Abstract: A printed circuit board (PCB) surface-mounted devices (SMDs) defect detection algorithm based on random forest (RF) was proposed to detect pin defects, resistor defects, and capacitor ...

For the first time, a technique to generate true random numbers is ready to be deployed in real-life situations. It ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LA fire department says a lack of available firefighters and communication problems slowed response to Palisades Fire.

Three days into the government shutdown, it’s increasingly unclear where the U.S. economy is headed — not because of a direct hit from the federal closures but a lack of official data. The absence of ...

The company behind ChatGPT is putting together a team capable of developing algorithms to control robots and appears to be hiring roboticists who work specifically on humanoids. The company has ...

On the life side of the work-life balance scale, people are struggling with loneliness. There is even a “romance recession.” And when I saw this Reddit post on X (where it went viral), I realized the ...

It’s been dubbed the Great Resignation: Nearly 20 million Americans left their jobs in 2021, and the trend is spreading to Western Europe, Asia, and beyond. Yet even as employers scramble to fill open ...

If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle the easiest pieces first. But this kind of sorting has a cost.

Did you know that more than 80% of people worldwide have irregular sleep habits? These sleep issues don't just leave us feeling tired—they affect our health, focus, and quality of life. Now, a new ...

For years, Dwarf Fortress co-creator Tarn Adams has been planning a more mythical turn for the notoriously dense fantasy sim—which, by his own admission, has been a little lacking on the fantastical ...