MIT Experts: No, Don’t Use Blockchain To Vote
In the middle of a pandemic, it’s not surprising that there have been increasing calls to explore the possibility of conducting elections online. A growing number of tech start-ups have even advocated for using blockchain technology, which they say would boost voter turn-out and improve public trust. But in a new paper looking at a range of examples, …
System Brings Deep Learning To “Internet Of Things” Devices
Deep learning is everywhere. This branch of artificial intelligence curates your social media and serves your Google search results. Soon, deep learning could also check your vitals or set your thermostat. MIT researchers have developed a system that could bring deep learning neural networks to new — and much smaller — places, like the tiny …
Neural Networks That Imagine Others’ States Of Mind
Scientists often train computers to learn in the same way that young children do – by setting them loose and letting them play with themselves. Kids interact with their environments, play games on their own, and gradually get better at doing things. Many artificial intelligence (AI) systems tout their ability to “learn from scratch,” but …
LLNL, Partners Open Access To CO2 Storage Simulator
After more than two years of joint research, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Total and Stanford University are releasing an open-source, high-performance simulator for large-scale geological carbon dioxide (CO2) storage. The GEOSX simulator will enable researchers around the world to build on the work of the three partners, providing an open framework to accelerate the development of carbon capture, utilization …
Vatican Library’s Digitized Manuscripts – Including Oldest Surviving Copy Of The Bible – Protected From Cyber-Attacks Using AI
Darktrace, the world’s leading cyber AI company, has announced that the Vatican Library, which holds one of the oldest and most significant collections of historical texts in the world, has selected Darktrace AI to protect it against cyber-attacks. Founded in 1451 by Nicholas V, the Vatican Library holds invaluable documents from across history including letters from ancient …
New Los Alamos National Laboratory Spin-off Aims To Put Nuclear Reactors In Space
A new agreement hopes to speed along a nuclear reactor technology that could be used to fuel deep-space exploration and possibly power human habitats on the Moon or Mars. Los Alamos National Laboratory has signed an agreement to license the “Kilopower” space reactor technology to Space Nuclear Power Corporation (SpaceNukes), also based in Los Alamos, NM. “We …
Algorithm Reduces Unnecessary Use Of Antibiotics For UTIs
One paradox about antibiotics is that, broadly speaking, the more we use them, the less they continue to work. The Darwinian process of bacteria growing resistant to antibiotics means that, when the drugs don’t work, we can no longer treat infections, leading to groups like the World Health Organization warning about our ability to control major public …
TI Introduces Industry’s First Automotive GaN FET With Integrated Driver, Protection And Active Power Management
Texas Instruments (TI) expanded its high-voltage power management portfolio with the next generation of 650-V and 600-V gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for automotive and industrial applications. With a fast-switching, 2.2-MHz integrated gate driver, the new families of GaN FETs help engineers deliver twice the power density, achieve 99% efficiency and reduce the size …
Dynatrace Named A Leader In Artificial Intelligence For IT Operations (AIOps) Report By Independent Research Firm
Software intelligence company Dynatrace, announced it has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Artificial Intelligence for IT Operations, 2020. Forrester evaluated eleven companies on thirty-three criteria and scored Dynatrace highest in the Current Offering category. In addition, Dynatrace received the highest score possible in sixteen evaluation criteria including microservice and container monitoring, transaction monitoring, …
Introducing Document AI platform, A Unified Console For Document Processing
We believe that any company that has to manually extract data from complex documents at scale can greatly benefit from Google Cloud AI. Transforming documents into structured data increases the speed of decision making for companies, unlocking measurable business value and helping develop better experiences for customers. Historically, doing this at scale hasn’t been efficient. …