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ORNL Launches Summit Supercomputer
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ORNL Launches Summit Supercomputer

The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has unveiled the Summit supercomputer with a peak performance of 200 petaflops, eight times more powerful...

The ­-2 Spy Plane Is Still Flying Combat Missions 60 Years After Its Debut
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The ­-2 Spy Plane Is Still Flying Combat Missions 60 Years After Its Debut

Six decades after the U-2 flew its first mission, the military is trying to harness artificial-intelligence technology to enhance the venerable spy plane's combat...

A Laser That Smells Like a Hound
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A Laser That Smells Like a Hound

University of Adelaide researchers have created a laser that can "smell" different gases within a sample. They liken the laser's ability to differentiate between...

Drone Cops Take Flight in Los Angeles
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Drone Cops Take Flight in Los Angeles

The machine hovered above us, at the edge of a cloud of yellow smoke billowing into the sky from a mock hazardous-waste spill.

QS World Ranks Top Computer Science Universities
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QS World Ranks Top Computer Science Universities

QS World has released 2018 rankings of the world's top computer science and information systems universities. The top 10 includes six universities in the United...

The 2017 Top Programming Languages
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The 2017 Top Programming Languages

It's summertime here at IEEE Spectrum, and that means it's time for our fourth interactive ranking of the top programming languages.

Internet Digital Divide Shows Signs of Giving Way
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Internet Digital Divide Shows Signs of Giving Way

The digital divide is showing signs of giving way as more Americans from all walks of life connect to the Internet. Several historically disadvantaged groups showed...

'Sheikh Avichay' Gets ­nder Gazans' Skin With Quotes From Koran
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'Sheikh Avichay' Gets ­nder Gazans' Skin With Quotes From Koran

Palestinians mock him as "the sheikh." Communicating with him risks arrest.

Our Concerns About the Arrest of Abbas Edalat in Iran
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Our Concerns About the Arrest of Abbas Edalat in Iran

129 experts in computer science, mathematics, and machine learning call for the release of their colleague, the Imperial College London professor who was arrested...

Apple's Plans to Bring Artificial Intelligence to Your Phone
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Apple's Plans to Bring Artificial Intelligence to Your Phone

Apple describes its mobile devices as designed in California and assembled in China.

Greater IT Security Doesn't Equal Fewer Cyberattacks for Hospitals
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Greater IT Security Doesn't Equal Fewer Cyberattacks for Hospitals

Doing more to guard against cyberattacks does not necessarily translate into fewer data breaches for hospitals, according to research from the University of Notre...

Ted Dabney, a Founder of Atari and a Creator of Pong, Dies at 81
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Ted Dabney, a Founder of Atari and a Creator of Pong, Dies at 81

Samuel F. Dabney, an electrical engineer who laid the groundwork for the modern video game industry as a co-founder of Atari and helped create the hit console game...

The Importance of Teaching Robots to Hug
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The Importance of Teaching Robots to Hug

Hugs make us feel warm and safe and comforted and loved.

The Psychosocial Toll of Our Increasingly Online Lives
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The Psychosocial Toll of Our Increasingly Online Lives

As people become more dependent on computer technologies, their physical, mental, and social health may suffer, says UNLV sociologist Simon Gottschalk.

Crime Fighting Gets High-Tech Advances
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Crime Fighting Gets High-Tech Advances

When criminals are plotting, so are vigilant police departments.

Asia Pacific's Most Innovative ­niversities – 2018
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Asia Pacific's Most Innovative ­niversities – 2018

Every scientist hopes for a "Eureka" moment—the jolt of sudden insight when a discovery becomes clear. But great advances always follow regular progress, and while...

The Researchers Who Study Alien Linguistics
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The Researchers Who Study Alien Linguistics

Sheri Wells-Jensen is fascinated by languages no one has ever heard—those that might be spoken by aliens.

Demystifying the Future of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
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Demystifying the Future of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory are using advanced modeling and simulation tools to understand how connected and autonomous vehicles could affect transportation...

Findings Could Lead to More Efficient Electronics
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Findings Could Lead to More Efficient Electronics

A team of physicists has demonstrated a way to conduct electricity between transistors without energy loss, opening the door to low-power electronics.

Google to Drop Pentagon AI Contract After Employee Objections to the 'Business of War'
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Google to Drop Pentagon AI Contract After Employee Objections to the 'Business of War'

Google will not seek to extend its contract next year with the Defense Department for artificial intelligence used to analyze drone video, squashing a controversial...
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