Brain implant turns thoughts into speech in near real-time
A brain implant using artificial intelligence was able to turn a paralyzed woman's thoughts into speech almost simultaneously, US researchers said Monday.
Mar 31, 2025
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Automotive
Renault and Nissan shift gears on alliance
Renault and Nissan said Monday they had revised their partnership to allow for a reduction in their cross-shareholdings and other measures that would help the financially troubled Japanese carmaker.
Mar 31, 2025
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Business
Africa's data workers are being exploited by foreign tech firms: Four ways to protect them
Data workers in Africa often have a hard time. They face job insecurities—including temporary contracts, low pay, arbitrary dismissal and worker surveillance—and alarming physical and psychological health risks. The consequences ...
Mar 31, 2025
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Business
What users need to know about privacy and data after 23andMe's bankruptcy filing
23andMe, one of the first companies to provide direct-to-consumer genetic testing kits, has filed for bankruptcy. Since its founding in 2006, it has sold over 12 million DNA kits, with high-profile users including Oprah Winfrey ...
Mar 31, 2025
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Engineering
Earthquake devastation in Myanmar underscores regional lag in construction standards, regulations, says expert
The 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar Friday and could leave a death toll over 1,000 further underscores a regional lag in building codes and construction standards, according to Daniel Aldrich, a Northeastern ...
Mar 31, 2025
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Computer Sciences
Experiments show adding CoT windows to chatbots teaches them to lie less obviously
Over the past year, AI researchers have found that when AI chatbots such as ChatGPT find themselves unable to answer questions that satisfy users' requests, they tend to offer false answers. In a new study, as part of a program ...
Business
Expansive offices for Apple are rising in Culver City
At a time when many office developers are on the sidelines because of the soft leasing market, Apple Inc. is well underway on construction of a splashy new office complex of its own on the border of Culver City and Los Angeles.
Mar 31, 2025
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Security
Oracle warns health customers of patient data breach
Hackers broke into Oracle Corp.'s computer systems and stole patient data in an attempt to extort multiple medical providers in the U.S., according to a person familiar with the matter and a notification the software company ...
Mar 31, 2025
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Business
Nokia settles with Amazon over video patents
Finnish telecom giant Nokia on Monday said it had reached a settlement with Amazon, which it had sued over alleged patent infringements on video-related technologies.
Mar 31, 2025
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Business
Trump says confident of TikTok deal before deadline
President Donald Trump said Sunday he was confident of reaching a deal on TikTok ahead of the April 5 deadline for its Chinese owner ByteDance to sell the popular short video app or see it banned in the United States.
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