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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
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Science DMZ is focus of latest library of network training videos aimed at global audience
For members of the established research and education (R&E) networking community, attending conferences or sitting in on workshop sessions is the normal way to...
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America's crumbling infrastructure
No matter how big the issue—national security, health care, gun rights—it's been nearly impossible for Washington lawmakers to find common ground given the deep...
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Cruise company Carnival gets personal with concierge tech
What if your room on a cruise ship were to unlock automatically as you approach, or if the wait staff could bring your favorite cocktail before you even ask?
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FDA probes dangers of exploding e-cigarette batteries
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is probing the dangers of exploding batteries in e-cigarettes, following dozens of reports of devices that have combusted,...
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Lessons in trust from America's experience with electronic voting
It reads like a Hollywood movie. Elite hackers, allegedly sponsored by the Russian government, infiltrate the computer systems of the Democratic National Committee...
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Museum getting a massive geodesic dome with 61 glass eyes
A massive geodesic dome with 61 glass eyes is coming to Arkansas' Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.
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Alexa a witness to murder? Prosecutors seek Amazon Echo data
Authorities investigating the death of an Arkansas man whose body was found in a hot tub want to expand the probe to include a new kind of evidence: any comments...
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Dealing with Infrastructure Disruption: IoT Security
Congress should incentivize universities and industry to partner to build security into Internet of Things (IoT) devices by design. The post Dealing with Infrastructure...
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The biggest technology failures of 2016
2016 has been a watershed year for technology. There has been some spectacular fails that have brought a more realistic perspective to the fundamental belief that...
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Godel Prize 2017 Call
The call for nomination for the 2017 Godel Prize is up. The call is available at http://madhu.seas.harvard.edu/Announce/Goedel2017CFN.html and will be up on the...
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Would you eat a 3-D printed pizza?
Could you imagine serving a 3-D printed turkey for Christmas lunch? Or munching on a 3-D printed pizza for an afternoon snack?
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Canada launches online hotline to report bad drone drivers
Expecting a spike in drone sales for Christmas, Canada's transportation ministry on Wednesday launched an online hotline to report bad drone pilots.
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Knuth Prize 2017 Call
The call is going out for the 2017 Knuth Prize. The call will be up on the SIGACT Web page shortly, but until it shows up there here's a pdf. Key date: deadline...
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Australia and France sign deal to build 12 submarines
Australia and France signed an agreement Tuesday to build the world's largest diesel-electric submarines in the Australian industrial town of Adelaide.
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MH370 officials: Crash site could be north of search area
A team of international investigators hunting for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 said Tuesday it has concluded the plane is unlikely to be found in a stretch...
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Combatting retail fraud using a simulator
Every year the retail industry lose billions of dollars to fraud in the US alone. To complicate the matter research in the field has been obstructed due to the...
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Tokenization
Now that we can handle characters, let’s move on to words. Continue reading on Query Understanding »
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FBI's DNA profiles to include more data, making them even more powerful at solving cases
As the new year approaches, forensic labs across the country are gearing up for a big change in the way they generate DNA profiles, the genetic fingerprints so...
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Lower cost of LEDs reduce profitability for manufacturing landscape
Although residential and commercial industries are widely adopting energy-efficient light emitting diodes (LEDs), the drop in LED prices is driving away manufacturers...
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