Machine learning & AI
Millions of people are now designing their own personalized artificial intelligence companions, yet most have little idea how those creations will actually behave. In a new paper, MIT Media Lab Assistant Professor Pat Pataranutaporn ...
Jul 16, 2026
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Major Taiwan computer chipmaker TSMC said Thursday it plans to spend another $100 billion on expanding its manufacturing capacity in the United States.
Jul 16, 2026
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Engineering
Implantable devices in the brain have been used for about 30 years to assist people with disabilities in completing motor tasks. However, the devices are simply not accessible to the vast majority of people who need help. ...
Jul 15, 2026
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Engineering
Using AI-driven materials design, a team of researchers at the University of Toronto Engineering has discovered a new set of metal alloys that retain their strength under extreme conditions.
Jul 15, 2026
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Software
During the day, our brain acquires new memories; at night, during sleep, it consolidates the important ones and eliminates the useless ones. A similar principle has been applied to Hopfield networks, one of the classic models ...
Jul 15, 2026
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Computer Sciences
Artificial intelligence isn't just capable of translating between existing languages—it can also create entirely new ones.
Jul 15, 2026
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Computer Sciences
The era of building "personalized AI" by training AI models on individual or corporate documents and data is beginning. However, while such customization can improve task performance, it can also weaken a model's existing ...
Jul 15, 2026
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Security
For a paper published in the International Journal of Applied Cryptography, a team compared 11 leading large language models (LLMs) for software security. They found that no single system consistently outperforms its rivals ...
Jul 15, 2026
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Internet
Chinese users of AI-powered companion bots have bade heart-rending farewells to their virtual buddies as national regulations took effect Wednesday, aimed at curbing the risk of emotional dependency.
Jul 15, 2026
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Business
Can playing against AI make people more social? New research suggests the answer may be yes.
Jul 15, 2026
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