Computers

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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 Many rely on what researchers consider outdated and error-prone manual processes for managing their fleets of tourist transport vehicles.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... Read more

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.... Read more

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.... Read more

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.... Read more

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.... Read more

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... Read more

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.... Read more

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... Read more

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.... Read more

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.... Read more

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.... Read more

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... Read more