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Lancelot federated learning system combines encryption and robust aggregation to resist poisoning attacks
Federated learning is a machine learning technique that allows several individuals, dubbed "clients," to collaboratively train a model, without sharing raw training data with each other. This "shared training" approach could be particularly advantageous for training machine learning models designed to complete tasks in financial and health care settings, without... Read more
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Design priorities for autonomous transport for people with disabilities
A QUT study has identified key design features that would make autonomous vehicles (AVs) more accessible for people with disabilities, paving the way for more inclusive transport systems. The study, "Towards universally designed autonomous people mover: a survey analysis," was published in the journal, Cities.... Read more
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Iron and steelmaking account for around a 10th of all CO₂ emissions: Professor explains how they could be greener
UNSW expert Professor Yansong Shen explains why it is so important to find a way to produce iron and steel in a more environmentally friendly and feasible way.... Read more
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Myanmar scam cities booming despite crackdown—using Musk's Starlink
They said they had smashed them. But fraud factories in Myanmar blamed for scamming Chinese and American victims out of billions of dollars are still in business and bigger than ever, an AFP investigation can reveal.... Read more
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Google to invest $15 bn in India, build largest AI hub outside US
Google said Tuesday it will invest $15 billion in India over the next five years, as it announced a giant data center and artificial intelligence base in the country.... Read more
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Could digital currencies end banking as we know it? The future of money
Throughout history, control over money has been one of the most powerful levers of state authority. Rulers have long understood that whoever issues and manages the currency also commands the economy and, by extension, society itself.... Read more
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California enacts first US law requiring AI chatbot safety measures
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday signed into law a first-of-its-kind law regulating artificial intelligence chatbots, defying a push from the White House to leave such technology unchecked.... Read more
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Cutting-edge imaging and faster algorithms for finding minuscule defects in semiconductor chips
A defect in a semiconductor chip may be smaller than a human hair but can create big problems in your everyday life, from crippling your car's steering to making your laptop more susceptible to hackers.... Read more
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AI-powered method helps protect global chip supply chains from cyber threats
University of Missouri researchers have used artificial intelligence to detect hidden hardware trojans through a method that's 97% accurate.... Read more
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OpenAI announces Broadcom partnership to build AI chips
OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, announced Monday it is teaming up with chip giant Broadcom to design and build its own specialized computer processors for artificial intelligence.... Read more
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Why industry-standard labels for AI in music could change how we listen
Earlier this year, a band called The Velvet Sundown racked up hundreds of thousands of streams on Spotify with retro-pop tracks, generating a million monthly listeners on Spotify.... Read more
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Cybercriminals are not the lone wolves of 20 years ago, says expert
City University London spoke to Professor Rajarajan about his mission to protect us all from the threat of international cyber criminality. Professor Raj Rajarajan is an academic at City St George's, University of London whose research focuses on cybersecurity and security engineering.... Read more
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Millions of children face sexual violence as AI deepfakes drive surge in new cases—latest global data
Around 5 million children across western Europe report having been raped or sexually assaulted by the age of 18, according to the latest data gathered by Childlight, the Global Child Safety Institute. That's about 7% of the child population.... Read more
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Vulnerability in confidential cloud environments uncovered
Some data is so sensitive that it is processed only in specially protected cloud areas. These are designed to ensure that not even a cloud provider can access the data. ETH Zurich researchers have now found a vulnerability that could allow hackers to breach these confidential environments.... Read more
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Next-generation memory: Tungsten-based SOT-MRAM achieves nanosecond switching and low-power data storage
The ability to reliably switch the direction of magnetic alignment in materials, a process known as magnetization switching, is known to be central to the functioning of most memory devices. One known strategy to achieve entails the creation of a rotational force (i.e., torque) on electron spins via an electric... Read more