Engineering
A chatbot turns hostile. A test version of a Roomba vacuum collects images of users in private situations. A Black woman is falsely identified as a suspect on the basis of facial recognition software, which tends to be less ...
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Engineering
Self-healing electrical grids: It may sound like a concept from science fiction, with tiny robots or some sentient tech crawling around fixing power lines, but in a reality not far from fiction a team of researchers is bringing ...
Jan 23, 2024
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Business
For the thousands of workers who'd never experienced upheaval in the tech sector, the recent mass layoffs at companies like Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Meta came as a shock.
Jun 27, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Brian Arwari grew tired of what he calls "the cycle."
Apr 26, 2023
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Computer Sciences
Dr. ChatGPT will see you soon. The artificial intelligence system scored passing or near passing results on the US medical licensing exam, according to a study published on Thursday.
Feb 9, 2023
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Software
While virtual reality has been around for decades, a combination of higher-resolution graphics, smoother tracking of the user's movements and cheaper, sleeker headsets has propelled the immersive technology into arenas beyond ...
Aug 16, 2022
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Robotics
When communication lines are open, individual agents such as robots or drones can work together to collaborate and complete a task. But what if they aren't equipped with the right hardware or the signals are blocked, making ...
Jul 20, 2022
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Engineering
Engineering
Engineers spend much of their time absorbed in the technical aspects of problems, whether they're designing the next generation of smartphones or building a subway.
Jan 5, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
Trials begin this week in Bath of a revolutionary new smartwatch app that monitors a wearer's heart rate and body motion to sense distress, automatically sending an emergency alert.
Nov 22, 2021
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