U.S. Warns of Efforts by China to Collect Genetic Data
The National Counterintelligence and Security Center said American companies need to better secure critical technologies as Beijing seeks to dominate the so-called bioeconomy.
Twitter's algorithm favours right-leaning politics, research finds
The social-media giant has found tweets from parties on the political right are "amplified" more.
Mesoscale neural plasticity helps in AI learning
A joint research team led by Xu Bo from the Institute of Automation and Mu-Ming Poo from the Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, have discovered that self-backpropagation, a form of mesoscale synaptic plasticity rule in natural neural networks, can elevate the accuracy and reduce the computational cost of spiking neural networks (SNNs) and artificial neural networks (ANNs).
CES 2022 preview: Crowds set to return to Las Vegas, but digital element remains
The Consumer Technology Association's Jean Foster tells ZDNet how CES is evolving to become a hybrid in-person/digital event.
With 900,000 developers, here's where the next big startup ecosystem will be
Gartner predicts that sharp growth in developer talent will see one region become an innovation powerhouse within the next five years.
Tech Tent: The world in 2031
How the metaverse, energy tech and AI might influence how we live in years to come.
Join Us for This Year’s RE:WIRED Celebration
Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel, digital artist Beeple, scholar Timnit Gebru, actor John Cho, and more will discuss some of the biggest challenges facing humanity.
AI can change a fashion model’s pose and alter their clothes to match
The technology used to create deepfake videos has been applied to fashion models, and can put them in a pose they never actually stood in
Drones starting fires on purpose in Victoria
Forest Fire Management Victoria is using drones for backburning in hard to reach locations.
Artificial intelligence spots anomalies in medical images
Scientists from Skoltech, Philips Research, and Goethe University Frankfurt have trained a neural network to detect anomalies in medical images to assist physicians in sifting through countless scans in search of pathologies. Reported in IEEE Access, the new method is adapted to the nature of medical imaging and is more successful in spotting abnormalities than general-purpose solutions.
Gartner: 64% of boards trying to change company structure to more digital economic architecture
A new Gartner survey gleaned insights from 273 people serving as directors or members of corporate board of directors in the US, Europe and Asia-Pacific region.
Robot artist Ai-Da released by Egyptian border guards
Authorities, who held the robot for 10 days, feared that it may have been hiding covert spy tools.
Verizon partners with Nissan to test car safety alerts on its edge network
Now, the Contra Costa County Transportation Authority (CCTA) in California will begin validating the technology and may deploy it around busy intersections.
Can Facebook's smart glasses be smart about security and privacy?
Facebook's smart glasses ambitions are in the news again. The company has launched a worldwide project dubbed Ego4D to research new uses for smart glasses.
Nixon's grim moon-disaster speech is a now a warning about the deepfake future
This award-winning studio uses AI to generate fake voices of famous people - and they're showing how cloning technology raises numerous ethical questions.
Singapore researchers develop bandage that can wirelessly assess wounds
Research team from National University of Singapore says the wearable sensor can detect temperature, bacteria type, and other medical factors specific to chronic wounds within 15 minutes.
Artificial Intelligence Is Smart, but Does It Doesn’t Play Well With Others
Humans find AI to be a frustrating teammate when playing a cooperative game together, posing challenges for "teaming intelligence," study shows. When it comes to games such as chess or Go, artificial intelligence (AI) programs have far surpassed the best players in the world.