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'Grand Theft Auto VI' trailer drops, flagging 2025 release
Millions of video game fans got their first glimpse Tuesday of "Grand Theft Auto VI", after a trailer landed on YouTube promising the first woman lead character and a 2025 release date for the latest installment of one of ...
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Boosting faith in the authenticity of open source software
Open source software—software that is freely distributed, along with its source code, so that copies, additions, or modifications can be readily made —is "everywhere," to quote the 2023 Open Source Security and Risk Analysis ...
Dec 1, 2023
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When deep learning meets active learning in the era of foundation models
A Chinese research team wrote a review article on deep active learning, an increasingly popular method of combining active learning with deep learning for sample selection in the training of neural networks for artificial ...
Dec 1, 2023
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'Digital winglets' for real-time flight paths born from NASA tech
Before airplanes even reach the runway, pilots must file a plan to inform air traffic controllers where they're going and the path they are going to take. When planes are in the air, however, that plan often changes. From ...
Nov 24, 2023
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Researchers break Apple's new MacBook pro weeks after release
A Georgia Tech researcher has successfully evaded security measures on Apple's latest MacBook Pro with the M3 processor chip to capture his fictional target's Facebook password and second-factor authentication text.
Nov 21, 2023
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Low-cost adaptable testbed design for terahertz technology
Terahertz communication will shape the future of wireless networks. Extensive high data rates with secure networks are possible with terahertz technology. However, such a high frequency also presents well-known challenges, ...
Nov 20, 2023
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Researchers develop automatic text recognition for ancient cuneiform tablets
A new artificial intelligence (AI) application developed by a team from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, and Mainz University of Applied Sciences is now able to decipher ...
Nov 20, 2023
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New digital simulation tool for gear machining saves time and money
Gears are common machine components used in many engineered systems, such as automotive vehicles, aircraft engines, automation and robotic systems and more.
Nov 15, 2023
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Cracking the da Vinci chronology: System tries to bring order to the works of a Renaissance genius
Leonardo da Vinci may have been a genius, but he was also a hot mess—at least in terms of organizing his works. When he died in 1519, the Renaissance master left behind 7,000 pages of undated drawings, scientific observations ...
Nov 14, 2023
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How to never get a speeding fine again, and maybe save a child's life
What if our cars didn't allow us to speed? Or, at least, strongly encouraged us not to speed?
Nov 9, 2023
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Five things to know about the blockbuster GTA games
Rockstar Games, the studio behind the blockbuster Grand Theft Auto series, has said it will release the trailer for the next installment in December, setting the gaming world abuzz.
Nov 9, 2023
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'Call of Duty', the stalwart video game veteran, turns 20
James Spratt recalls dashing home from school as a teenager to band together online with friends to do battle in "Call of Duty", the global video game juggernaut that never gets old.
Nov 8, 2023
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Japan's Nintendo profits jump as its game sales get a boost from the hit Super Mario movie
Nintendo reported an 18% rise in net profit for its first fiscal half on Tuesday, as sales continued to get a boost from its hit Super Mario movie, and the popularity of its software for various new video games.
Nov 7, 2023
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A Google Slides extension can make presentation software more accessible for blind users
Screen readers, which convert digital text to audio, can make computers more accessible to many disabled users—including those who are blind, low vision or dyslexic. Yet slideshow software, such as Microsoft PowerPoint ...
Oct 30, 2023
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New tool automates the formal verification of systems software
Formal systems verification, which mathematically proves that code is secure in all circumstances, is a relatively new technology. Software is getting more complex and harder to get right using traditional software testing ...
Oct 30, 2023
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How video games are being used by foreign actors and extremists
Video games are easy to exploit, and are being used by actors ranging from IS and Hezbollah for recruitment, to Russia, who use it to spread propaganda during the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. This according to a new report ...
Oct 23, 2023
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New method could reshape future software development
Sebastian Hönel from Linnaeus University has, in his computer science dissertation, introduced a new method to measure and enhance the quality of software processes. The method focuses on understanding how software is developed ...
Oct 20, 2023
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