An under-the-radar procurement program led by the Department of Defense has been granting special statuses to would-be defense contractors that make it easier for the government to quickly purchase their AI offerings, based on product…
At a promotional event in Times Square on Wednesday for the security company NordVPN, brand ambassador Shaquille O’Neal said he is eager to raise awareness among regular people about the importance of digital security and…
Dr. Jordan Noronha holding a sample of the floating titanium. Credit: Sara Tan, RMIT Australian engineers have developed a strong, lightweight titanium material that remains afloat even after severe damage, offering a potential new option…
TeraNet 1, the WA Optical Ground Station at UWA. Credit: Danail Obreschkow, International Space Centre The University of Western Australia’s ‘TeraNet’, a network of optical ground stations specializing in high-speed space communications, has successfully received…
Artificial intelligence is advancing rapidly, with newer systems becoming better at reasoning, generating content, interpreting images, and interacting with people in more natural ways. Credit: Shutterstock A new study suggests that people do not equate…
MIT engineers developed a soft robot that can flap through water in response to flashes of light. Credit: Melanie Gonick, MIT MIT engineers created a paper-thin swimming robot that uses light-controlled living muscle cells to…
The ability to precisely control how heat flows could lead to new cooling strategies for chips and high-performance systems. Credit: Carnegie Mellon College of Engineering Scientists have demonstrated a new way to dramatically enhance heat…
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US President Donald Trump’s rebranding of artificial intelligence (AI) as super intelligence (SI) has already caused a flurry of activity for one internet domain registry. SI is the international country code for Slovenia, and in…
Hardly a day goes by lately without news of AI agents autonomously hacking websites or AI tools being used by cybercriminals and scammers. But a recently patched vulnerability in the macOS version of OpenAI’s ChatGPT…
