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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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Body Electric
Ever played with K'nex? If so, you know how the construction set, a classic for any child growing up in the '90s, can create more than just toys. It can build rollercoasters...
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Paralyzed by indecision? Forget therapy—you need an algorithm
Information overload and "fear of missing out" may rank among the biggest contributors to chronic indecision. But help is at hand.
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Reducing the transmission of infectious diseases in transport hubs
Transport plays a major role in the spread of transmissible diseases. PANDHUB, a project coordinated by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, develops ways...
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A look at the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster in numbers
Telling the story of Chernobyl in numbers 30 years later involves dauntingly large figures and others that are even more vexing because they're still unknown. A...
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Obama says 'spirit of innovation' turns ideas into jobs
President Barack Obama it putting in a few good words for the "spirit of innovation" that he says turns ideas into jobs and growth.
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Congressional Briefing on Encryption on April 22
The Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee will hold a lunch briefing today on “Encryption: Balancing Privacy, Security and Law Enforcement Needs.” The...
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Looking back: 30 years of photographing Chernobyl
Efrem Lukatsky, a Kiev-based photographer for The Associated Press, recalls the confusion and anxiety of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power plant explosion, the world's...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
USPTO Patent Quality Community Symposium on April 27
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will host a one-day Patent Quality Community Symposium on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at the USPTO’s headquarters in Alexandria...
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Hill Tech Happenings, Week of April 18
Monday, April 18, 2016 State of the Net Wireless Internet Policy Conference 2 pm | Newseum Markup: Multiple Communications Bills House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee...
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An Evolutionary Singularity
The drumbeats of the singularity advocates is getting louder with the constant refrain that humanity is doomed at the hands of machine intelligence. Although their...
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Transport security focus at London counter-terror fair
The computer screen lights up as a man with a dummy gun in the back of his trousers and a fake suicide vest under his jacket demonstrates a body scanner at a counter...
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2016 State of the Net Wireless
Join top government officials and private sector experts this afternoon for this year’s State of the Net Wireless. Beginning at 2 pm ET, the forum provides a lively...
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Drone collision with jet highlights growing aviation danger
A collision between a British Airways passenger jet and a drone over London has left the plane undamaged but the aviation industry deeply shaken.
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Poll: Vast majority of Americans don't trust the news media
Trust in the news media is being eroded by perceptions of inaccuracy and bias, fueled in part by Americans' skepticism about what they read on social media.
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British Airways flight believed to hit drone on approach
Police say a British Airways flight from Geneva hit an object believed to be a drone while on approach to London's Heathrow Airport.
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How playing video games can change your retirement
The teenagers who were hooked on Pac-Man in the arcades and amusement parks of the early 1970s are getting ready for retirement, but many of them have never stopped...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Hill Tech Happenings – Week of April 11
Tuesday, April 12, 2016 Hearing: To examine the status of innovative technologies in advanced manufacturing Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee 10 amContinue...
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How stealthy is Navy's new destroyer? It needs reflectors
The future USS Zumwalt is so stealthy that it'll go to sea with reflective material that can be hoisted to make it more visible to other ships.
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