US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Monday that production of key clean energy inputs are currently concentrated in a few countries. US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stressed Monday the need…
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Amazon cracks down on employees who stay away from the office
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Amazon.com Inc. is cracking down on U.S. workers who have ignored its return-to-office guidelines, in the latest example of companies attempting to reduce the amount of…
Using quantum computing to protect AI from attack
The vulnerability of neural networks raises safety concerns in potentially life-threatening situations like self-driving cars. Credit: Shutterstock Machine learning is a field of artificial intelligence (AI) where computer models become…
Don’t expect quick fixes in ‘red-teaming’ of AI models. Security was an afterthought
The OpenAI logo is seen on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen which displays output from ChatGPT, Tuesday, March 21, 2023, in Boston. White House officials concerned…
Pratt & Whitney engine issue adds to airline challenges
A visitor looks at a Pratt & Whitney engine during the Farnborough Airshow, in Britain in July 2018. Commercial airlines have faced a tricky balancing act this summer, ramping up…
An origami-inspired universally deformable module for robotics applications
Credit: Chao Zhang Modular robots—robotic systems that can adapt their body configuration to change locomotion style or move on different terrains—can be highly advantageous for tackling missions in diverse environments.…
Driverless taxis gain ground in San Francisco
Driverless taxis from Waymo, Alphabet’s self-driving car division, can now operate at speeds as fast as 65 miles per hour (105 kilometers per hour) in San Francisco and the tech…
Elon Musk aims to turn Twitter into an ‘everything app.’ An expert explains what that is and why it’s not so easy to do
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Elon Musk’s recent rebranding of Twitter as X is a step toward the CEO’s goal of developing an “everything app.” Musk’s vision is for X to…
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried jailed after bail revoked
Former FTX chief Sam Bankman-Fried has seen his bail revoked and has been remanded into federal custody. A US federal judge on Friday ordered FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried back to…
AI Pinpoints Parkinson’s Subtypes Using Stem Cell Images
Summary: Researchers enabled machine learning to accurately predict Parkinson’s disease subtypes using stem cell images. This breakthrough showcases computer models classifying four Parkinson’s subtypes, with top accuracies reaching 95%. This…
