This week, the U.S. Senate and House approved the Chips and Science Act, authorizing the expense of $280 billion to support tech hubs and innovation in America, particularly to strengthen the creation of semiconductor chips. The legislation—over a 1,000 pages—…
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Researchers Develop Model to Determine if a Pesticide is Toxic to Honeybees
Researchers from the Oregon State University College of Engineering have applied artificial intelligence in the protection of bees from pesticide. Cory Simon, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, and Xiaoli Fern, Associate Professor of Computer Science oversaw the project which consisted…
New Machine Learning Model Can Detect Gun Buyers at Risk of Suicide
Data shows that every 11 minutes in the United States, a person takes their life, making suicide the leading cause of death in the U.S. Suicide also accounts for most of the gun deaths. 90% of suicide attempts with a…
Prescribed Video Game Treats ADHD in Children
Owain Sihanourath, 13, was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in pre-school. Since then, his family, resident in Savannah, Georgia, have taken him to several occupational therapists to help him cope better with daily activities. They also tested the…
Instagram Reveals New Age Verification Policies
Instagram announced that from Thursday, it would start testing new tools for age verifications if accounts under the age of 18 tried to change their age to over 18. However, users can still input the wrong birth date when setting…
Analysis Shows Over 75% of the World’s Most Popular Websites Allow Weak Passwords
A new review has revealed that over three-quarters of the world’s most popular websites allow users choose the most common passwords such as ‘P@$$w0rd’ and ‘abc123456’. Over 50% of the 120 top-ranked websites allow 40 of the most easily guessed…
Microsoft to Stop Selling Emotion-Reading Tech, and Restricts Facial Recognition Access
On Tuesday, Microsoft announced that it would stop selling technology which could pinpoint emotion based on a facial image. They also said they would stop providing access to facial recognition technology. This action is a consequence of the efforts of…
3D Scan Reveal Ancient Native American Art Deep in Alabama Cave
A study published in the journal, Antiquity, describes how a team of scientists used 3D photo mapping to recreate the tight crevices of a cave in Alabama and reveal etchings that had previously gone unnoticed. Ancient rock art was usually…
New Algorithm Can Identify People at Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease
Novel Chip Can Process and Classify Nearly 2 Billion Images in One Second
To speed up the abilities of processing, analyzing, storing and classifying images by computer chips, engineers at Penn have created a novel scalable chip which classifies and recognizes images almost instantaneously. The team— consisting of Firooz Aflatouni, Associate Professor in…