Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Federal health officials have notified Congress of a data breach that could involve the information of more than 100,000 people. A representative of the U.S. Department…
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Second-largest US electric vehicle fast-charging network to add Tesla connectors
Tesla’s EV charging connector is pictured at a charging station in Anaheim, Calif., June 9, 2023. A key U.S. automotive industry organization said Tuesday, June 27, that it will set…
The Language of Lies: How Hate Speech Engages Our Neural Wiring to Foster Division
Summary: Researchers analyze the language of dictators and hate groups, uncovering a common use of dehumanizing metaphors to fuel hatred. Such metaphors ‘switch on’ neural pathways in the brain, bypassing…
Decoding Repetitive Negative Thoughts: Machine Learning Predicts Rumination
Summary: A team of researchers developed a predictive model to recognize patterns of persistent negative thinking, or rumination, using machine learning. Researchers hypothesized that the variance of dynamic connectivity between…
‘Presumed human remains’ discovered in Titan sub wreckage
An undated image courtesy of OceanGate Expeditions, shows their Titan submersible launching from a platform. Experts have recovered presumed human remains from what is left of the Titan sub that…
Childhood Reading Habits Boost Brain and Mental Health in Teens
Summary: Encouraging children to indulge in reading for pleasure can enhance their cognitive and mental health during adolescence, a recent study reveals. The research, involving over 10,000 young adolescents from…
Using neutron reflectometry to look inside working solid-state battery and discover its key to success
In a solid-state battery, reactive lithium metal (blue) can coexist stably with a solid electrolyte called LiPON (yellow) when an interphase (green), about 70 atoms thick, forms. Credit: Jill Hemman/ORNL,…
New tool explains how AI ‘sees’ images and why it might mistake an astronaut for a shovel
Credit: Brown University Why is it that artificial intelligence systems can outperform humans on some visual tasks, like facial recognition, but make egregious errors on others—such as classifying an image…
At Toronto tech show, second thoughts emerge over AI
The tech world is convinced AI is here to stay — the question is, what will it look like going forward? Months after the spectacular launch of ChatGPT, the AI…
Keeping the backdoor secure in your robust machine learning model
The visible distributed trigger is shown in Figure 1(a) and the target label is seven (7). The training data is modified. We see this in Figure 1(b) and the model…
