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#AI tech giants are focusing their LLMs on solving the Millennium Problems in #mathematics. Ordinary mathematicians are dealing with the consequences. buff.ly/CsarTE9
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An under-skin EMG implant could make prosthetic arm control more precise and less invasive. The results from two early human trials are promising. spectrum.ieee.org/phantom-ne…
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Could a Clean Room Tour Spark Your Next Career Move? spectrum.ieee.org/community-…
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Before prompt injection attacks on LLMs, blue boxes let hackers make free long-distance phone calls. Phone companies isolated their controls. But can #LLM companies deal with prompt injection attacks in the same way?
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Researchers in India used garlic peel and plastic to create a new sensor and showed how it could be used as part of a real-time home security monitoring system. This demonstrated how #biowaste could be used as a low-cost power source. buff.ly/mpTugks
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The Robot I Didn’t Expect to Build spectrum.ieee.org/agility-ro…
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The FCC and DOE just turned power inverters into national security hardware; the implications for grid design are not obvious yet. spectrum.ieee.org/power-grid…
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Neurable One headphones are EEG-enabled. Neurable says that this enables users to track their brainwaves to boost focus, help with meditation, or improve sleep quality. We tried out the headphones ourselves: buff.ly/OVVLo1r
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ESA's Hera will soon revisit the target of a 2022 planetary defense test, and its data may refine how we plan to nudge any future Earthbound asteroid. spectrum.ieee.org/esa-hera-d…
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A new cochlear implant works fully inside a user’s ear, without any visible external sign. It has received European regulatory approval, but is not yet approved for use in the United States. buff.ly/PF5Dt4r
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Millions of electric motors drive the fans, pumps, and compressors found in virtually every factory. Together, they gobble up nearly a third of total U.S. power demand. But this unassuming device could slash motors' electricity use and free up grid power. spectrum.ieee.org/variable-f…
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Spot can observe its surroundings from any direction, so it doesn’t really have a “head.” That makes it much more difficult to answer the question: How would Spot wear a hat?
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Here are the best robot videos of the week! spectrum.ieee.org/video-frid…
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From pigeons carrying stock quotes to Bloomberg’s Market Master terminals, the history of #finance is really a story about how fast you can move information and who controls that transfer. buff.ly/A2ohMwc
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At Baotou, China, a vast lake of thorium sludge reflects the toll of rare-earth dominance. Unlocking monazite for dysprosium and terbium offers geopolitical leverage, but it extracts an immutable physical price: the indefinite custody of radioactive decay. spectrum.ieee.org/china-rare…
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Breaking China's dominance over rare-earth permanent magnets increasingly depends on monazite ore. However, its processing leaves behind radioactive thorium. So further development will require licensed facilities capable of long-term safe storage. spectrum.ieee.org/monazite-r…
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#AI #agents have started finding unauthorized channels for communicating and collaborating. To keep them in check, companies need strong monitoring for out-of-scope behavior. buff.ly/2mG0mV5
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A solar-powered, helium-filled aircraft recently flew from New Mexico to Japan and back. When stationed over southeastern Japan, it beamed down phone service down from the stratosphere. Softbank and Sceye want to sell the service starting in 2027. spectrum.ieee.org/high-altit…
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