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Why the OpenClaw AI agent is a 'privacy nightmare"
1+ hour, 47+ min ago (654+ words) An AI agent embedded in your computer? What could go wrong? A new AI agent that can run locally on computers is reverberating inside and outside Silicon Valley, performing everything from writing emails and updating calendars to implementing workflow automations…...
This professor scuba dives in waters from New England to Antarctica
8+ hour, 3+ min ago (435+ words) Richard Whalen has spent decades as a professional scuba diver. His latest achievement? Going to Antarctica to help with research on sea star sickness You usually find Richard Whalen on Northeastern University's Boston campus, directing 15 first-year engineering faculty members across…...
Anthropic’s ‘anonymous’ interviews cracked by professor with an LLM
9+ hour, 53+ min ago (653+ words) A Northeastern University professor used a large language model to de-anonymize a subset of interviews conducted by Anthropic's Interviewer tool. In December, the artificial intelligence company Anthropic unveiled its newest tool, Interviewer, used in its initial implementation "to help understand…...
Passing and pass accuracy kicks upward in soccer, new research finds
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (698+ words) Northeastern's new research group, NetSi Sport, released research analyzing how professional soccer gameplay has evolved over the last five years. The amount of passing and the accuracy of passing in the game of soccer " called football across much of the…...
This class guides students through the mystery of the circadian rhythm
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (892+ words) A Northeastern University course invites upper-level students to investigate a biological mystery: How does the circadian rhythm function? We wake up in the morning and go to bed at night " most of us, at least. When we change our clocks…...
Her path to political activism was forged by a literature class
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (1012+ words) An English literature student secures results on contaminated land after being inspired by Northeastern course. LONDON " It was the billowing smoke she spotted while on a bus home that made Lily Sims sit up and take notice. As part of…...
A new elephant trunk-like robotic arm may offer reprieve from dishwashing
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (583+ words) A new robot arm called SCCRUB has a novel design that makes it an ideal candidate as a dishwashing robot. There's a reason doing the dishes consistently ranks highly among the list of chores people hate doing. The task can…...
He’s building the brain of the space station of tomorrow
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (859+ words) On co-op, Siddarth Dayasagar played a leading role in helping improve Space Data Inc.s Space Station OS, an open source operating system designed for space stations. Siddarth Dayasagar watched his screen with excitement." He didnt know that his career…...
New data tool boosts preparedness for potentially deadly flooding
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1090+ words) A new tool spearheaded by Northeastern University interfaces with NOAA's National Water Model to deliver historic and forecasted flood data to community members involved in flood and emergency preparedness. When extreme weather strikes, the preparations of emergency planners can have…...
Ashwagandha is having a moment. They want to take this shrub further
1+ week, 4+ day ago (530+ words) Ashwagandha, a popular supplement, is known for its effect on stress and sleep. Researchers recreated its compounds in yeast, making a potential factory for its many benefits. Ashwagandha is a small shrub that's having a big moment. But researcher Jing-Ke…...