Computer Science

Meet M4: The real-life transformer robot that can fly, roll, walk, and more!

Imagine if one day you could roll to school, fly over traffic, walk through a park, and even climb steep hills, all while using the same set of wheels. It's named M4.

Scientists create a secure bridge between different cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin is probably the best-known cryptocurrency in the world today, but there are many others, each implementing different technical features. Exchanging one cryptocurrency for another...

New device opens door to storing quantum information as sound waves

Quantum computing, just like traditional computing, needs a way to store the information it uses and processes. On the computer you're using right now, information,...

ChatGPT provides accurate breast cancer detection, but not always

Have you ever used the artificial intelligence chatbot called ChatGPT for health advice? Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) studied if...

Scientists develop new method to generate natural focal blur in a VR headset

When we perceive the world around us, parts of it come into and out of focus. While this visual cue is a natural one for...

Microsoft and Google rivalry could supercharge development of AI

Microsoft and Google have recently made big investments in two of the most valuable companies in artificial intelligence (AI). OpenAI, which developed ChatGPT, has received...

Twitter is refusing to pay Google for cloud services. Here’s why it matters, and...

Amid an ongoing cost-cutting effort, Twitter has now refused to pay the bills to renew its multi-year contract with Google Cloud, Platformer has reported. We’ve...

3D vision empowers four-legged robot to conquer challenging terrains

A new model that enhances the ability of four-legged robots to see and understand their surroundings in three dimensions (3D).

Real world robots could be the key to human-like AI cognition, shows study

Researchers believe that for AI to truly achieve human-like cognition, it needs to be connected to the real world through robots.

Noise-cancelling qubits: An innovative solution to enhance quantum computing

Quantum computers can do tasks much faster than regular computers. Still, they're very sensitive, and things like changes in temperature, pressure, or magnetic field can mess up their workings.