Category: 3. Tech

  • Our smart devices will soon be smarter

    Our smart devices will soon be smarter

    Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Our smart devices take voice commands from us, check our heartbeats, track our sleep, translate text, send us reminders, capture photos and movies, and let us talk to family and friends continents away. … Continue Reading News Source: techxplore.com

  • Can large language models detect sarcasm?

    Can large language models detect sarcasm?

    Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Large language models (LLMs) are advanced deep learning algorithms that can analyze prompts in various human languages, subsequently generating realistic and exhaustive answers. This promising class of natural language processing (NLP) models has become increasingly popular after the release of Open AI’s ChatGPT platform, which can rapidly answer a wide range…

  • This New AI Studies The ‘Story of Your Life’ to Predict How It May End : ScienceAlert

    This New AI Studies The ‘Story of Your Life’ to Predict How It May End : ScienceAlert

    Imagine being able to tell an AI details about your life – your job, your eating habits, that time you broke an arm aged 4 – and have it predict the most likely health risks for people like you. It sounds like pure sci-fi, but a new study demonstrates how this technology isn’t too far…

  • Researchers use AI chatbots against themselves to ‘jailbreak’ each other

    Researchers use AI chatbots against themselves to ‘jailbreak’ each other

    NTU Ph.D. student Mr. Liu Yi, who co-authored the paper, shows a database of successful jailbreaking prompts which managed to compromise AI chatbots, causing them to produce information that their developers deliberately restricted from revealing. Credit: Nanyang Technological University Computer scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have managed to compromise multiple artificial intelligence…

  • Amazon Prime ads on movies and TV shows will begin in late January

    Amazon Prime ads on movies and TV shows will begin in late January

    The Amazon Prime Video streaming app is seen on an iPad screen, March 19, 2018, in Baltimore. Prime will include ads beginning Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, the company said in an email to U.S. members, setting a date for an announcement it made back in September 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File If you are…

  • Caltech’s Pioneering Ultrasound Brain–Machine Interface

    Caltech’s Pioneering Ultrasound Brain–Machine Interface

    The latest advancements in Brain-Machine Interfaces feature functional ultrasound (fUS), a non-invasive technique for reading brain activity. This innovation has shown promising results in controlling devices with minimal delay and without the need for frequent recalibration. Credit: SciTechDaily.com Functional ultrasound (fUS) marks a significant leap in Brain-Machine Interface technology, offering a less invasive method for…

  • The late-night email to Tim Cook that set the Apple Watch saga in motion

    The late-night email to Tim Cook that set the Apple Watch saga in motion

    Credit: CC0 Public Domain At about 1 a.m. California time in 2013, a scientist emailed Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook with an irresistible pitch. “I strongly believe that we can develop the new wave of technology that will… Continue Reading News Source: techxplore.com

  • Seeing a lot of mobile speed cameras on your summer road trips? Here’s how they work

    Seeing a lot of mobile speed cameras on your summer road trips? Here’s how they work

    Red light and speed camera located in Darwin, Northern Territory. Credit: Wikipedia As you’re driving around this summer holidays, there’s every chance you’ll see a strange-looking white or yellow box on the side of the road. It might… Continue Reading News Source: techxplore.com

  • Major security flaws in Java applications, European researchers warn

    Major security flaws in Java applications, European researchers warn

    Alexandre Bartel, Professor at Umeå University, has, in collaboration with European research colleagues, studied major weaknesses in one of the world’s largest programming languages. Credit: Mattias Pettersson Alexandre Bartel, Professor of Software Engineering and Security at Umeå University, in collaboration with several European researchers, has extensively analyzed weaknesses in software written in one of the…

  • Apple wins watch ban pause in US patent feud

    Apple wins watch ban pause in US patent feud

    An Apple Watch 9 displays blood-oxygen level detection settings. A federal court handed Apple a victory on Wednesday by suspending a ban on the US sale of its latest watch models in a feud over patents with health company Masimo. “We are thrilled to return the full Apple Watch… Continue Reading News Source: techxplore.com