Open-source software gives a leg up to robot research
Carnegie Mellon researchers have developed an open-source software that enables more agile movement in legged robots.
Aug 16, 2022
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Business
What explains the cryptocurrency crash?
Robert Brunner is the associate dean for innovation and chief disruption officer at the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he helped spearhead efforts to create iBlock, the first ...
Jul 08, 2022
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Internet
Study finds toxicity in the open-source community varies from other internet forums
Trolls, haters, flamers and other ugly characters are, unfortunately, a fact of life across much of the internet. Their ugliness ruins social media networks and sites like Reddit and Wikipedia.
Jun 28, 2022
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Research shows Twitter drives popularity, contributors to open-source software
Want to be popular with lots of friends? Get out there and tweet. That advice holds true for open-source software projects as well, according to a new study.
Jun 14, 2022
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Internet
Government websites and apps use the same tracking software as commercial ones, according to new research
It's no secret that the commercial websites and mobile apps we use every day are tracking us. Big companies like Facebook and Google depend on it. However, as a new paper by a team of Concordia researchers shows, businesses ...
May 17, 2022
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AI core software 'Deep Learning Compiler' developed
A Korean research team has unveiled a core technology which reduces the time and cost invested in developing artificial intelligence (AI) chips in small and medium-sized enterprises and startups. Thanks to the development ...
Mar 08, 2022
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Lab's best friend: 3D-printed dog treat dispenser outperforms predecessors
A fair amount of dog-related research, including some conducted at Nebraska's Canine Cognition and Human Interaction Lab, involves automatically dispensing treats that reinforce behaviors and help test a dog's ability to learn.
Feb 24, 2022
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What is Log4j? A cybersecurity expert explains the latest internet vulnerability, how bad it is and what's at stake
Log4Shell, an internet vulnerability that affects millions of computers, involves an obscure but nearly ubiquitous piece of software, Log4j. The software is used to record all manner of activities that go on under the hood ...
Dec 23, 2021
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Telecom
A first for search and rescue from space
Between September 1982 and December 2020, at least 51,512 people were rescued on land and at sea with help from a network of Earth-orbiting satellites able to detect and locate emergency distress beacons.
Oct 15, 2021
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Robotics
Researchers build $400 self-navigating smart cane
Most know the white cane as a simple-but-crucial tool that assists people with visual impairments in making their way through the world. Researchers at Stanford University have now introduced an affordable robotic cane that ...
Oct 14, 2021
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