".
Apr 16, 2019
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Hardware
A novel data-compression technique for faster computer programs
A novel technique developed by MIT researchers rethinks hardware data compression to free up more memory used by computers and mobile devices, allowing them to run faster and perform more tasks simultaneously.
Apr 16, 2019
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Security
A team's tool can inspect the secret life of your smart home items
An IoT message from a group of computer scientists from Princeton University and University of California, Berkeley: "Our smart devices are watching us. It's time for us to watch them."
Automotive
Electric car makers woo Chinese buyers with range, features
Automakers showcased electric SUVs and sedans with longer range and luxury features Tuesday at the Shanghai auto show, wooing Chinese buyers as Beijing slashes subsidies that helped to launch the industry.
Apr 16, 2019
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Engineering
Up in arms: Insect-inspired arm technology aims to improve drones
A drone delivery is great—on a perfect, sunny day. But what about when it's windy? Most drones are not able to withstand wind because of their fixed-arm design.
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