Communication-system designers have always had to deal with trade-offs among data reliability, efficient use of available spectrum, data throughput, and cost. Error-correction coding (ECC) is one of ...

A security device made from gold nanoparticles uses light alone to create, verify, and reset uncopyable identities, enabling repeated defense against counterfeiting.

A semiconductor device generates unforgeable watermarks from chaotic electron behavior, embedding invisible markers in images ...

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Axiom says its AI found solutions to several long-standing math problems, a sign of the technology’s steadily advancing reasoning capabilities.

An AI agent got nasty after its pull request got rejected. Can open-source development survive autonomous bot contributors?

Accurate scrutiny should begin with precision about what the law actually says, how it functions legally, and where interpretation begins to exceed text.

A new variation of the fake recruiter campaign from North Korean threat actors is targeting JavaScript and Python developers with cryptocurrency-related tasks.

Large language models (LLMs) can suggest hypotheses, write code and draft papers, and AI agents are automating parts of the research process. Although this can accelerate science, it also makes it ...

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