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PhD Alum Yifan Wu Earns Honorable Mention in ACM SIGecom Doctoral Dissertation Award

Northwestern Computer Science alum Yifan Wu (PhD ’25) has received an Honorable Mention for the Association for Computing ...
9to5Mac

Perplexity’s Personal Computer AI assistant feature launches on Mac for subscribers

Perplexity unveiled Personal Computer on March 11 by inviting interested users to join a waitlist. Now the company says it’s rolling out Personal Computer to everyone on the waitlist and all Max ...
Bloomberg L.P.

India’s Computer Science Grads Are Unprepared for the AI Revolution

Amirul Islam is riding the wave of change sweeping through India’s software services industry—a wave that threatens to cast many of his peers adrift. Freshly graduated from one of the prestigious ...
Business Wire

Toshiba’s Breakthrough Algorithm Harnesses Edge of Chaos to Dramatically Boost Performance of its Quantum‑Inspired Computer

KAWASAKI, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toshiba Corporation has developed a breakthrough algorithm that dramatically boosts the performance of the Simulated Bifurcation Machine (SBM), its proprietary ...
IEEE

Automated UAV Position Holding Using Onboard Camera and SIFT-based Vision Algorithms

Abstract: This paper presents the development and experimental validation of a vision-based information technology for autonomous position holding of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) using onboard ...
Phys.org

Silicon quantum computer performs logical operations for the first time

Silicon is ubiquitous in modern electronics, and now it is becoming increasingly useful in quantum computing. In particular, silicon's compatibility with existing chip technology and its long ...
Fast Company

Manus AI cleaned up my computer—for a price

My Downloads folder is cleaner than it’s been in ages. The photos that OneDrive blandly sorted by month are now arranged into folders by event. The obscure, unpurchasable jazz album I ripped from ...
Android

Anthropic Claude AI Can Now Get Full Control Over Your Computer

Anthropic has launched a “computer use” feature for Claude, allowing the AI agent to control macOS desktops to perform tasks like editing files and navigating browsers. It aims to compete with the ...
Ars Technica

Claude Code can now take over your computer to complete tasks

Anthropic is joining the increasingly crowded field of companies with AI agents that can take direct control of your local computer desktop. The company has announced that Claude Code (and its more ...
Los Angeles Times

Frank Gehry’s unrealized vision for Grand Avenue could transform downtown L.A. before 2028

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Frank Gehry’s vision for a world-class Grand Avenue cultural district remains largely incomplete despite the ...
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Vision Zero project to transform Southwest Boulevard in bid for safer streets

Construction will begin Monday along a stretch of Southwest Boulevard in the Crossroads neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri. Donald Trump impeachment odds as approval rating hits uncharted territory ...
Engadget

Spotify’s new Taste Profile feature lets users fine-tune their algorithm’s recommendations

You're responsible for your own Spotify algorithm now. On stage at SXSW, Spotify's co-CEO, Gustav Söderström, announced the Taste Profile feature, which allows users to personally customize exactly ...