American hospitals are increasingly falling victim to cyber attacks recently, NPR reported. Specifically, they’re being targeted in “ransomware” schemes, where hackers lock up data and demand money from its owners to get it back. Cybersecurity fights contends with illegal system intrusions. […]
An AI table server in Korea is easing coronavirus concerns at a restaurant, Reuters reported. Diners can order through a touchscreen on their table and the robot brings their food to them shortly after. Robots use many sensors to do jobs. […]
Paleontologists were unable to discuss bones online due to a language filter, “The Guardian” reported. Slang terminology butted heads with science when a computerized language filter mistook fossil talk for naughty language. Finding fossils is hard enough without dealing with censorship. […]
An engineer on YouTube has built a real retractable lightsaber akin to “Star Wars,” “Vice” reported. The plasma beam weapon requires a backpack to store the gas that fuels it, but it can cut through steel. Most laser-based weapons aren’t as practical. […]
Diffbot is an AI that learns by constantly reading the internet, MIT Technology Review reported. It pulls facts from every public web page to become more intelligent and to learn to communicate with humans by providing that information. Is artificial intelligence really “intelligent?” […]
Apple and Google will alert smartphone owners to possible COVID-19 exposure, “USA Today” reported Tuesday. The alerts will come in the form of voluntary push notifications that the companies say will not compromise participants’ privacy. Geolocation is already in use on smartphones. […]
One restaurant will reopen to 50 percent capacity with mannequins filling other tables, WTOP News reported. This will be done to prevent patrons from feeling like they’re sitting in an empty dining room. Will diners find this comforting or creepy? […]
Climates and geographic regions provide key data on the coronavirus, a “Forbes” column said recently. Institutions like Johns Hopkins University offer data that tracks and analyzes the spread of the disease by physical location. Geography is sometimes key to slowing diseases. […]
Local manufacturers in Italy are 3D printing vital hospital equipment, FastCompany reported. With supplies running out, stocks of respirator valves have been replenished by good Samaritans in the north of the country. Medicine and robots continue to merge in exciting ways. […]
A fatal 2018 car crash involving driverless software has been resolved, BBC News reported. New evidence shows the driver was playing a smartphone video game, contrary to earlier concerns over the semi-autonomous software in the car. So where do robotics in cars currently stand? […]
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