CAMBRIDGE, U.K. – A small Microsoft Research team had lofty goals when it set out four years ago to create an analog optical computer that would use light as a medium for solving complex problems.

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Centreville — The eerie silence is what Steve Souder, Fairfax County’s 911 director, remembers about the night of June 29, when the derecho hit Fairfax County. “The derecho was fierce and sudden, a ...

A stethoscope "upgraded" with AI technology can help doctors detect three heart conditions in just 15 seconds. This is the revelation of researchers from Imperial College in the UK, who have shown ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Gears of War: Reloaded, a remaster of the 2006 original game, launched this week--but it didn't go over entirely smoothly. The PC version currently ...

The Cracker Barrel in Belleville still has lots of space between the tables, which is good, because a statistically improbable number of customers the other morning were using canes or walkers. I was ...

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MANILA, Philippines — The failure of a top Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) official to identify the law that created the agency’s charter only underscores the magnitude of problems ...

Beware! Eating raw noodles straight from the packet poses serious health risks, especially for children. Uncooked noodles can trigger intestinal inflammation, digestive problems, and increase the risk ...

Responding to a weeklong barrage of complaints from its loyal customers, Cracker Barrel announced late Tuesday it was scrapping the restaurant’s rebranding campaign and returning to its classic logo. ...

Sept 4 (Reuters) - Warner Bros Discovery (WBD.O), opens new tab sued the AI photo generation company Midjourney on Thursday, saying it brazenly stole the studio's works to generate images of Batman, ...

In just one afternoon, scientists used a nanoparticle “megalibrary” to find a catalyst that matches or exceeds iridium’s performance in hydrogen fuel production, at a fraction of the cost. An artistic ...