https://techxplore.com/rss-feed/software-news/ en-us The latest news on the software, software development, software sciences and computer science. To improve data center efficiency, multiple storage devices are often pooled together over a network so many applications can share them. But even with pooling, significant device capacity remains underutilized due to performance variability across the devices. MIT researchers have now developed a system that boosts the performance of storage devices by handling three major sources of variability simultaneously. Their approach delivers significant speed improvements over traditional methods that tackle only one source of variability at a time. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-software-pooled-ssd-centers.html Software Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:12:57 EDT news694782611 Which details in a de-identified scientific record are enough to still identify a person? If, for example, the record includes that a person is a CEO, the abundance of CEOs in the world would make identification nearly impossible. If the person is a CEO living in Missouri, the list becomes notably shorter but likely extensive enough to safeguard identity. But the name of a CEO living in St. Louis and working at a particular company is easy to figure out. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-software-safeguards-privacy.html Software Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:00:03 EDT news694777944 When movie and TV directors want to tinker with their footage in post-production, they have an array of tools at their disposal to perfect a scene if it wasn't shot exactly how they liked. That includes removing objects like stray equipment or unwanted background actors. But the tech has its limits when it comes to more complex physical interactions. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-ai-video-tool-laws-physics.html Software Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:20:03 EDT news694778242 Data centers consume millions of homes' worth of electricity each year, with much of that electricity simply powering the cooling systems that keep the facilities operational. Researchers at Penn State are addressing this inefficiency by using artificial intelligence (AI) to dynamically adjust data centers' power usage to peak when the weather is favorable and electricity is affordable. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-software-cooling-energy-centers.html Software Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:20:01 EDT news694777914 Typically, AI requires massive amounts of training data to understand complex human actions. However, in real-world scenarios, it is often difficult to secure sufficient video data for specific actions. A research team led by Jae-Pil Heo, Professor in the Department of Software at Sungkyunkwan University, has developed an AI technology that can accurately recognize new actions from only a small number of example videos. The research team focused on few-shot action recognition, which enables AI to learn and distinguish the characteristics of new actions from only a few examples. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-03-ai-tech-human-actions-videos.html Software Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:50:01 EDT news693754021 New research from the University of Waterloo shows that artificial intelligence (AI) still struggles with some basic software development tasks, raising questions about how reliably AI systems can assist developers. As Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly incorporated into software development, developers have struggled to ensure that AI-generated responses are accurate, consistent, and easy to integrate into larger development workflows. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-03-ai-coding-tools.html Software Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:20:03 EDT news692963821 POSTECH's (Pohang University of Science and Technology) Professor Inseok Hwang's team has developed ArithMotion, a mobile virtual reality (VR) system that enables anyone to express a wide range of avatar motions with ease. Using simple arithmetic-like controls, users can scale an avatar's motion up or down and reverse it into an opposite response, allowing more natural nonverbal communication without expensive equipment. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-03-lifelike-vr-avatars.html Software Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:40:07 EST news692022182 AI users and developers can now measure the amount of electricity various AI models consume to complete tasks with an open-source software and online leaderboard developed at the University of Michigan. Companies can download the software to evaluate private models run on private hardware. And while the software can't evaluate the energy costs of queries run on proprietary AI models at private data centers, it has allowed University of Michigan engineers to measure the power used by open-weight AI models in which the parameters under the hood are publicly available. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-02-ai-energy-tools-consumes-power.html Software Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:40:03 EST news691074961 Hackers could exploit wireless systems in Tesla's Model 3 and Cybertruck to track vehicles, disrupt communications, and interfere with network performance, according to research from Northeastern University posted to the arXiv preprint server. The study highlights the broader security risks facing all modern connected cars, which have increasingly become "computers on wheels." https://techxplore.com/news/2026-02-vulnerabilities-tesla-cybertruck-reveal-cars.html Software Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:20:06 EST news690725038 In recent weeks, a range of large "software-as-a-service" companies, including Salesforce, ServiceNow and Oracle, have seen their share prices tumble. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-02-ai-threatens-business-software.html Software Sun, 15 Feb 2026 09:00:02 EST news690118299 Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a deep learning algorithm that analyzes drone, camera, and sensor data to reveal unusual vehicle patterns that may indicate illicit activity, including the movement of nuclear materials. The work is published in the journal Future Transportation. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-02-decoding-shadows-vehicle-recognition-software.html Software Thu, 05 Feb 2026 16:19:12 EST news689530741 Friendly robots, the ones people love to love, are quirky: R2-D2, C-3PO, WALL-E, BB-8, Marvin, Roz and Baymax. They're emotional, prone to panic or bossy, empathetic and able to communicate like humans do—even when they communicate in only beeps and bloops. At Purdue University, Sooyeon Jeong, robot communication and behavior expert, is working to make robots as friendly and helpful as possible in nonfictional settings. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-02-theyre-robots-scientist-robot-interactions.html Software Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:47:28 EST news689345222 Scientists at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh are developing a tool to help organizations and their human resources teams get ready for the wider use of digital twinning technologies. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-01-human-resources-tool-employers-digital.html Software Mon, 26 Jan 2026 11:04:45 EST news688647782 New research into project management in software engineering shows that the most successful systems are not the ones that follow a fixed blueprint from the start, but those that evolve in response to real challenges as projects unfold. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-01-software-hybrid-delivery-real-world.html Software Fri, 23 Jan 2026 13:25:15 EST news688397102 Generative AI is reshaping software development—and fast. A new study published in Science shows that AI-assisted coding is spreading rapidly, though unevenly: in the U.S., the share of new code relying on AI rose from 5% in 2022 to 29% in early 2025, compared with just 12% in China. AI usage is highest among less experienced programmers, but productivity gains go to seasoned developers. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-01-ai-software-code.html Software Thu, 22 Jan 2026 14:00:07 EST news688293541 Gemstones like precious opal are beautiful to look at and deceivingly complex. As you look at such gems from different angles, you'll see a variety of tints glisten, causing you to question what color the rock actually is. It's iridescent thanks to something called structural color—microscopic structures that reflect light to produce radiant hues. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-01-morphochrome-pairs-software-handheld-device.html Software Tue, 20 Jan 2026 17:15:29 EST news688151702 How do you know if a chatbot is giving the correct answer? This is an important question for companies that use large language models to communicate with their customers. The Dutch company AFAS was using chatbots to generate answers, which had to be checked by a human employee before being sent to the customer. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-01-framework-ai-generated-chatbot.html Software Tue, 13 Jan 2026 12:35:31 EST news687530102 "Are You Dead?", an app that sounds the alarm if a user doesn't check in every 48 hours, was one of China's top-selling paid apps on Tuesday as the country's growing class of solo dwellers flocked to download it. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-01-dead-chinese-app-solo-dwellers.html Software Tue, 13 Jan 2026 10:10:04 EST news687520464 At first glance, artificial intelligence looks like a software developer's dream. A recent McKinsey & Company report found that programmers generated code up to 45% faster with the help of generative AI. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-01-ai-quick-risky-software.html Software Tue, 06 Jan 2026 17:21:28 EST news686942461 Since 2021, Korean researchers have been providing a simple software development framework to users with relatively limited AI expertise in industrial fields such as factories, medical, and shipbuilding, providing them with a significant boost. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-01-code-machine-tools.html Software Fri, 02 Jan 2026 17:30:01 EST news686575359 Large language models (LLMs) such as GPT and Llama are driving exceptional innovations in AI, but research aimed at improving their explainability and reliability is constrained by massive resource requirements for examining and adjusting their behavior. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-12-lowering-barriers-ai-technique-llms.html Software Tue, 23 Dec 2025 11:19:32 EST news685711142 Netflix is set to release a FIFA soccer simulation game exclusively on its gaming platform in summer 2026, timed to coincide with the World Cup, the streaming giant said Wednesday. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-12-netflix-fifa-world-cup-video.html Software Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:40:01 EST news685211113 Observing a young man in a wheelchair with motor impairment struggle to communicate with his parents profoundly affected Chetan Jaiswal. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-12-professors-students-software-people-communicate.html Software Tue, 16 Dec 2025 09:37:07 EST news685100189 EPFL researchers have developed new software—now spun-off into a start-up—that eliminates the need for data to be sent to third-party cloud services when AI is used to complete a task. This could challenge the business model of Big Tech. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-12-software-big-centers-ai.html Software Mon, 15 Dec 2025 13:34:20 EST news685028023 Abertay University has collaborated with Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) on a groundbreaking project to make extended reality (XR) experiences—which include virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR)—more accessible for blind and partially sighted people. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-12-reality-accessible-partially-sighted-people.html Software Mon, 15 Dec 2025 10:39:18 EST news685017542 French indie title "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33" dominated the annual Game Awards in Los Angeles, winning a record of nine categories including best video game of the year. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-12-french-indie-title-clair-obscur.html Software Fri, 12 Dec 2025 04:23:52 EST news684735820 Could a flat piece of fabric hold a 3D shape, the way paper does in origami? Aiming to find out, researchers from the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science developed OriStitch, a new software and fabrication system that takes simple 3D objects—a toy or a teapot, say—and spins them into a design for a textile version using carefully placed stitches in fabric. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-12-seamless-tech-oristitch-threads-3d.html Software Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:16:13 EST news684602162 Realistic digital avatars are becoming increasingly relevant, for example in virtual and augmented reality applications, video conferencing, films and computer games, or in medicine. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Informatics in Saarbrücken, Germany, are now presenting two novel methods at two of the world's leading computer graphics conferences, SIGGRAPH and SIGGRAPH Asia. These methods enable the generation of photorealistic full-body avatars and allow head avatars to be controlled using only audio tracks. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-12-speech-digital-avatars-audio.html Software Tue, 09 Dec 2025 09:10:04 EST news684493263 A new doctoral dissertation from the University of Vaasa, Finland, argues that health care cybersecurity will remain fragile unless technology, humans and organizational processes are treated as a single unified system. According to doctoral researcher Pius Ewoh, the health care sector needs socio-technical solutions rather than purely technical defenses to protect patient data and maintain trust. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-12-people-software-pose-bigger-health.html Software Mon, 08 Dec 2025 14:32:25 EST news684426722 The world is loud. A walk down the street bombards one's ears with the sound of engines revving, car horns blaring, and the steady beeps of pedestrian crossings. While smartphone alerts to excessive sound and public awareness of noise exposure grows, few tools help people take protective action. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-12-software-platform-users.html Software Thu, 04 Dec 2025 16:50:02 EST news684056041