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AI can detect COVID-19 by listening to your coughs Sponsored Links Anut21ng via Getty Images It’s easy to be worried when you cough these days — is it COVID-19, or are you just clearing your throat? You might get a clearer answer soon. MIT researchers have developed AI that can recognize forced coughing from people…
Tesla’s updated Full Self-Driving beta needs fewer human interventions Sponsored Links Xinhua/Ding Ting via Getty Images Tesla’s Full Self-Driving beta is already making some significant (and arguably needed) strides forward. Electrek says the automaker has rolled out an update that, according to Elon Musk, should reduce the need for human intervention by about a third.…
Joe Biden’s campaign has a ‘Fortnite’ island Sponsored Links Biden for President If you’re running Joe Biden’s presidential campaign and want to make a last-minute push for the youth vote, what do you do? Set up a Fortnite island, apparently. Mashable reports (via Kotaku) that the Biden-Harris campaign has introduced a “Build Back Better with…
Intel’s Iris Xe Max dedicated graphics are now available in laptops Sponsored Links Intel Intel teased its dedicated laptop GPU earlier in October, and it’s now rolling out the technology in earnest. The chip designer has announced that the first laptops using its Iris Xe Max graphics chip are available in some form, including the…
Nest thermostats in the US and Canada can now monitor your HVAC system Sponsored Links Nest The latest Nest thermostat isn’t the only model that can tell you if something’s wrong with your HVAC system. Even older models will get the capability, now that the Google-owned brand has rolled out HVAC monitoring to all Nest…
Disney robot with human-like gaze is equal parts uncanny and horrifying Sponsored Links Disney Research Robots with human-like expressions are becoming ever more impressive, but Disney Research might just induce some nightmares with its latest project. Gizmodo reports that Disney has developed a system that gives humanoid robots more realistic gazes and head movements instead…
Stay safe and comfortable with this LED fan mask that’s $50 Sponsored Links StackCommerce Specific preventative measures are essential for staying healthy while slowing the spread of COVID-19. These include everything from washing one’s hands and maintaining social distance to wearing a face mask. Even though we’re well into this global pandemic, most face coverings…
Waymo shares in-depth details of self-driving car activity in Phoenix Sponsored Links Waymo Waymo’s vehicles have driven a total of 6.1 million miles in Phoenix, Arizona, where it first started testing its self-driving technology. That’s merely one of the many, many things the Alphabet-owned autonomous vehicle company has revealed in an in-depth report that details…
How Geologists Reveal the Secrets of the Solar System Tim Gregory Of all the sciences, astronomy has shed particularly brilliant light on our place in the universe. But it is not well-known that much of our understanding of outer space comes from a different discipline altogether: geology. Ask somebody to name a tool that we…
FBI, Homeland Security detail how Iranian hackers stole US voter data Sponsored Links REUTERS/Jonathan Drake TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY US officials are shedding more light on how Iran-linked hackers stole voter info to send intimidating emails to Democrat voters. The FBI and Homeland Security’s CISA have issued an advisory (via Bleeping Computer) explaining the…