IT links (14.12. - 20.12.2020)

Opinion - can newly introduced Java text blocks bring any problems? 

Scheduling WebSocket push messages from a server to the browser with Spring Boot 

Using Log4J2 with Spring Boot + why to use Log4J2?

New static analysis and quality management tool by JetBrains - Quodana

Accessing AWS resources via command-line in AWS Console directly with AWS CloudShell

Comparing AWS SageMaker and Azure Machine Learning - their similarities and differences

51% of public Docker Hub images have critical vulnerabilities - analysis of cyber security team Prevasio

AI, ML, Robots and Brains (7.12. - 13.12.2020)

Society

Huawei tested facial recognition that targeted Uyghurs in China

Studying trust in autonomous products

AI needs to face up to its invisible-worker problem

Netflix explains how it uses AI to sell you on a show

'The robot made me do it': Robots encourage risk-taking behaviour in people

iHuman review – doom-laden documentary about the future of AI

How artificial intelligence helped me overcome my dyslexia

SoftBank has reportedly sold Boston Dynamics to Hyundai

Robot lawyer startup DoNotPay now lets you file FOIA requests

Cleo, the AI-powered 'financial assistant', raises $44M Series B led by EQT Ventures

Algorithms

Artificial Chemist 2.0: quantum dot R&D in less than an hour

Predicting British railway delays using artificial intelligence

Reusability report: Designing organic photoelectronic molecules with descriptor conditional recurrent neural networks

Artificial intelligence helps scientists develop new general models in ecology

Artificial intelligence finds surprising patterns in Earth's biological mass extinctions

Self-learning algorithms for different imaging datasets

Google used a 64-camera rig to train its portrait lighting AI

NVIDIA found a way to train AI with very little data

Network of evolvable neural units can learn synaptic learning rules and spiking dynamics

Artificial intelligence improves control of powerful plasma accelerators

Health

Study details first artificial intelligence tool to help labs rule-out COVID-19

UMBC researchers use machine learning to develop more accurate COVID-19 diagnostic tool

Gene set inference from single-cell sequencing data using a hybrid of matrix factorization and variational autoencoders

Synthetic biology and machine learning speed the creation of lab-grown livers

Machine learning identifies new brain network signature of major depression

Predicting epilepsy from neural network models

Deep learning for tomographic image reconstruction

How AI could make therapeutic decision-making for breast cancer more accurate, affordable

New method uses artificial intelligence to study live cells

Robots

A study predicts smooth interaction between humans and robots

Robot dogs being tested at Kansas research facility

Robots could replace real therapy dogs

Tiny water-based robot is powered by light and can walk, move cargo and even dance

Boeing's tanker drone completes first flight with refueling pod

The first 9 attempts to retrieve swarming Gremlins drones failed. Here’s what’s next.

Army looks to improve quadrotor drone performance

Flamethrower drone incinerates wasp nests in China

Drones and AI detect soybean maturity with high accuracy

Smellicopter: an obstacle-avoiding drone that uses a live moth antenna to seek out smells

Cars

Uber sells self-driving unit Uber ATG in deal that will push Aurora's valuation to $10B

Apple brings in TSMC to develop chips for Tesla-like self-driving 'Apple Car'

Ford's autonomous cars are delivering fresh produce in Miami

Tesla FSD beta's behind the scenes look reveals insane range of options and detail

Tesla's FSD Beta has met its match with tricky construction zones

Hardware

Split wave: Component for neuromorphic computer

AI can now train on tiny 4-bit computers

Breakthrough optical sensor mimics human eye, a key step toward better artificial intelligence

Artificial visual system of record-low energy consumption for the next generation of AI

Brains

Cognitive performance of four-months-old ravens may parallel adult apes

Problems with depth perception caused by too many cells

Brain clears the way for binocular vision even before eyes are open

New fundamental knowledge of the 'abdominal brain'

Grasping an object - model describes complete movement planning in the brain

Visual short-term memory is more complex than previously assumed

How neurons form long-term memories

How the brain remembers right place, right time

How the brain distinguishes fact from possibility

Brains work harder while processing descriptions of motion in other languages

Astrocytes improve decision-making

A role for the slow oscillations of the neocortex in epileptic spasm generation

New tool for watching and controlling neural activity

Why brain scans are falling out of favour for some scientists

IT links (7.12. - 13.12.2020)

10 (+11) best Java frameworks to use in 2021

Reusable mock modules with Spring Boot - instead of mocking particular beans

Towards OpenJDK 17 - improving startup time

Moving LinkedIn's Who Viewed Your Profile functionality away from lambda architecture

Managing machine learning features for data scientists and machine learning engineers with Amazon SageMaker Feature Store

New things in Google Analytics 4

AI, ML, Robots and Brains (30.11. - 6.12.2020)

Society

A leading AI ethics researcher says she’s been fired from Google

A new horizon: Expanding the AI landscape

Entry barriers for women are amplified by AI in recruitment algorithms, study finds

Living with autonomous systems "we can trust"

Fundr, launching its first portfolio, uses an algorithm to remove bias from investing

Learning at your own pace with AI

Algorithms

One of biology's biggest mysteries 'largely solved' by AI

Imagining perfect molecules using AI - a benchmarking system for generative chemistry

A machine learning solution for designing materials with desired optical properties

AI reduces computational time required to study fate of molecules exposed to light

Unlocking the secrets of chemical bonding with machine learning

New machine learning tool tracks urban traffic congestion

Shrinking massive neural networks used to model language

WaveOne aims to make video AI-native and turn streaming upside down

Health

AI predicts which drug combinations kill cancer cells

Genesis Therapeutics raises $52M A round for its AI-focused drug discovery mission

Deep learning predicts woman's risk for breast cancer

AI abdominal fat measure predicts heart attack and stroke

AI model uses retinal scans to predict Alzheimer's disease

Automatic deep-learning AI tool measures volume of cerebral ventricles on MRIs in children

AI-based 'OxyGAN' is a robust, effective method to measure tissue oxygen levels

Robots

A soft robot that adapts to environments through shape change

MIT builds a system to help robots design themselves.

Army computer models unveil secret to quieter small drones

Droning the drove: Israeli cow-herders turn to flying tech

Surface Forces: Turkish Naval Robots

Food robotics startup Karakuri unveils automated canteen, plus $8.4M investment led by firstminute

ANYbotics, Swiss company behind quadrupedal ANYmal robot, announces $22M A round

Google AI is now piloting Loon's internet-beaming balloons

Cars

How automated vehicles can impede driver performance, and what to do about it

Self-driving trucks startup TuSimple raises $350M from US rail, retail and freight giants

Tesla Autopilot tops China ranking for best Advanced Driver Assistance System

China's first fully driverless robotaxis hit the streets of Shenzhen

Hardware

Neuromorphic computing with memristors

AWS launches Trainium, its new custom ML training chip

Brains

World's smallest primate reveals incredible preservation of our visual system through millions of years of evolution

How the shrew brain adapts to winter

How networks form: Charting the developing brain

How we learn words and sentences at the same time

Research unlocks new information about reading through visual dictionary in the brain

Cortex over reflex: Study traces circuits where executive control overcomes instinct

Common neural circuit and potential target for anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder

A new view of how the brain decides to make an effort

The tree of cortical cell types describes the diversity of neurons in the brain

Adaptive Image Receive (AIR) coil from GE shows promise for whole-brain imaging

IT links (30.11. - 6.12.2020)

How to keep running togther mixed JUnit 4/JUnit 5 and TestNG/JUnit 5 test suites with Apache Maven?

What are servlets, servlet containers and how they work together?

AWS has introduced preview of a new Aurora Serverless version

With a new update of  AWS Lambda, you can use up to 10 GBs of memory and up to 6 vCPUs now

Also, you can package and deploy Lambda functions as container images now

AI, ML, Robots and Brains (23.11. - 29.11.2020)

Society

1 in 3 who are aware of deepfakes say they have inadvertently shared them on social media

Recommended Reading: Using AI to create alarmingly realistic fake people

When consumers trust AI recommendations--or resist them

Protecting consumers from collusive prices due to AI

Algorithms

Misinformation or artifact: a new way to think about machine learning

Flexible expressions could lift 3D-generated faces out of the uncanny valley

Optimizing complex modeling processes through machine learning technologies

Machine learning could teach us how to make manufacturing of materials cleaner and more sustainable

Identifying compound classes through machine learning

AI system discovers useful new material: CAMEO algorithm identifies new compound potentially useful for photonic devices and biologically inspired computers

How Archaeologists Are Using Deep Learning to Dig Deeper

Machine learning: A breakthrough in the study of stellar nurseries

Meet GPT-3. It Has Learned to Code (and Blog and Argue).

Google's 'Verse by Verse' AI can help you write in the style of famous poets

Google built an 'Infinite Bad Guy' generator using 15,000 YouTube covers

YouTube's AI-generated video chapters could help you skip lengthy intros

Health

Deep learning in the emergency department

AI 'doctor's assistant' among projects given £20m

Need a hypothesis? This A.I. has one

Algorithm accurately predicts COVID-19 patient outcomes: AI tool could help clinicians provide more effective COVID-19 intervention

AI detects COVID-19 on chest x-rays with accuracy and speed

Artificial intelligence technology helps Parkinson's patients during COVID-19 pandemic

AI helps scientists understand brain activity behind thoughts

Robots

Cutting-edge agricultural robots offers a low-cost lifeline to UK farmers

Next-generation drones could learn from bumblebees' amazing flight

Industrial drone maker Percepto raises $45M and integrates with Boston Dynamics' Spot

Cars

California allows companies to charge for autonomous car rides

Approaching commercialization for its autonomous radar nav system, Lunewave raises $7 million

Gatik's self-driving box trucks to shuttle groceries for Loblaw in Canada

Brains

Brains 'primed' for life on land

Scientists identify brain cells that help drive bodily reaction to fear, anxiety

Brain waves guide us in spotlighting surprises

Scientists reveal regions of the brain where serotonin promotes patience

Research shows the intrinsically nonlinear nature of receptive fields in vision

Stronger memories can help us make sense of future changes

Memories of past events retain remarkable fidelity even as we age

Psychosis symptoms linked to impaired information spread in the brain

Trinity researchers discover how the brain 're-wires' after disease

IT links (23.11. - 29.11.2020)

JDK 16 Early Access Build contains support for translation of day periods

Checking expected exceptions with JUnit 5

AWS is introducing code signing for AWS Lambda functions

Creating serverless 3-tier architecture with AWS Lambda

Half of BBC Online is now rendered serverlessly with AWS Lambda

10 Coding principles that no one will teach you

AI, ML, Robots and Brains (16.11. - 22.11.2020)

Society

Could robots for sex, friendship improve our aging society?

Leveraging collective intelligence and AI to benefit society

Facebook hopes its new AI moderation tools can further counter hate speech

Coaching sales agents? Use AI and human coaches

Can We Make Our Robots Less Biased Than We Are?

How role-playing a dragon can teach an AI to manipulate and persuade

Computer vision startup Chooch.ai scores $20M Series A

Algorithms

Showing robots how to drive a car...in just a few easy lessons

Machine learning guarantees robots' performance in unknown territory

A neural network learns when it should not be trusted

Do neural networks dream visual illusions?

The way we train AI is fundamentally flawed

New test reveals AI still lacks common sense

AI tool may predict movies' future ratings

Google has created an AI-powered nightmare creature generator

Kea raises $10M to build AI that helps restaurants answer the phone

An AI helps you summarize the latest in AI

Artificial intelligence and satellite technologies reveal detailed map of air pollution across UK

Weather forecasts get an AI update with Atmo as businesses grapple with climate-related catastrophes

Fostering creativity in researchers: how automation can revolutionize materials research

New method brings physics to deep learning to better simulate turbulence

Scientists propose machine learning method for 2-D material spectroscopy

Machine learning innovation to develop chemical library

Flame on! How AI may tame a complex materials technique and transform manufacturing

Palladium, meet copper: Researchers use machine learning to improve catalysts

Machine learning yields a breakthrough in the study of stellar nurseries

Health

XPrize's latest challenge wants AI to better predict COVID-19 transmission rates

Collaborative AI effort unraveling SARS-CoV-2 mysteries wins Gordon Bell Special Prize

DeepER tool uses deep learning to better allocate emergency services

Personalized deep learning of individual immunopeptidomes to identify neoantigens for cancer vaccines

Google is testing an AI system to help vision-impaired people run races

AI may predict response to immune checkpoint blockade in patients with metastatic melanoma

Machine learning innovation to develop chemical library for drug discovery

Can facial recognition help identify congenital adrenal hyperplasia?

Artificial intelligence-based tool may help diagnose opioid addiction earlier

Artificial intelligence program can pick best candidates for skin cancer treatment

Machine learning uncovers missing info about ethnicity in population health data

Robots

Sequoia-backed recycling robot maker AMP Robotics gets its largest purchase order

Linkage in catfish head could inspire new underwater robots

Army, MIT explore materials for transforming robots made of robots

Amazon’s drone delivery team hit with layoffs amid reorganization

Interlocking AIs let robots pick and place faster than ever

Cars

Ride Vision raises $7M for its AI-based motorcycle safety system

Upgraded radar can enable self-driving cars to see clearly no matter the weather

Mobileye taps Luminar to supply lidar for its robotaxi fleet

Robotaxi companies get the green light to charge for rides in California

Motional gets approval to test fully driverless vehicles in Nevada

Motional's fully driverless cars are coming to Nevada's roads for testing

Hardware

Deep Vision announces its low-latency AI processor for the edge

New electronic chip delivers smarter, light-powered AI

Evolutionary training and abstraction yields algorithmic generalization of neural computers

Brains

Zebra finches found able to remember up to 42 birds based on their vocalizations

Bats have different song cultures and chatter about food, sleep, sex and other bats

Teaching and complex tools 'evolved together'

Scientists discover new mechanism controlling brain size

Does the human brain resemble the Universe?

Who is the world's best super-recogniser? This test could help us find them

From the inside out: How the brain forms sensory memories

Memories create 'fingerprints' that reveal how the brain is organized

Key source of memories

Envision color: Activity patterns in the brain are specific to the color you see

Motor neural population activity patterns are different for reach and grasp behaviors

Changes to the brain's reward system may drive overeating in mice

IT links (16.11. - 22.11.2020)

Defining indexes in JPA with @Index annotation

How to significantly speed up data import into AWS DynamoDB?

Better overview of your S3 content with Amazon S3 Storage Lens

Angular 11 version has been released

Agile anti-patterns in organizations

AI, ML, Robots and Brains (9.11. - 15.11.2020)

Society

How artificial intelligence may be making you buy things

How the pandemic readied Alibaba’s AI for the world’s biggest shopping day

AI is wrestling with a replication crisis

Algorithms

Prediction of water stability of metal–organic frameworks using machine learning

AI speeds up development of new high-entropy alloys

Terminator salvation? New machine learning program to accelerate clean energy generation

Machine learning advances materials for separations, adsorption, and catalysis

Physics can assist with key challenges in artificial intelligence

Shortcut learning in deep neural networks

System brings deep learning to 'internet of things' devices

Robotic AI learns to be spontaneous

AI-powered 'electronic nose' to sniff out meat freshness

Machine learning algorithm could provide Soldiers feedback

Health

Sorting out viruses with machine learning

Novel deep learning method enables clinic-ready automated screening for diabetes-related eye disease

Innovative machine-learning approach for future diagnostic advances in Parkinson's disease

A survey on artificial intelligence in chest imaging of COVID-19

Machine learning models to predict critical illness and mortality in COVID-19 patients

Robots

Materializing artificial intelligence

On the way to lifelike robots

Skills development in Physical AI could give birth to lifelike intelligent robots

Robotic surgery gives doctors new savvy

The key to smarter robot collaborators may be more simplicity

New 'robotic snake' device grips, picks up objects

Turkey to use cargo drones for logistics, with production to begin in 2021

Turkey to launch its first armed unmanned surface vessel

Cars

Tesla FSD beta performs smooth 180-degree forced turn in real-world test

Tesla's FSD Beta continues impressive operation with nighttime driving montage

Weather-proof chip aims to take self-driving tech, wireless communications to next level

Hardware

UChicago scientists uncover secrets to designing brain-like devices

Brains

Luddy researchers develop framework to study brain connectivity in living organisms

What happens in the sensory cortex when learning and recognizing patterns

Researchers isolate and decode brain signal patterns for specific behaviors

Re-mapping taste in the brain

Research identifies 'volume control' in the brain that supports learning and memory

The future's uncertain - but noradrenaline can help us adapt

UTSA research team makes breakthrough discovery on brain cortex functionality

Holistic way to look at neurons in the brain

Astrocytes identified as master 'conductors' of the brain

Researchers generate a brain cell type crucial to support neural activity

Scientists snap molecular building blocks of brain computing

IT links (9.11. - 15.11.2020)

Java 15 - Working with sealed classes and interfaces

Spring 5.3 brings improvements to CRON expressions

Reminding - DispatcherServlet in Spring MVC and Spring Boot

Facade design pattern in Java

Custom layers on AWS Lambda with Python

Image upscaling in Javascript with a machine learning model

Visualization highlighting helpful and harmful uses of AI around the world

AI, ML, Robots and Brains (2.11. - 8.11.2020)

Society

Companies with robot workers tend to have more human workers, too, Statscan says

Two motivational artificial beings are better than one for enhancing learning

AI pioneer Geoff Hinton: “Deep learning is going to be able to do everything”

Algorithms

This could lead to the next big breakthrough in common sense AI

Machine learning shows similar performance to traditional risk prediction models

Birdwatching from afar: AI-enabled camera system to target specific behaviors

Intelligent cameras enhance human perception

Artificial intelligence helps to identify correct atomic structures

Artificial Intelligence has learned to estimate oil viscosity

Health

Using machine learning to track the pandemic's impact on mental health

A.I. tool provides more accurate flu forecasts

New Danish AI tool provides much-needed help to protein scientists across the world

An interpretable deep-learning architecture of capsule networks for identifying cell-type gene expression programs from single-cell RNA-sequencing data

Machine learning predicts anti-cancer drug efficacy

Using artificial intelligence can improve pregnant women's health

AI tool improves breast cancer detection on mammography

AI accurately detects radiographic sacroiliitis in axial spondyloarthritis

Data science pathway prepares radiology residents for machine learning

AI helps detect brain aneurysms on CT angiography

Robots

Cockroaches and lizards inspire new robot

Drones that patrol forests could monitor environmental and ecological changes

Squid jet propulsion can enhance design of underwater robots, vehicles

Cars

Tesla FSD beta is learning tricks to navigate tight spaces

Brains

Nervous systems of insects inspire efficient future AI systems

Beetle larvae think with a brain 'under construction'

Do octopuses' arms have a mind of their own?

Bats can predict the future, researchers discover

Study provides first evidence of a relationship between a bird's gut and its brain

Pinning down how the brain predicts the consequences of choices

New insight into how brain neurons influence choices

Scientists identify specific brain region and circuits controlling attention

Monkey see others, monkey do: How the brain allows actions based on social cues

How does the brain process fear?

Neural stem and progenitor cell diversity in brain development may contribute to cortical complexity

New multiscale view of the human brain

Human intelligence just got less mysterious says Leicester neuroscientist

IT links (2.11. - 8.11.2020)

Schedules and JEPs for JDK 16

Java transient keyword - examples of usage and behavior

Possibilities how to "extend" Java enums

And some design patterns:

• State pattern
• Memento pattern

Querying a huge CSV file stored on S3 with S3 select and comparison of it with AWS Athena querying

Overview of Google AI Platform services