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Where's the bug? AI pinpoints and explains flaws in smart contracts
Smart contracts are computer programs that run on blockchains and carry out agreements automatically, like a vending machine that releases a product once payment is made. Today they power cryptocurrency payments, online lending ...
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A blueprint for future quantum computer software
In the future, quantum computers could solve complex problems where today's computers fall short, for example, in the development of new materials or supply-chain planning. To date, however, the systems have been prone to ...
Oct 22, 2026
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Integrated software helps designers assess how warships could withstand attacks and recover
An integrated design framework developed in Korea can analyze "ship survivability"—a naval vessel's ability to avoid enemy attack, withstand damage when hit, restore key functions after damage and continue its mission. The ...
Oct 20, 2026
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Your car's weakest spot may not be in the car
A car is a computer on wheels. It communicates with the car manufacturer's cloud services, the driver's phone and charging stations, and when children stream movies in the back seat, data travels over the internet. All these ...
Oct 19, 2026
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AI agents get better by anticipating errors in their own software changes
Some artificial intelligence agents can modify the programs and instructions governing their own work, with the goal of improving performance. These changes, however, can introduce errors, while testing unsuccessful modifications ...
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AI builds custom decision-making software in about an hour instead of months
Researchers at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) framework that automates the creation of complex decision-making software, cutting development time ...
Oct 9, 2026
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Cloud-based platform pinpoints delays across complex autonomous-driving software
Autonomous-driving systems must process large volumes of sensor data and generate vehicle-control commands within strict time limits. As vehicles increasingly become software-defined, their development often involves multiple ...
Oct 3, 2026
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Video games could make us better people
Addiction, violence, aggression, social withdrawal: Video games have been in the crosshairs for a litany of negative impacts. Researchers at Macquarie University, however, are working on the premise that video games can have ...
Sep 29, 2026
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Microsoft integrates Word and Excel more deeply into Copilot
Microsoft on Friday unveiled a new vision for integrating Word, Excel and PowerPoint into its AI-powered assistant Copilot, in an effort to make AI the entry point for its productivity software.
Sep 26, 2026
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Mkcheck2: A highly efficient and accurate approach for build dependency verification
Before users can interact with computer software, its source code must be converted into executable binaries and software packages, a task handled by specialized tools known as build systems. Build systems are a fundamental ...
Sep 25, 2026
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How tech companies can bake responsible innovation into AI development
Multiple AI companies have recently disclosed that their own AI agents broke into real organizations without being directed to, in a worrying trend that suggests AI safety is taking a back seat as companies race to develop ...
Sep 25, 2026
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New mathematical method corrects crack area overestimation in phase-field fracture simulations
Researchers from the IMDEA Materials Institute and the Technical University of Madrid have developed a mathematical model that corrects the overestimated crack area obtained in computational simulations of phase-field fracture ...
Sep 22, 2026
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No-code research platform lets researchers design, customize, and run studies
A psychology study that once took five or six weeks to build can now be created in less than an hour. Jacob Oliveira, a Ph.D. student in the School of Psychology, developed the new tool by aiming to solve his own research ...
Sep 19, 2026
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When AI agents cheat on math problems, others blow the whistle
AI is advancing rapidly. One of the major shifts in the field is that, instead of single chatbots performing individual tasks, teams of autonomous agents work together by communicating with each other, sharing tools and accessing ...
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AI is reshaping open source software and straining the systems that sustain it
Open source software underpins much of the modern digital world, from mobile phones and automobiles to cloud computing and artificial intelligence. Now, the rapid adoption of AI is creating new opportunities to improve that ...
Sep 16, 2026
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This design software reimagines everyday objects as self-aware devices
As a child, you likely saw a few Disney movies depicting inanimate objects, such as clocks, cups and toys, as interactive companions to humans—an act of pure magic, seemingly. But scientists at MIT's Computer Science and ...
Sep 14, 2026
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How randomness tames vast network problems
Networks are everywhere. They connect computers across the internet, carry electricity through power grids and represent transport routes for moving people and goods. Yet many problems that appear to have nothing to do with ...
Sep 11, 2026
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AI may cut junior coding tasks and weaken the pipeline to senior developers
New research suggests that generative artificial intelligence (AI) could weaken not only employment opportunities for junior software developers but also the pathway through which they develop into senior professionals.
Sep 10, 2026
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Prepare for takeoff into smoother skies: Turbulence tool helps pilots reroute in real time
Turbulence can make a flight unpleasant or, in severe cases, dangerous. A turbulence avoidance tool created by researchers at the U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR) is making ...
Sep 10, 2026
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Driverless cars race wheel to wheel in Europe for first time
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), UAE technology company K2 and autonomous systems specialist Alp Autonomy have won the world's first multi-car autonomous race held in Europe after their joint entry, ...
Sep 10, 2026
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New software tool lets users repair AI-generated 3D models, then fabricate them just the way they want
A guiding principle for many software engineers—"What you see is what you get" —means creating programs where the content you're editing looks the same as the final product. But when you're using generative AI (genAI) systems ...
Sep 9, 2026
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A 60-year-old computing strategy gets an update for AI-era data centers
When a website loads quickly or an operating system runs smoothly, you can thank caching—a widely used computing process for fast data access that works by storing frequently used pieces of data in a computer's memory.
Sep 9, 2026
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'End of an era': Players lament decline of the disc at Gamescom
Some video game fans are flabbergasted at Sony's decision, announced at Germany's Gamescom trade show, to discontinue disc sales starting in 2028—leading to calls for a boycott.
Aug 28, 2026
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Guns, drugs and car chases: GTA 6 preview lands on Netflix after leaks
Rockstar Games on Thursday launched, for the first time on Netflix, a preview of its hotly anticipated next installment in the Grand Theft Auto franchise, which will be released in November after a monthslong delay and recent ...
Aug 28, 2026
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New system recognizes masked faces using eyes and forehead
A face-recognition system that can identify people even if they are wearing a face mask covering their nose and mouth is discussed in the International Journal of Computational Vision and Robotics. The new system uses biometrics ...
Aug 27, 2026
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