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Big Data Boost For Brain Research
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Big Data Boost For Brain Research

A computational scientist and a neuroscientist are using Argonne's vast arsenal of innovative technologies to map the intricacies of brain function at the deepest...

Data Swamped ­.s. Spy Agencies Put Hopes on Artificial Intelligence
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Data Swamped ­.s. Spy Agencies Put Hopes on Artificial Intelligence

Swamped by too much raw intel data to sift through, U.S. spy agencies are pinning their hopes on artificial intelligence to crunch billions of digital bits and...

How Neural Networks Think
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How Neural Networks Think

Researchers from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory have developed a technique that sheds light on the inner workings of neural networks...

As Amazon Pushes Forward With Robots, Workers Find New Roles
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As Amazon Pushes Forward With Robots, Workers Find New Roles

Nissa Scott started working at the cavernous Amazon warehouse in southern New Jersey late last year, stacking plastic bins the size of small ottomans.

The Only Safe Email Is text-Only email
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The Only Safe Email Is text-Only email

It's troubling to think that at any moment you might open an email that looks like it comes from your employer, a relative or your bank, only to fall for a ...

China's Ever-Tighter Web Controls Jolt Companies, Scientists 
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China's Ever-Tighter Web Controls Jolt Companies, Scientists 

Frank Chen's e-commerce business has nothing to do with politics but he worries it might be sunk by the Communist Party's latest effort to control what the Chinese...

How Facebook Changed the Spy Game
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How Facebook Changed the Spy Game

Any doubt that Russia has been running a strategically targeted disinformation campaign in the United States was erased on Wednesday, when Facebook revealed that...

Computer Science Department Faculty Is Stretched Thin
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Computer Science Department Faculty Is Stretched Thin

Georgia State University's Computer Science Department has experienced a sharp increase in enrollment for the fall semester, but its faculty and resources are stretched...

Irobot Ceo Colin Angle on Data Privacy and Robots in the Home
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Irobot Ceo Colin Angle on Data Privacy and Robots in the Home

About a month ago, iRobot CEO Colin Angle mentioned something about sharing Roomba mapping data in an interview with Reuters.

Big Data Amplifies, Transforms police Surveillance Practices, Study Says
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Big Data Amplifies, Transforms police Surveillance Practices, Study Says

A researcher at The University of Texas at Austin has examined how the adoption of big data analytics has — and has not — transformed police surveillance practices...

IBM and MIT Bet That Materials and Quantum Advances Will Supercharge AI
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IBM and MIT Bet That Materials and Quantum Advances Will Supercharge AI

A new $240 million center at MIT may help advance the field of artificial intelligence by developing novel devices and materials to power the latest machine-learning...

Harvard's Dean of Undergrad Ed Visits Cs50, Tells Students Not to Cheat
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Harvard's Dean of Undergrad Ed Visits Cs50, Tells Students Not to Cheat

After a flood of cheating cases roiled Computer Science 50: "Introduction to Computer Science I" last year, Harvard's Dean of Undergraduate Education Jay M. Harris...

In a High-Tech World, Car Designers Still Rely on Clay
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In a High-Tech World, Car Designers Still Rely on Clay

Car designers have every kind of software and virtual reality tool. But when they want to make sure a car's curves look just right, they rely on one of the world's...

Hurricane Irma Just Made a Digital Walkie-Talkie the No. 1 App Online
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Hurricane Irma Just Made a Digital Walkie-Talkie the No. 1 App Online

As Hurricane Harvey dropped anchor over Southeast Texas last week, Zello became the go-to app for rescuers working to save thousands of people trapped by floodwaters...

Water and Air: Flying Fish ­aav Can Go Anywhere
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Water and Air: Flying Fish ­aav Can Go Anywhere

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University are developing a fixed-wing, unmanned vehicle that can autonomously operate underwater and then propel itself into the air...

Argonne Efforts Accelerate 3-D Printing Journey
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Argonne Efforts Accelerate 3-D Printing Journey

Scientists are investigating the entire 3-D printing process to discover both how defects form and methods to avoid them.

How to Close the Gender Gap in Tech
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How to Close the Gender Gap in Tech

Why do so few women work in tech? It isn't that they can't do math or are biologically unsuited to the tasks.

Fear of Robots Taking Jobs Spurs a Bold Idea: Guaranteed Pay
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Fear of Robots Taking Jobs Spurs a Bold Idea: Guaranteed Pay

Driverless trucks. Factory robots. Delivery drones. Virtual personal assistants.

How Retractions Hurt Scientists' Credibility
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How Retractions Hurt Scientists' Credibility

Faulty research creates a significant drop in citations of a scientist's prior published work, a new study says. 

Tweets on Academic Papers 'mechanical and Devoid of Original Thought'
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Tweets on Academic Papers 'mechanical and Devoid of Original Thought'

Academics are often encouraged to use social media sites to disseminate their research findings, but a new study says that most tweeting on academic research is...
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