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Why a high school in Virginia is getting a quantum computer
Skyview High School in Virginia will receive a quantum computer for student use beginning in January, according to New Scientist. The school plans to …
Self-driving, solar-powered cars that talk to each other? What vehicles might look like in 10 years.
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Mathematicians and AI in behind-the-scenes battle over what’s true
AI systems are solving mathematical problems at accelerating speeds, creating an urgent need to verify whether their solutions are actually correct. F…
Anthropic’s discovery will, at best, be just another gene-editing tool
# AI Model's Gene-Editing Discovery Falls Short of Revolutionary Breakthrough Anthropic released findings showing that Claude, its large language mod…
Backpack massages muscles when it detects they’re fatigued
# Smart Backpack Delivers Automated Massage When Muscles Tire Researchers have developed a wearable backpack equipped with electrodes and a motorized…
Is AI really getting dangerously out of control?
# Is AI Really Getting Dangerously Out of Control? The Evidence Gap Behind the Hype Existential warnings about artificial intelligence dominate headl…
How turning electricity directly into food could help save the planet
# Turning Electricity Directly Into Food Could Transform Agriculture's Environmental Impact Agriculture accounts for roughly 10 percent of global gre…
MIT’s tiny flying robot gets 450% faster with AI
MIT researchers have equipped a tiny flying robot with an artificial intelligence control system that dramatically accelerates its movement while main…
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