The digital revolution is here, but not everyone is benefiting equitably from it. And as Silicon Valley’s ethos of “move fast and break things” spreads around the world, now is the time to pause and consider who is being...
Microsoft’s journey with the .Net framework has run more than 20 years. When it launched, .Net was oriented around monolithic client/server applications in tightly defined IT environments. Those days are long since...
But Missy Cummings, a professor at Duke University and former fighter pilot who studies automated systems, says the speed at which decisions must be made on fast-moving jets means any AI system will be largely autonomous.She’s skeptical that advanced...
The US has administered more than 118 million doses of covid-19 vaccines so far, and millions more are being injected every day. So far, demand from people who are desperate to get vaccinated has outstripped supply of the drugs,...
It is estimated feral pigs cost primary producers on Kangaroo Island up to $1 million annually and cause significant damage to native vegetation and animals, many of which are threatened species such as the Kangaroo Island dunnart.Minister for Primary...
Organizing smart home gadgets into a single cohesive whole is already a bit of a nightmare. You likely have some kind of smart speaker—a Google Nest or Amazon Echo—and a collection of smart bulbs, thermostats, locks, or cameras that...
Spatial modes of light constitute valuable resources for various quantum technologies ranging from quantum communication and quantum imaging to remote sensing. In any case, their vulnerabilities to phase distortions, prompted by random media, impose significant limitations on the realistic...
Sam Bankman-Fried thinks a $10 billion estimate of his net worth is “reasonable.” | Courtesy of Sam Bankman-Fried An interview with Sam Bankman-Fried, who uses math for ... everything. One of the people who Joe...
It’s just after dawn on a Saturday. From a couch in San Diego, my 13-year-old Facetimes with his best friend in Bend, Oregon. My 9-year-old video chats with a buddy in Santa Cruz; that kid shares his screen of...
Batteries for energy storage, e.g., in electric cars, are becoming increasingly important. LionVolt BV, a spin-off from the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), promises to build a 3D solid-state thin film battery that is lighter, safer and...
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