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Jan 17, 2024

Scientists use TV tech to test light-powered internet connections that can be 100 times faster than Wi-Fi

Scientists have developed a new type of visible light communication (VLC) technology that can transmit data using conventional lighting fixtures used in homes and offices. The technology could one day usurp Wi-Fi as the go-to tool for wireless communication. Unlike wireless-fidelity (Wi-Fi) technology, which uses electromagnetic radio waves to transmit...

Feb 6, 2024

'Remarkable' new algorithm could dramatically speed up web browsing

A new algorithm could significantly speed up web browsing by making caching more effective. The open-source program, called SIEVE, introduces a new way to handle web caching — the process of storing and retrieving objects from a computer's long-term storage as you encounter them while surfing the internet. These objects...

Feb 26, 2024

'Quantum memory breakthrough' may lead to a quantum internet

We're now one step closer to a quantum internet — an interconnected web of quantum computers — after scientists built a network of quantum memories at room temperature for the first time. In their experiments, the scientists stored and retrieved two photonic qubits — qubits made from photons (or light...

Mar 12, 2024

35 years after first proposing the World Wide Web, what does its creator Tim Berners-Lee have in mind next?

When computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee sent a memo detailing his idea of a distributed hypertext system on March 12, 1989, it was largely ignored by his colleagues at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research. This is not surprising: CERN is a place where scientists build huge colliders, not a...

May 11, 2017

Deep Blue vs. Garry Kasparov: 20th Anniversary of Epic Chess Match

It took just 19 moves. Today marks the 20th anniversary of an epic chess match between IBM's computer Deep Blue and world chess champion Garry Kasparov. On May 11, 1997, the undefeated Kasparov faced off against the chess-playing machine in the sixth and final game of a hotly contested match....

May 11, 2017

What Is Intelligence? 20 Years After Deep Blue, AI Still Can't Think Like Humans

When the IBM computer Deep Blue beat the world's greatest chess player, Garry Kasparov, in the last game of a six-game match on May 11, 1997, the world was astonished. This was the first time any human chess champion had been taken down by a machine. That win for artificial...

May 17, 2017

How Bots Acting Randomly Can Help Speed Human Problem-Solving

Software bots that occasionally act randomly can help groups of humans solve collective-action problems faster, new research has shown. Playing a game with someone unpredictable can be annoying, particularly when you're on the same team. But in an online game designed to test group decision-making, adding computer-controlled players that sometimes...

May 31, 2017

Apple Co-Founder Bets on Tesla for Next Tech Breakthrough

Apple may have long ago cemented its status as a technology titan, but Steve Wozniak thinks the next major technological innovation won't come from the company he co-founded. In a recent interview with Bloomberg Canada, Wozniak discussed advancements in the technology sector. One major topic was artificial intelligence, which he...

Jun 1, 2017

Brain-Hacking Tech Gets Real: 5 Companies Leading the Charge

There's been a lot of hype coming out of Silicon Valley in recent months about technology that can meld the human brain with machines. But how will this tech help society, and which companies are leading the charge? Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk made waves in March when he...

Jun 13, 2017

Apple CEO Reveals Tech Giant Is Working on AI for Self-Driving Cars

Apple has spent years working on a car project that has been kept shrouded in secrecy — until now. During an interview with Bloomberg, Apple CEO Tim Cook said the auto industry is experiencing disruption from three avenues: electric cars, ride-sharing companies and self-driving technology. And driverless cars, Cook revealed,...

Jun 22, 2017

Blooming Beasts: Dinosaurs Are Coming Up Roses in AI Artwork

A programmer recently turned to artificial intelligence to create positively charming images of so-called botanical dinosaurs, representations of tyrannosaurs, stegosaurs, triceratops and others, all constructed entirely out of flowers. To generate the unusual effect, coder Chris Rodley used a web app that employs a technique known as style transfer, in...

Jun 30, 2017

Artificial Synapses Could Lead to Smarter AI

Heads up, humanity. Artificial intelligence may be about to get a lot smarter. An international team of scientists has developed a new kind of synthetic synapse for artificial intelligence systems using the neural network model. In artificial neural networks, computing systems are designed to emulate the function of the human...

Jul 17, 2017

Elon Musk: Regulate AI Before Robots Start 'Killing People'

Elon Musk thinks the government needs to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) now, before it becomes dangerous to humanity, the entrepreneur told a gathering of state governors over the weekend. I have exposure to the very cutting-edge AI, and I think people should be really concerned about it, Musk told attendees...

Aug 16, 2017

Elon Musk: AI Poses Bigger Threat to Humanity Than North Korea

Simmering tensions between the United States and North Korea have many people concerned about the possibility of nuclear war, but Elon Musk says the North Korean government doesn't pose as much of a threat to humanity as the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). The SpaceX and Tesla CEO tweeted on...

Aug 30, 2017

Artificial Intelligence Pens Next Installment of 'Game of Thrones' Novels

Avid fans of writer George R.R. Martin's fantasy epic A Song of Ice and Fire — brought to the screen in the HBO series Game of Thrones — are facing a bit of a wait before they can find out what happens next in Westeros. The TV series just concluded...