Hardware

External drives taking too long to load?

This week a reader writes: I have a Mac desktop with two 1 terabyte external SSDs, one used for Time Machine backups and one for my daily files.

Energy & Green Tech

California startup to 'sponge' CO2 from the atmosphere

Scrubbing carbon dioxide from the air is imperative if humanity is to limit global warming, experts say, and a California startup says it can do just that, using limestone as a carbon-sucking sponge.

Automotive

Researchers develop algorithm for safer self-driving cars

In a promising development for self-driving car technology, a research team at NYU Tandon School of Engineering has unveiled an algorithm—known as Neurosymbolic Meta-Reinforcement Lookahead Learning (NUMERLA)—that could ...

Automotive

AI model speeds up high-resolution computer vision

An autonomous vehicle must rapidly and accurately recognize objects that it encounters, from an idling delivery truck parked at the corner to a cyclist whizzing toward an approaching intersection.

Machine learning & AI

How swarming animals can help humans and AI make better decisions

The word "swarm" often carries negative connotations—think biblical plagues of locusts or high streets full of last-minute shoppers during the Christmas rush. However, swarming is essential for the survival of many animal ...

Machine learning & AI

How big tech embraced disabled users

Buried beneath the hype of the artificial intelligence revolution, big tech is quietly rolling out services for disabled people that it hopes will push a greater transformation for customers.

Computer Sciences

A new AI-based tool to detect DDoS attacks

Cybercriminals are coming up with increasingly savvy ways to disrupt online services, access sensitive data or crash internet user's devices. A cyber-attack that has become very common over the past decades is the so-called ...

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