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Elon Musk's satellite internet service has been absolutely critical to the country's defense. But staying connected through ...

The bird has never gotten much credit for being intelligent. But the reinforcement learning powering the world’s most ...

Surya, an AI model developed by NASA and IBM, tries to find hidden patterns in solar data to detect solar flares and winds.

Semiconductor powerhouse TSMC is under increasing pressure to expand abroad and play a security role for the island. Those ...

They’re turning their backs on a technology thought to have saved millions of lives—with the potential to save many more.

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The hearing aid features first available on Apple's AirPods Pro 2 are a good start to democratizing a crucial technology.

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