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Will Banning 'killer Robots' Actually Stop Robots From Killing?
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Will Banning 'killer Robots' Actually Stop Robots From Killing?

Killer robots force questions that are set to define the coming age of automation, artificial intelligence, and robotics, researchers say.

Glassdoor Data Reveals Widest Gender Pay Gaps in Tech
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Glassdoor Data Reveals Widest Gender Pay Gaps in Tech

The pay gap in tech is real, and wider than in many sectors. Seventy-five percent of the tech occupations we examined had gender pay gaps above the national average...

How Data Failed ­S in Calling an Election
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How Data Failed ­S in Calling an Election

It was a rough night for number crunchers. And for the faith that people in every field—business, politics, sports and academia—have increasingly placed in the...

Trump's Big Data Mind Explains How He Knew Trump Could Win
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Trump's Big Data Mind Explains How He Knew Trump Could Win

The Associated Press had yet to call the presidential election for President-elect Donald Trump, and races in tight states like Pennsylvania and New Hampshire were...

Silicon Valley Reels in Wake of Trump's Presidential Victory
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Silicon Valley Reels in Wake of Trump's Presidential Victory

The 2016 presidential race was a powerful illustration of the influence that internet services have to shape the national political conversation.

China Adopts Cybersecurity Law Despite Foreign Opposition
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China Adopts Cybersecurity Law Despite Foreign Opposition

China has green-lit a sweeping and controversial law that may grant Beijing unprecedented access to foreign companies' technology and hamstring their operations...

Scientists Can Publish Their Best Work at Any Age
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Scientists Can Publish Their Best Work at Any Age

Hoping that your next paper will be the big one?

The People's Code – Now on Code.gov
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The People's Code – Now on Code.gov

The White House has launched Code.gov to help the United States unlock the potential of the Federal Government's software.

Plant-Genome Hackers Seek Better Ways to Produce Customized Crops
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Plant-Genome Hackers Seek Better Ways to Produce Customized Crops

When crop engineers from around the world gathered in London in late October, their research goals were ambitious: to make rice that uses water more efficiently...

Being More Like Men Does Not Help Women in STEM Careers
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Being More Like Men Does Not Help Women in STEM Careers

Women who planned to delay marriage and limit the number of children they wanted — which would let them focus exclusively on work — didn't get the same employment...

Inside the Classroom Where San Quentin Inmates Learn to Code
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Inside the Classroom Where San Quentin Inmates Learn to Code

At San Quentin State Prison in California, inmates are barred from using the internet, and many have been serving time since before smartphones existed. But a new...

Enough Hype: U.s. Economy Needs Internet of Things to Deliver
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Enough Hype: U.s. Economy Needs Internet of Things to Deliver

In the world of making everyday life more digital, something is starting to tip. You can see it at Noyes Air Conditioning Inc. on Monday mornings.

We Went to the Grace Hopper Celebration. Here's What We're Bringing Back
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We Went to the Grace Hopper Celebration. Here's What We're Bringing Back

Members of The New York Times Developers recently made their first group trip to the Grace Hopper Celebration. At 15,000 attendees, GHC is the world's largest gathering...

The Stakes Are Rising in Google's Antitrust Fight With Europe
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The Stakes Are Rising in Google's Antitrust Fight With Europe

Google is locked in a six-year battle with Europe's antitrust officials. And the stakes for both sides are getting higher.

Controversial Chinese Cybersecurity Law Enters Home Stretch For Approval
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Controversial Chinese Cybersecurity Law Enters Home Stretch For Approval

A controversial Chinese cybersecurity law that has sparked protests from foreign governments and business groups neared approval on Monday as parliament held the...

Nate Silver Blew It When He Missed Trump. Now He Really Needs to Get It Right.
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Nate Silver Blew It When He Missed Trump. Now He Really Needs to Get It Right.

Nate Silver is on the downtown 1 train. Possibly because he looks like a (modestly) hip math teacher, and hardly looks up from his phone, he goes unrecognized until...

Inclusion Increases Innovation at Brookhaven Lab
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Inclusion Increases Innovation at Brookhaven Lab

The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory hosted a two-day workshop focused on diversity and inclusion's role in innovation and discovery.

IBM Is Counting on Its Bet on Watson, and Paying Big Money For It
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IBM Is Counting on Its Bet on Watson, and Paying Big Money For It

Watson, can you grow into a multibillion-dollar business and become the engine of IBM's resurgence?

What Do Kids Really Need to Know About Computer Science?
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What Do Kids Really Need to Know About Computer Science?

The K–12 Computer Science Framework aims to make computer science welcoming to all students — including female, black, Hispanic and other kids who have been disproportionately...

AI Pioneer Yoshua Bengio Is Launching Element Ai, a Deep-Learning Incubator
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AI Pioneer Yoshua Bengio Is Launching Element Ai, a Deep-Learning Incubator

Yoshua Bengio, one of the leading figures behind the rise of deep learning, is launching a Silicon Valley-style startup incubator dedicated to this enormously influential...
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