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Quantum algorithm adopted by Google and IBM
An algorithm developed by Prakash Vedula, Ph.D., a professor at the University of Oklahoma School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, has been incorporated into advanced computing software developed by Google and IBM. ...
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Sep 11, 2024
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Usable data hacked from air-gapped computer
A team of software and information systems engineers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, in Israel, has demonstrated an ability to extract useful data from an air-gapped computer. The group has posted a paper to the arXiv ...
App helps Mexican tortilla makers join digital economy
Long marginalized by the banking industry, Mexico's neighborhood tortilla producers are cautiously embracing financial technology, in a country where cash is still king for many.
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Sep 6, 2024
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Using 'chaos engineering' to make cloud computing less vulnerable to cyber attacks
Cloud computing has emerged as a crucial element in today's technology, serving as the backbone for global connectivity. It empowers businesses, governments, and individuals to employ and construct cloud-based services and ...
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Aug 26, 2024
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Researchers speed up fault localization during software development
Modern software applications usually consist of numerous files and several million lines of code. Due to the sheer quantity, finding and correcting faults, known as debugging, is difficult.
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Jul 31, 2024
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Interoperable multipath hemispherical map: A unified approach for enhanced GNSS precision
Multipath effects, resulting from satellite signals reflecting off objects before reaching the receiver, seriously compromise the precision of satellite navigation systems. Existing solutions like Sidereal Filtering and system-specific ...
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Jul 30, 2024
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New low-cost technology to prevent drone collision
Using only on-board sensors and cameras, researcher Julián Estévez, from the Computational Intelligence Group (GIC) of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) has developed low-cost, autonomous, navigation technology ...
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Jul 30, 2024
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How travel among synthetic populations reveals gaps in essential services
Think about your neighborhood. Where are the stores or doctor's offices? How easy is it to access fresh food? Human mobility researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are providing information ...
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Jul 24, 2024
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Study shows clear influence of driving noise on individual sound preferences in a car
Loud or unpleasant driving noises can impair the enjoyment of music in the car. Some sound systems therefore dynamically adjust the volume and bass. However, individual sound preferences are not taken into account. A study ...
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Jul 23, 2024
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Novel approach improves automatic software repair by generating test cases
IMDEA Software researchers Facundo Molina, Juan Manuel Copia and Alessandra Gorla present FIXCHECK, a novel approach to improve patch fix analysis that combines static analysis, randomized testing and large language models.
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Jul 23, 2024
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Microsoft-CrowdStrike outage: How a single software update was able to cause IT chaos across the globe
The world as we know it increasingly relies on digital connectivity that, for the most part, works quietly and invisibly in the background. So how did a single software update bring down half the internet?
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Jul 22, 2024
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Software in science is ubiquitous yet overlooked, researchers say
Software is omnipresent in science, and yet it is overlooked everywhere. At a time when scientists (and many others) are talking about code, algorithms or artificial intelligence, software appears in the discourse as just ...
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Jul 16, 2024
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Microsoft unveils software that allows LLMs to work with spreadsheets
A team of programmers and AI specialists at Microsoft has developed an AI tool called SpreadsheetLLM that applies large language model capabilities to spreadsheets. In their study, now posted on the arXiv preprint server, ...
ZeroEyes raises $53 million, employs over 150 as demand for gun scans grows
At a 24-hour computer center in Conshohocken, technicians for ZeroEyes monitor software tied to surveillance cameras in 42 states, checking automated reports of possible guns where they aren't supposed to be, and other security ...
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Jul 12, 2024
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Swedish game studio channels fandom in 'Star Wars Outlaw'
From Yoda figurines to Lego stormtrooper helmets, Star Wars is everywhere around the Massive Entertainment video game studio that's about to unveil a hotly anticipated title drawn from George Lucas's iconic franchise.
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Jul 10, 2024
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From doubt to trust: The journey of Cameroonian software developers in open source
A recent study delves into the trust and engagement of Cameroonian software developers in open-source projects, offering critical insights into the collaborative software development landscape. The findings underscore the ...
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Jul 9, 2024
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Redesigning videoconferencing for, and by, people who stutter
As a former tech lead at Meta, Shaomei Wu, Ph.D. '12, found she had to work extra hard to get her points across in large online meetings. She stutters, which combined with her gender and racial identity, made it challenging ...
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Jul 9, 2024
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New open-source software for quantum cryptography is greater than the sum of its parts
Accurate models of real-world scenarios are important for bringing theoretical and experimental research together in meaningful ways. Creating these realistic computer models, however, is a very large undertaking. Significant ...
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Jul 3, 2024
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Meta releases four new publicly available AI models for developer use
A team of AI researchers at Meta's Fundamental AI Research team are making four new AI models publicly available to researchers and developers creating new applications. The team has posted a paper on the arXiv preprint server ...
Updated software improves slicing for large-format 3D printing
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed the first additive manufacturing slicing computer application to simultaneously speed and simplify digital conversion of accurate, large-format ...
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Jul 1, 2024
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