'Tech debt coming due': AI-found flaw signals chaos ahead
Companies and government agencies rushed this week to patch two critical flaws in PHP, the programming language that runs a large share of the world's websites.
Oct 25, 2026
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Security
Engineering
Engineers develop stealthy, low-cost tech to detect drones
Florida International University researchers have developed a new way to detect incoming drones using the unique magnetic signatures generated by their motors—offering a detection method that is stealthier, safer and cheaper ...
Oct 25, 2026
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Robotics
Wearable system captures human activity data for robot training
Humanoid robots, robotic systems with a body shape that resembles that of humans, could tackle various chores and everyday manual tasks. To successfully complete these tasks, however, the robots should be able to reliably ...
Engineering
Researchers develop new way to reduce metal waste in manufacturing
Manufacturing aircraft components, battery materials, cutting tools, biomedical implants and other precision-engineered parts often involves metals in powder form.
Oct 24, 2026
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Security
UK pledges more funding to guard against AI risks
The U.K. government on Saturday outlined plans to expand funding for artificial intelligence safety amid growing concerns over the cyber risks posed by the increasingly advanced technology.
Oct 24, 2026
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Security
A timeline of developments in AI safety since the attack on Hugging Face
In one alarming announcement after another, artificial intelligence companies in recent months have shared examples of their technology acting in ways that appeared to evade instructions from humans.
Oct 24, 2026
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Security
AI deepfakes are getting more realistic. Scientists developed a better way to spot them
Hundreds of the nation's computer scientists gathered for a conference in Denver last fall, and Tuan Tran had a big test for them: Could they tell the difference between the real Brad Pitt and an AI-generated version of him?
Oct 23, 2026
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Computer Sciences
Q&A: How AI came to model the 'messy' human mind
Generative artificial intelligence models are rooted in ideas of mid-20th-century engineers who thought some amount of irrationality was essential for a machine that could think like a human, contends Benjamin Lindquist, ...
Oct 23, 2026
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Engineering
Curated hydrogen database reveals links between storage capacity and release pressure
Hydrogen's ability to power a cleaner future hinges not only on finding materials capable of efficiently storing and releasing it, but also on understanding the trade-off between storage capacity and practical operating conditions.
Oct 23, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
Computer scientists build innovative tech tools to find experiments, detect citation 'hallucinations'
New York University computer scientists and students have developed a pair of web-hosted AI systems designed to increase the efficiency and accuracy of the research process—by spotting "hallucinations" in academic citations ...
Oct 23, 2026
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