Volvo, Autoliv, Zenuity, and NVIDIA will work together to create systems that can utilize deep learning, a form of artificial intelligence, to recognize objects in their environment, anticipate potential threats, and navigate safely. Read more →

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MIT researchers have devised a new system to defend against online identity theft using the security machinery of Bitcoin. The new system has implications that go beyond Bitcoin. It can be used to secure other types of systems.

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A new volumetric display with laser-generated microbubble voxels enables a 3D image to appear in a columnar display instead of on a flat surface without wearing glasses or headsets. Full-color updatable volumetric displays could be used for art or museum exhibits, where viewers can walk around the display.

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A bold plan conceived in the late 1980s almost didn't happen. Iridium, a worldwide satellite-based communications system, is a project so large and audacious that its backers misread market realities despite achieving astonishing technical success. This article chronicles the story of the system and the struggles it faced.

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In the future, voice may become the standard interface for controlling most devices. Key to that development will be smart microphones with built-in hardware and software to distinguish a voice message from background noise and echoes. Local processing of signals from an array of microphones using noise cancellation techniques isolates the voice command.

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