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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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Can Mankind Survive Scientific Illiteracy?
Science is not taught as science at all. Students are taught how to do science, but not what science actually is. They suffer from scientific illiteracy. The post...
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Does music sound better on vinyl records than on CDs?
Vinyl is back, no doubt about it. Sales of vinyl records have been soaring, although they still represent only a tiny fraction of the music industry's revenues:...
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Israel ultra-Orthodox women go hi-tech
Bright and airy, the workspace at Comax is much like other Israeli hi-tech firms, except that a rabbi has carefully vetted its design to allow ultra-Orthodox Jewish...
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Electronic voting may be risky, but what about vote counting?
Several advantages of online voting were identified in a recent post by Conversation columnist and software researcher David Glance who backed the introduction...
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How video can help police – and the public
With three billion camera-equipped cellphones in circulation, we are awash in visual information. Cameras are lighter, smaller and cheaper than ever and they're...
From My Biased Coin
STOC Theory Fest 2017 (Montreal June 19-23)
As SIGACT chair I announced at the STOC’16 business meeting that starting in 2017, STOC will turn into a 5-day event, a Theory Fest. This idea was discussed atspecial...
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Ethicist cites five considerations for a transforming society
New technology often raises new ethical questions—and those questions only multiply as technology advances.
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Too dangerous to talk? Some cities explore 911 texting
With gunshots ringing out just feet away, Eddie Justice hid in a bathroom in the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, and frantically texted his mother for help...
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Apple urges organ donation via new iPhone software
Apple wants to encourage millions of iPhone owners to register as organ donors through a software update that will add an easy sign-up button to the health information...
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Tesla driver killed while using Autopilot loved fast cars
Joshua Brown, the first U.S. fatality in a wreck involving a car in self-driving mode, had an adventurous streak with a "need for speed" but also was a brilliant...
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Tesla driver killed in crash while using car's 'Autopilot'
The first U.S. fatality using self-driving technology took place in May when the driver of a Tesla S sports car operating the vehicle's "Autopilot" automated driving...
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Aussie innovation changing how we experience the Tour de France and Rio Olympics
Sports fans are about to get a whole new way of experiencing the upcoming Tour de France and select endurance sports at the Rio 2016 Olympics thanks to a start-up...
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US Navy turns to cloud technology to reduce drunken driving
An American sailor has tapped a cloud-based technology for mobile phones to make it easier to have volunteers take turns driving drunk friends home, an initiative...
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Court dismisses Snowden request for safe travel to Norway
A Norwegian court has dismissed a lawsuit that sought a legal guarantee to allow Edward Snowden to travel to Norway without risk of being extradited to the United...
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US Navy keeps electromagnetic cannon in its sights
The US Navy is quietly pushing ahead with a radical new cannon that one day could transform how wars are fought, even though some Pentagon officials have voiced...
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Query Understanding: A Manifesto
Query understanding has been my obsession for years. But my recent work at Etsy and Pinterest has sharpened my thinking on the topic.Continue reading on Medium...
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Few Utah police report drone use, cite tough FAA regulations
Law enforcement agencies have touted drones as a powerful new tool for searches and investigations, but police in Utah report they've stopped using the devices...
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New service for reporting aviation safety occurrences
A new online service allows organisations and individuals to report aviation safety occurrences to aviation authorities. Developed by the JRC at the request of...
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Touchscreens for dogs, wearables for chickens—welcome to the world of animal technology
Imagine leaving your dog at home while it turns on the smart TV and chooses a programme to watch. Meanwhile you visit a zoo where you play interactive touchscreen...
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