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AI-powered defense system stops 5G cyber-attacks in a fraction of a second
An AI defense system has successfully detected and neutralized sophisticated 5G cyber-attacks in less than a tenth of a second, paving the way for more secure 5G and future 6G mobile networks, say researchers at the University ...
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Energy & Green Tech
Data center cooling could drive $10 billion to $58 billion in new waterworks
The rapid growth of artificial intelligence and cloud computing is outpacing the ability of many community water systems to deliver large bursts of water on the hottest days of the year to keep the nation's data processing ...
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It's tempting to offload your thinking to AI. Cognitive science shows why that's a bad idea
With so many artificial intelligence (AI) products being offered now, it's increasingly tempting to offload difficult thinking tasks to chatbots, agents and other tools.
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Researchers put six AI agents on Discord for two weeks, exposing risky failures
When a group of researchers at Northeastern University's Bau Lab began toying with a new kind of autonomous artificial intelligence "agent," it was supposed to be a fun weekend experiment. Instead, alarm bells started ringing. ...
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French AI startup AMI announces $1 bn raised in funding
French artificial intelligence startup AMI, co-founded by Meta's former chief AI scientist Yann LeCun, announced Tuesday it has raised $1 billion to develop models able to understand the physical world.
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Machine learning & AI
AI and work: An expert assesses how far this revolution still has to run
Every week brings fresh claims about AI transforming the workplace. A CEO declares a revolution. A think piece predicts millions of jobs vanishing overnight. The noise is relentless.
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Hardware
Ultra-compact photonic AI chip operates at the speed of light
Australian researchers have built an ultra-compact artificial intelligence (AI) chip that is able to make calculations using the power of light, at the speed of light. The nano photonic chip prototype, which harnesses the ...
Mar 9, 2026
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Computer Sciences
Improving AI models' ability to explain their predictions
In high-stakes settings like medical diagnostics, users often want to know what led a computer vision model to make a certain prediction, so they can determine whether to trust its output. Concept bottleneck modeling is one ...
Mar 9, 2026
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Security
AI fake-news detectors may look accurate but fail in real use, study finds
A dubious link from a friend. A headline too sensational to be true. A video that seems fake but you can't be sure. As online misinformation grows harder to detect, new artificial-intelligence tools promise to help us separate ...
Mar 9, 2026
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Computer Sciences
Deep AI training gets more stable by predicting its own errors
Artificial intelligence now plays Go, paints pictures, and even converses like a human. However, there remains a decisive difference: AI requires far more electricity than the human brain to operate. Scientists have long ...
Mar 9, 2026
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Security
Can people distinguish between AI-generated and human speech?
In a collaboration between Tianjin University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, researchers led by Xiangbin Teng used behavioral and brain activity measures to explore whether people can discern between AI-generated ...
Mar 9, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
AI text-to-speech gives Manx a digital voice as speakers fall to 2,200
With only 2,200 people still speaking the Manx language, Chris Bartley is using AI text-to-speech systems to protect and showcase the heritage of endangered languages. Bartley, a School of Computer Science Ph.D. student at ...
Mar 8, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
Robots that refuse to fail: AI evolves 'legged metamachines' that reassemble and withstand injury
Northwestern University engineers have developed the first modular robots with athletic intelligence. They can be combined and recombined in the wild, recover from injury and keep moving no matter what's thrown at them.
Mar 7, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
'AI will be the end of us': Is Colm Tóibín right about the threat to creative writing?
In 1950, William Faulkner delivered a famous acceptance speech for the Nobel prize in literature in which he rallied for the "inexhaustible [human] voice" and his belief in its supremacy—not merely to endure but to prevail. ...
Mar 7, 2026
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Liquid-metal pupil helps an artificial eye adapt to sudden light changes
Computer vision technologies are artificial intelligence (AI)-powered systems that can capture, analyze, and interpret visual data captured from real-world environments. While these systems are now widely used, many of them ...
Business
Anthropic supply chain risk designation could chill innovation, experts say
The Pentagon's designation of the industry-leading AI company Anthropic as a "supply chain risk" suggests that the U.S. government may be using its supply chain authority as leverage in negotiations with U.S. businesses, ...
Mar 6, 2026
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Robotics
Humanoid robots master parkour and acquire human-like agility
Humanoid robots, robotic systems with a human-like body structure, have the potential of tackling various real-world tasks that are currently being completed by humans. In recent years, many robotics researchers and computer ...
Energy & Green Tech
Can thermal noise train a computer? A new framework points to low-power AI
What if the thermal noise that hinders the efficiency of both classical and quantum computers could, instead, be used as a power source? What if computers could make use of the noise instead of suppressing or overcoming it? ...
Mar 5, 2026
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Photonic chips advance real-time learning in spiking neural systems
Researchers have developed photonic computing chips that overcome key limitations for a type of neural network known as a photonic spiking neural system. By enabling fast learning and decision making using purely light-based ...
Mar 5, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
Most workers embrace AI, but 84% worry about the risks, study says
Workers think that artificial intelligence (AI) makes them more efficient, but many don't trust it, according to a study cited in a new book called "Entanglement" by technology researcher Dr. Marigo Raftopoulos. Dr. Raftopoulos ...
Mar 5, 2026
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Consumer & Gadgets
Describe the vibe, see the look: An AI-based system projects makeup onto the user's face
An artificial intelligence-based projection makeup system from Science Tokyo lets users describe a mood or style in their own words and instantly see matching makeup colors on their faces. The technology learns each person's ...
Mar 5, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
Google to open German center for 'AI development'
Google will open an AI center in Berlin on Thursday, the latest sign of Europe's deepening reliance on US firms in cutting edge technologies despite the continent's stated aim to catch up with its rivals.
Mar 5, 2026
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Consumer & Gadgets
Nearly half of UK adults happy to use ChatGPT as a counselor, study finds
More than 4 in 10 adults in the U.K. are happy to use ChatGPT for their mental health support, new research suggests. The study, led by Bournemouth University, surveyed nearly 31,000 adults in 35 countries about their use ...
Mar 5, 2026
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Engineering
Engineers issue hot take on cold-steel: Finding hidden damage requires radar, AI
A University of Houston engineer has developed a method to detect possible damage in concealed cold-formed steel construction framing materials hidden behind walls, without having to tear the walls open. The new technology ...
Mar 5, 2026
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Security
How AI could end online anonymity
The internet is rife with anonymous accounts as users adopt pseudonyms, sometimes for genuine reasons like speaking freely, and other times for nefarious ones. But this era of online privacy could be coming to a close. In ...
