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PHP2Shell hints that AI may find legacy bugs faster than we can patch them; the next exploit might not end this safely. spectrum.ieee.org/ai-in-cybe…

A new device, currently being used by two patients, measures electrical signals in the muscle to control a prosthetic limb. buff.ly/qp8dx9g

Trust but verify. And verify you must. Benjamin Skuse hit “run experiment” and “write paper,” then submitted the result to see if IEEE’s defenses would catch it. Publishers are now in an arms race with increasingly plausible AI slop. spectrum.ieee.org/ai-slop-tr…

By 2030, #semiconductor facilities will create demand for 189,000 new full-time #jobs. On our current trajectory, there will not be enough trained workers to fill them. Community colleges are stepping in to fill the gap. buff.ly/AWJUphr

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Fannie Goodnow’s 1908 electric car reveals that home EV charging, range anxiety, nonstandardized charging apparatus, and even gendered marketing were all part of the EV story from the start. spectrum.ieee.org/early-elec…

Can organ chips replace animal testing? Some of these microfluidic chips are already outperforming traditional animal testing when predicting how new drugs affect humans. buff.ly/2sVKFPX

Jonathan Hurst spent years chasing graceful locomotion, but ended up shipping a forklift-shaped humanoid that sits down and powers off when approached. Digit 5 is what happens when physics, safety, and customer uptime beat your inner sci-fi nerd. buff.ly/AwTsou1

Watch the best robot videos of the week! spectrum.ieee.org/video-frid…

The E.U. will no longer pay for Chinese inverters for power grid projects starting November 1. The U.S. is enacting similar regulations, wary of backdoors that could remotely shut down power infrastructure. buff.ly/0p0wD5O

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SoftCom and Skeye have partnered to launch a solar-powered, uncrewed, lighter-than-air aircraft that will hover in the atmosphere and beam down phone service. It covers the equivalent area of 500 cell towers. buff.ly/vM3bG55

#China dominates vital rare-earth markets, which are used in semiconductors, LEDs, and many other electronics. For the U.S., moving forward without Chinese rare-earth supply will require processing sometimes radioactive monazite ore. buff.ly/OllhxGO

Can a 10-hour-endurance airship outscale drones and helicopters for grid, pipeline, and rail inspections? spectrum.ieee.org/infrastruc…

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This ultra-thin piezoelectric mesh could one day pull usable energy from heartbeats, challenging the idea that implants must rely on bulky batteries. spectrum.ieee.org/medical-im…

There’s a global transformer shortage. And on top of that, the E.U. has raised the cost of importing the specific steel used to manufacture transformers, which could slow down Europe’s #energy transition plans. buff.ly/cVOK9CJ

Go, Perseverance, Go! In five years, Perseverance has driven farther than any other Mars rover. IEEE Spectrum talked to #NASA about designing rovers for autonomy and what it means for the future of space exploration. buff.ly/sbWVgRn

For any aspiring electric aviation company, the long path to FAA certification is daunting. Learn how Beta Technologies's unique approach to certification "retired a lot of the risk."  spectrum.ieee.org/beta-techn…

FAA Gets Serious About Aviation Airwaves spectrum.ieee.org/faa-aviati…