Credit: Shuhan et al Data and security breaches are becoming increasingly common, highlighting the vulnerabilities of existing messaging and communications platforms. Devising computational tools and systems that better protect sensitive…
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Amazon is raising free-shipping minimums for some customers who don’t have Prime memberships
Packages pass through a scanner at an Amazon fulfillment center, Aug. 3, 2017, in Baltimore. Amazon has been quietly raising the amount some customers need to spend on its site…
New drone research plans to advances wildfire monitoring
A wind sensor prototype in Alaska gathers data. Credit: Lawrence Tsai Typically, the primary indicator of a burgeoning wildfire in California is a plume of hazy, gray smoke wafting through…
Advances in AI, chips boost voice recognition
14nm analog AI chip resting in researcher’s hand. Credit: Ryan Lavine for IBM Separate developments in speech recognition technology from IBM and California universities at San Francisco and Berkeley offer…
China EV giant XPeng to buy rival for more than $740 million
Shares in Xpeng soared in Hong Kong on news of the buyout. Chinese electric car giant XPeng said Monday it would buy the EV subsidiary of ride-hailing platform Didi for…
IBM develops a new 64-core mixed-signal in-memory computing chip
A rendering of the IBM HERMES Project Chip. Credit: Le Gallo et al. For decades, electronics engineers have been trying to develop increasingly advanced devices that can perform complex computations…
The fight over a ‘dangerous’ ideology shaping AI debate
Tesla’s Elon Musk is among those claiming that AI could make humanity extinct, while standing to benefit by arguing only their products can save us. Silicon Valley’s favorite philosophy, longtermism,…
driverless cars cruise the streets of San Francisco
This August 25, 2023, screen grab shows a Waymo car in San Francisco, one of the driverless vehicles residents in the US city are starting to use get around town.…
Omega Fatty Acids Improve Vision in Preterm Babies
Summary: A novel study reveals that preterm babies given a supplement of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids show significantly better visual function by age two and a half. Conducted between…
