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Using 2D materials on chips without destroying the wiring
2D materials are typically made at temperatures that wreck silicon chips. Believe it or not, this chunk of mineral contains lots of individual layers that are atomically thin. Credit: Kwisky Silicon chip manufacturers like Intel and TSMC are constantly outdoing themselves to make ever smaller features, but they are getting closer to the physical limits
How U.S. Cities Are Using AI to Solve Common Problems
Interviews with local leaders show how this technology has helped them automate tasks, make better decisions with data, and more effectively engage with the community. December 03, 2024 Don Smith/Stocksy Post Post Share Annotate Save Get PDF Buy Copies Print AI has the potential to revolutionize local government operations, but American cities face significant challenges
Why Netflix is using a Roblox world to promote “Cobra Kai” and other releases
By Alexander Lee • November 25, 2024 • Ivy Liu As Netflix dives further into games, the company is using Roblox to get its original properties in front of more eyes. Netflix’s “Nextworld” Roblox experience — a virtual world filled with characters, settings and mini-games from Netflix shows and films such as “Stranger Things,” “One Piece”
Using Data to Tackle Acute Malnutrition in Uganda
In the West Nile region of Uganda, Dawa Zubeda, a mother of five, has been on a harrowing journey to improve her youngest son's health. Her story mirrors the struggle of many parents facing the harsh realities of severe malnutrition. Zubeda’s journey to the health facility was fraught with uncertainty and fear. “When I took
Five ways criminals are using AI
Artificial intelligence has brought a big boost in productivity—to the criminal underworld. Generative AI provides a new, powerful tool kit that allows malicious actors to work far more efficiently and internationally than ever before, says Vincenzo Ciancaglini, a senior threat researcher at the security company Trend Micro. Most criminals are “not living in some dark
Stop Using One Chrome Profile for Everything
If you're not separating your work life from your school or personal life in Chrome, you're doing it all wrong. Credit: Tada Images / Shutterstock.com Here is the secret to how I stay sane, even on the busiest day: Multiple Google Chrome profiles. Right now, I have four. One is tied to my personal Gmail
A Texas man was arrested in Salt Lake City on Sunday after he was discovered roaming around on a Delta Air Lines flight without a designated seat to call his own. How did he get on the plane in the first place? The man allegedly photographed a fellow passenger’s boarding pass without their knowledge and
AI chip built using ancient Samsung tech is claimed to be as fast as Nvidia A100 GPU — prototype is smaller and much more power efficient but is it just too good to be true?
(Image credit: Getty Images) Scientists from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have unveiled an AI chip that they claim can match the speed of Nvidia's A100 GPU but with a smaller size and significantly lower power consumption. The chip was developed using Samsung's 28-nanometer manufacturing process, a technology considered relatively old
Some teachers are now using ChatGPT to grade papers
robots in disguise — New AI tools aim to help with grading, lesson plans—but may have serious drawbacks. Benj Edwards - Mar 6, 2024 10:57 pm UTC In a notable shift toward sanctioned use of AI in schools, some educators in grades 3–12 are now using a ChatGPT-powered grading tool called Writable, reports Axios. The
U.S. Is Reportedly Using AI to Decide Where to Drop Bombs
If you’ve been wondering when our military will start deploying artificial intelligence on the battlefield, the answer is: it appears to already be doing that. The Pentagon has been using computer vision algorithms to help identify targets for airstrikes, according to a report from Bloomberg News. Just recently, those algorithms were used to help carry