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Researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) framework that is better than previous technologies at analyzing and categorizing dialogue between individuals, with the goal of improving team training technologies. The framework will enable training technologies to better understand how well individuals are coordinating with one another and working as... Read more

US securities regulators sued Coinbase on Tuesday, alleging that the cryptocurrency platform's failure to register as a securities exchange venue exposed investors to risk.... Read more

Researchers at NYU Tandon School of Engineering have fabricated a microprocessing chip using plain English "conversations" with an AI model, a first-of-its-kind achievement that could lead to faster chip development and allow individuals without specialized technical skills to design chips.... Read more

A full 675 million people worldwide still lack access to electricity, mainly in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a report published Tuesday by several international organizations.... Read more

New Jersey's Canoe Brook Water Treatment plant produces 14 millions gallons of drinking water a day.... Read more

People hear a lot about blockchain technology in relation to cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, which rely on blockchain systems to keep records of financial transactions between people and businesses. But a crash in public trust in cryptocurrencies like TerraUSD—and therefore a massive drop in their market value—doesn't mean their underlying technology... Read more

Just making a small tweak to algorithms typically used to enhance images could dramatically boost computer vision recognition capabilities in applications ranging from self-driving cars to cybernetic avatars, RIKEN researchers have shown.... Read more

Out of sight, out of mind: we've been flushing away human waste ever since sewers were invented, using copious amounts of fresh water to expel it from our homes and cities as fast as the pipes can carry it. Modern urban water systems are widely regarded as one of the... Read more

Most of us buy goods on the internet without reading the terms and conditions. We take it as a given that the clauses in these standardized agreements are non-negotiable, and hope that they are in our best interests.... Read more

Researchers from MIT, the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab, IBM Research, and elsewhere have developed a new technique for analyzing unlabeled audio and visual data that could improve the performance of machine-learning models used in applications like speech recognition and object detection. The work, for the first time, combines two architectures... Read more

Engineers at Princeton University are deploying lasers to precisely evaluate a major drawback of 3D-printed cement—the material's resistance to fracture. The researchers hope that progress in this area could lead to a wider use of additive manufacturing in cement-based structures. The long-term goal is to develop better materials using additive... Read more

A research study from Queen's University Belfast, Aston Law School and Newcastle University Law School, has suggested that greater societal awareness of "ghostbots" and a "Do not bot me" clause in wills and other contracts could prevent us from being digitally reincarnated without our permission when we die.... Read more

Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists found that a small tweak created big performance improvements in a type of solid-state battery, a technology considered vital to broader electric vehicle adoption.... Read more

Artificial intelligence poses an "existential risk" to humanity, a key innovator warned during a visit to the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, suggesting an international agency like the International Atomic Energy Agency oversee the ground-breaking technology.... Read more

Can you trust Erica, or Sandi or Amy to increasingly control parts of your financial life without giving you inaccurate information or sending money to the wrong place?... Read more