What if the same RFID "smart barcode" tags used to track packages and retail inventory could also detect changes in the real world—like temperature, pressure or weight—without batteries or added hardware?
12/06/2025 21:09
Apple Inc. unveiled a new operating system interface called Liquid Glass at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, an event that focused heavily on aesthetics and design elements rather than software breakthroughs.
10/06/2025 17:50
Digital monitoring is now a regular part of our working reality. From CCTV cameras to call recording, surveillance in the workplace is not new.
09/06/2025 17:17
The image quality of videos has risen steadily in recent decades. But higher quality also means larger volumes of data to be transferred. There are various reasons for this, including changes in viewer expectations and habits as playback devices continue to improve. This puts rising pressure on both costs and time in the production of professional TV and film content, even as the number of media channels and platforms increases. Even VR headsets or industrial applications from machine vision to autonomous driving have real-time requirements that conventional video codecs frequently cannot meet.
05/06/2025 22:11
A research team has developed autonomous driving software that allows inexpensive sensors to detect transparent obstacles such as glass walls, providing an alternative to high-performance sensors. This technology can be used in existing robots, negating the need for additional equipment while ensuring detection performance that is equal to that offered by expensive conventional equipment.
30/05/2025 18:44
Using a newly developed verification framework, researchers have uncovered safety limitations in open-source self-driving systems during high-speed movements and sudden cut-ins, raising concerns for real-world deployments.
23/05/2025 18:10
A new software update prevented a third radar outage in the last two weeks at New Jersey's busy Newark airport when a telecommunications line failed again over the weekend, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Monday.
13/05/2025 11:50
The World Video Game Hall of Fame on Thursday inducted four honorees, paying tribute to games that challenged players and changed the industry.
08/05/2025 20:06
In software engineering, it is important to ensure that a software system behaves correctly and reliably. This is especially crucial for critical systems, such as online banking, e-commerce, and real-time systems. One promising technique for verifying the properties of such systems is called proof scores, which uses a method called term rewriting.
07/05/2025 19:26
Skype is dead. What now?
06/05/2025 20:30
A team of researchers has created a novel machine learning tool that's cracking open one of biology's trickiest puzzles: finding the rarest microbes on Earth. Think of it like finding a needle in a haystack, except the needle is microscopic and might hold the key to how our ecosystems work.
06/05/2025 16:40
Fans of the hugely popular video game series Grand Theft Auto will have to wait a little longer to play the latest version.
04/05/2025 12:11
Coordinating complicated interactive systems, whether it's the different modes of transportation in a city or the various components that must work together to make an effective and efficient robot, is an increasingly important subject for software designers to tackle. Now, researchers at MIT have developed an entirely new way of approaching these complex problems, using simple diagrams as a tool to reveal better approaches to software optimization in deep-learning models.
24/04/2025 23:38
Sound is a powerful source of information. By training algorithms to identify distinct sound signatures, sound can reveal what a person is doing, whether it's cooking, vacuuming or washing the dishes. And while it's valuable in some contexts, using sound to identify activities comes with privacy concerns, since microphones can reveal sensitive information.
21/04/2025 19:58
People seeking to feel fully immersed in virtual environments will soon be able to experience a revolutionary approach to spatial computing that bridges the gap between real and digital worlds. A collaborative research team from NTT DOCOMO, Inc. and Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), Japan, has developed a novel mixed reality (MR) technology that transforms how users interact with virtual spaces by using everyday real-world doors as natural transition points.
11/04/2025 20:22
In Lisbon's busy streets, tuk tuk companies have been slow to adapt to the digital age. Many rely on what researchers consider outdated and error-prone manual processes for managing their fleets of tourist transport vehicles. Research published in the International Journal of Business Information Systems could help them navigate their way to a more efficient and effective future.
09/04/2025 11:16
A new way to temporarily store memory, Gigaflow, helps direct heavy traffic in cloud data centers caused by AI and machine learning workloads, according to a study led by University of Michigan researchers.
08/04/2025 23:53
UTSA researchers recently completed one of the most comprehensive studies to date on the risks of using AI models to develop software. In a new paper, they demonstrate how a specific type of error could pose a serious threat to programmers that use AI to help write code.
08/04/2025 16:24
From agriculture and law enforcement to entertainment and disaster response, industries are increasingly turning to drones for help, but the growing volume of these aircraft will require trusted safety management systems to maintain safe operations.
03/04/2025 16:32
The 1999 action game "Shenmue" was on Thursday named the most influential video game of all time following a survey organized by BAFTA, the British association that honors films, television, and video games.
03/04/2025 11:36
Even as he grows older, Microsoft founder Bill Gates still fondly remembers the catalytic computer code he wrote 50 years ago that opened up a new frontier in technology.
03/04/2025 11:27
Microsoft celebrates its 50th anniversary. This article was written using Microsoft Word on a computer running Microsoft Windows. It is likely to be published on platforms hosted by Microsoft Azure, including LinkedIn, a Microsoft subsidiary with more than 1 billion users. In 2024, the company generated a net profit of $88 billion from sales worth $245 billion. Its stock market value is close to $3,000 billion, making it the world's second-most valuable company behind Apple and almost on a par with NVidia. Cumulative profits since 2002 are approaching $640 billion.
02/04/2025 21:40
Providing ubiquitous desktop software for decades, Microsoft has come in for jibes, mockery and even loathing even as it has helped millions of people get things done.
31/03/2025 12:30
In the digital age, the recovery of deleted data is a key challenge in digital forensics. With the constant increase in data volumes and storage methods, conventional methods are reaching their limits. This is where the Carve-DL research project comes in: an AI-based solution that can recover files that are difficult to reconstruct by the use of learning algorithms to sustainably improve the efficiency and accuracy of digital data reconstruction.
28/03/2025 19:38
South Korean game publisher Krafton released early access to its life simulation game "InZOI" Friday, hoping its powerful lifelike graphics will unseat the decades-long dominance of "The Sims" hit franchise.
28/03/2025 11:21
Researchers from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a new application to increase efficiency in memory systems for high-performance computing.
26/03/2025 17:39
Signal is an end-to-end encrypted messaging app that is considered one of the most secure in the world by security professionals, but was never intended to be the go-to choice for White House officials planning a military operation.
26/03/2025 11:31
Bar graphs and other charts provide a simple way to communicate data, but are, by definition, difficult to translate for readers who are blind or low-vision. Designers have developed methods for converting these visuals into "tactile charts," but guidelines for doing so are extensive (for example, the Braille Authority of North America's 2022 guidebook is 426 pages long). The process also requires understanding different types of software, as designers often draft their chart in programs like Adobe Illustrator and then translate it into Braille using another application.
25/03/2025 22:21
Imagine your car is in conversation with other traffic and road signals as you travel. Those conversations help your car anticipate actions you can't see: the sudden slowing of a truck as it begins to turn ahead of you, or an obscured traffic signal turning red. Meanwhile, this system has plotted a course that will drive you toward a station to recharge or refuel, while a conversation with a weather service prepares your windshield wipers and brakes for the rain ahead.
20/03/2025 23:05
Existing research indicates that the accuracy of a Parkinson's disease diagnosis hovers between 55% and 78% in the first five years of assessment. That's partly because Parkinson's sibling movement disorders share similarities, sometimes making a definitive diagnosis initially difficult.
19/03/2025 20:29