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Quantum Computing · February 26, 2026 (updated February 26, 2026) · 2 min · 257 words
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Research & Labs · February 26, 2026 (updated February 26, 2026) · 2 min · 246 words
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Research & Labs · February 26, 2026 (updated February 26, 2026) · 2 min · 257 words

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Science · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 1 min · 122 words
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Consumer Tech · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 260 words

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Electronics & EE · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 302 words
Using AI to unlock human potential at Liberty Mutual

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Research & Labs · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 270 words
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Research & Labs · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 262 words
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A.R.I.S.: Automated Recycling Identification System for E-Waste Classification Using Deep Learning

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Cybersecurity · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 251 words
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UK fines Reddit $19 million for using children's data unlawfully

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Cybersecurity · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 305 words
AMD's HIP Moves To Using LLVM's New Offload Driver By Default

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OS & Internals · February 24, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 279 words

Who is using AI to code? Global diffusion and impact of generative AI

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Science · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 230 words

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Mobile Development · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 1 min · 206 words

Improved quantum computation using operator backpropagation

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Quantum Computing · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 372 words
A flaw in using pretrained protein language models in protein-protein interaction inference models

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Research & Labs · February 24, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 279 words
Microsoft Researchers Figure Out How to Store Data Inside Glass Using Lasers

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Consumer Tech · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 207 words
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Anthropic accuses DeepSeek and other Chinese firms of using Claude to train their AI

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• AI News Anthropic Anthropic accuses DeepSeek and other Chinese firms of using Claude to train their AI DeepSeek allegedly targeted Claude’s reasoning capabilities, while generati

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Cybersecurity · February 23, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 386 words
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Scientists develop quantum-powered material to make hydrogen using just sun and water

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Electronics & EE · February 23, 2026 (updated February 26, 2026) · 2 min · 249 words
Does using AI in QA testing increase risk for software companies?

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FinTech · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 122 words
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Electronics & EE · February 23, 2026 (updated February 26, 2026) · 2 min · 283 words
Cluster Workload Allocation: Semantic Soft Affinity Using Natural Language Processing

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Research & Labs · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 247 words
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Research & Labs · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 312 words

Who is using AI to code? Global diffusion and impact of generative AI

• Science, Volume 391, Issue 6787, Page 831-835, February 2026.

Science · February 22, 2026 (updated February 23, 2026) · 1 min · 117 words

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Mobile Development · February 22, 2026 (updated February 23, 2026) · 1 min · 109 words

Improved quantum computation using operator backpropagation

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Quantum Computing · February 22, 2026 (updated February 23, 2026) · 2 min · 268 words
A flaw in using pretrained protein language models in protein-protein interaction inference models

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• Abstract With the growing pervasiveness of pretrained protein language models (pLMs), pLM-based methods are increasingly being put forward for the protein-protein interaction (PP

Research & Labs · February 22, 2026 (updated February 23, 2026) · 2 min · 280 words

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Open Hardware · February 21, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 225 words
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Using threat modeling and prompt injection to audit Comet

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Threat Intelligence · February 20, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 233 words
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• Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Get Tom’s Hardware’s best news and in-depth reviews, straight to your inbox. • You are now subscribed Your newslett

Automate Resistor Identification and Sorting using Arduino UNO Q

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• A maker shared an electronics project on Digikey that explains an automatic system for recognizing and organizing resistors using anArduino Uno Q. • Zach Hipps did the work and l

Electronics & EE · February 20, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 259 words
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Evaluating Malleable Job Scheduling in HPC Clusters using Real-World Workloads

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Using AI to defeat AI

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Threat Intelligence · February 19, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 251 words
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Electronics & EE · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 195 words
Scrutinizing Variables for Checkpoint Using Automatic Differentiation

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VerifiableFL: Verifiable Claims for Federated Learning using Exclaves

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Electronics & EE · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 28 words

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Research · February 19, 2026 (updated February 19, 2026) · 1 min · 98 words

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Open Hardware · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 142 words
Waymo denies using remote drivers after Senate testimony goes viral

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Consumer Tech · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 262 words
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Electronics & EE · February 18, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 1 min · 197 words
Federal court rules that OpenAI must stop using the term 'Cameo'

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Consumer Tech · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 240 words
Anthropic Says Its Newest AI Model Is Getting Pretty Good at Using a Computer

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Consumer Tech · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 279 words
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