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Hit soccer video game adds mixed-gender teams, sheds FIFA name
The blockbuster soccer video game franchise from Electronic Arts, no longer linked to FIFA, will allow mixed-gender lineups in fantasy matches that have triggered sexist pushback even before the Friday release.
Sep 27, 2023
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From stock markets to brain scans, new research harmonizes hundreds of scientific methods to understand complex systems
Complexity is all around us, from the daily fluctuations of financial markets to the intricate web of neurons in our brains.
Sep 26, 2023
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What are APIs? A computer scientist explains the data sockets that make digital life possible
APIs, or application programming interfaces, are the gateways to the digital world. They link a wide array of software applications and systems. APIs facilitate communication between different software systems, and so power ...
Sep 26, 2023
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Researchers develop open-source mixed-precision benchmark tool for supercomputers
As Frontier, the world's first exascale supercomputer, was being assembled at the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility in 2021, understanding its performance on mixed-precision calculations remained a difficult prospect. ...
Sep 25, 2023
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Let it flow: Recreating water flow for virtual reality
The physical laws of everyday water flow were established two centuries ago. However, scientists today struggle to simulate disrupted water flow virtually, e.g., when a hand or object alters its flow.
Sep 20, 2023
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Human abstractness may make smart contracts smarter, researchers report
Smart contracts, or computer programs that automatically execute certain agreed-upon actions when agreed-upon conditions are met, are considered safer for online transactions than traditional contracts, but they are not error-proof. ...
Sep 14, 2023
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Apple wants to know if you're happy or sad as part of its latest software update. Who will this benefit?
Apple's iOS 17 operating system is expected to drop any day. The software update comes with several new features, including a tool for daily mood and emotion logging—a technique known to emotion researchers as "experience ...
Sep 12, 2023
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Active control of wind turbine speed can lead to fewer bird strikes
Sound signals, lights, painting the rotor blades, and rapid shutdowns have all been tried in an attempt to reduce bird mortality.
Sep 11, 2023
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Microsoft gambles big on Hollywood-esque 'Starfield' video game
"Starfield", one of the most-anticipated video games in years, launches worldwide on Wednesday with the hype—and production standards—of a Hollywood blockbuster.
Sep 5, 2023
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Suggestible people feel more 'present' in virtual reality, study finds
People with vivid imaginations are more likely than others to believe they truly inhabit the worlds they visit in virtual reality (VR) according to new research led by the University of Bath.
Aug 25, 2023
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Viewpoint: For minorities, biased AI algorithms can damage almost every part of life
Bad data does not only produce bad outcomes. It can also help to suppress sections of society, for instance vulnerable women and minorities.
Aug 25, 2023
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Brain-computer interface enables woman with severe paralysis to speak through digital avatar
Researchers at UC San Francisco and UC Berkeley have developed a brain-computer interface (BCI) that has enabled a woman with severe paralysis from a brainstem stroke to speak through a digital avatar.
Aug 23, 2023
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Dallas startup creates 'super app' for 10,000 real estate agents
For years, Shayan Hamidi has seen a problem in the way real estate agents work.
Aug 23, 2023
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Closing the loop between artificial intelligence and robotic experiments
The search for innovative materials will be greatly assisted by software that can suggest new experimental possibilities and also control the robotic systems that check them out.
Aug 23, 2023
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