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Novel Circuit Design Boosts Wearable Thermoelectric Generators
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Novel Circuit Design Boosts Wearable Thermoelectric Generators

Researchers have demonstrated proof-of-concept wearable thermoelectric generators that can harvest energy from body heat to power simple wearable devices.

This Is How Much Google Is Spending on Cutting Edge AI Research
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This Is How Much Google Is Spending on Cutting Edge AI Research

Google acquired the British artificial-intelligence startup DeepMind in 2014 for a reported £400 million (roughly $525 million), a company its cofounder Demis Hassabis ...

Google Unit Launches Group to Explore Ethical Impacts of AI
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Google Unit Launches Group to Explore Ethical Impacts of AI

An artificial intelligence research company owned by Google-parent Alphabet is launching a new division to examine the ethical impacts of AI.

Texas Tech Researcher explores Cardiac Waveforms For Cyber Authentication
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Texas Tech Researcher explores Cardiac Waveforms For Cyber Authentication

Changzhi Li is looking to develop a method of continuous authentication that utilizes the waveform of the human heartbeat to ensure the security of sensitive information...

New Cars Increasingly Crammed with Distracting Technology
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New Cars Increasingly Crammed with Distracting Technology

The infotainment technology that automakers are cramming into the dashboard of new vehicles is making drivers take their eyes off the road and hands off the wheel...

'mind-Boggling' Math Could Make Blockchain Work For Wall Street
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'mind-Boggling' Math Could Make Blockchain Work For Wall Street

A major breakthrough in cryptography may have solved one of the biggest obstacles to using blockchain technology on Wall Street: keeping transaction data private...

This 'ghost Gun' Machine Now Makes ­ntraceable Metal Handguns
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This 'ghost Gun' Machine Now Makes ­ntraceable Metal Handguns

For the past five years, Cody Wilson has applied every possible advance in digital manufacturing technology to the mission of undermining government attempts at...

Colleges Are Marketing Drone Pilot Courses, but the Career Opportunities Are Murky
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Colleges Are Marketing Drone Pilot Courses, but the Career Opportunities Are Murky

Hot-air balloon pilot Richard Varney typically spends his weekends transporting tourists around central Massachusetts in a huge, multicolored balloon. But on a...

Scientists in Mexico Scramble to Deploy Seismic Sensors
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Scientists in Mexico Scramble to Deploy Seismic Sensors

Late one night in September, Victor Cruz, a geophysicist at Mexico's National Autonomous University, submitted an article to a scientific journal describing progress...

The Iphone Didn't Emerge from Nothing. Here's What Came Before It
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The Iphone Didn't Emerge from Nothing. Here's What Came Before It

On January 9, 2007, Steve Jobs stood on the MacWorld stage in his jeans and a black turtleneck.

DARPA Looks to Counter Social Bots
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DARPA Looks to Counter Social Bots

University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor Nitin Agarwal has received $230,000 to help the U.S. Department of Defense defend against the use of social bots...

­Understanding Ethereum, Bitcoin's Virtual Cousin
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­Understanding Ethereum, Bitcoin's Virtual Cousin

Bitcoin has many cousins and competitors. None have grown more popular than Ethereum, a global computer network with its own virtual currency, called Ether.

Exploring a Different Kind of Team Sport
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Exploring a Different Kind of Team Sport

Imagine that you wanted to get teens excited about a competitive, extracurricular team.

Baidu Invites China's Cybercops to Label, Rebut Fake News
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Baidu Invites China's Cybercops to Label, Rebut Fake News

Baidu Inc. is building a system to allow China's cybercops to spot and fix "online rumors" deemed a threat to stability, allowing police agencies to insert themselves...

The Massive Hedge Fund Betting on AI
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The Massive Hedge Fund Betting on AI

As chief executive officer of one of the world's largest hedge funds, Luke Ellis prides himself on a healthy appetite for risk.

God Is a Bot, and Anthony Levandowski Is His Messenger
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God Is a Bot, and Anthony Levandowski Is His Messenger

Many people in Silicon Valley believe in the Singularity—the day in our near future when computers will surpass humans in intelligence and kick off a feedback loop...

Robots Could Destabilise World Through War and ­nemployment, Says ­n
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Robots Could Destabilise World Through War and ­nemployment, Says ­n

The UN has warned that robots could destabilise the world ahead of the opening of a headquarters in The Hague to monitor developments in artificial intelligence...

Looking For Analog: Old Button-Mashing Arcades Come Back For A New Generation
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Looking For Analog: Old Button-Mashing Arcades Come Back For A New Generation

Galloping Ghost, one of the largest video-game arcades in the world, sits in an unassuming, single story brick building in Brookfield, Ill., a suburb of Chicago...

Baseball Pitches Augmented Reality to Catch Fans
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Baseball Pitches Augmented Reality to Catch Fans

During Apple's iPhone launch two weeks ago, I spotted a 10-second augmented reality demo that could potentially change the way we watch baseball.

Facebook's New 'ai Camera' Team Wants to Add a Layer to the World
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Facebook's New 'ai Camera' Team Wants to Add a Layer to the World

Take a video of a birthday cake's candles sparkling in an Instagram story, then tap the sticker button. Near the top of the list you'll see a slice of birthday...
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