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73 Percent of Developers Who Don't ­se AI Plan to Learn How in 2018
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73 Percent of Developers Who Don't ­se AI Plan to Learn How in 2018

Although only 17 percent of software developers worked with artificial intelligence or machine learning this year, 73 percent of those who did not say they are...

The Best Toys That Teach Kids How to Code
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The Best Toys That Teach Kids How to Code

If you're looking for the perfect gift for children eager to learn the basics of coding, or want to give a little one a heads up when they get to logic and problem...

New Depth Sensors Could Be Sensitive Enough For Self-Driving Cars
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New Depth Sensors Could Be Sensitive Enough For Self-Driving Cars

The Camera Culture group at MIT's Media Lab have developed a computational method that improves the resolution of time-of-flight depth sensors 1,000-fold.

How Facebook's Political ­nit Enables the Dark Art of Digital Propaganda
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How Facebook's Political ­nit Enables the Dark Art of Digital Propaganda

Under fire for Facebook Inc.'s role as a platform for political propaganda, co-founder Mark Zuckerberg has punched back, saying his mission is above partisanship...

Europe's Message to Silicon Valley: Tech Is Not Special
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Europe's Message to Silicon Valley: Tech Is Not Special

What is Uber? The company's standard answer is that it is a technology company—an app that matches people who want to get somewhere to people who will take them...

Satya Nadella on Ai, Sexual Harassment, and Microsoft's Soul
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Satya Nadella on Ai, Sexual Harassment, and Microsoft's Soul

Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella is putting his own stamp on the tech giant once led by Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer.

Nasa Invests in Concept Development For Missions to Comet, Saturn Moon Titan
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Nasa Invests in Concept Development For Missions to Comet, Saturn Moon Titan

NASA has selected two finalist concepts for a robotic mission planned to launch in the mid-2020s: a comet sample return mission and a drone-like rotorcraft that...

Software Developers Step Into the World of Teaching
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Software Developers Step Into the World of Teaching

Students at the Cleveland School of Science and Medicine are getting a crash course on computer programming. The two-people leading the class aren't teachers but...

A 'stem' Parent Boosts Girls' Participation in Science Degrees
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A 'stem' Parent Boosts Girls' Participation in Science Degrees

Having one parent or guardian work in a STEM field makes it more likely for girls to perform better in math and to enroll in a "hard sciences" college degree program such...

China's Selfie Obsession
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China's Selfie Obsession

HoneyCC likes to say that she scarcely remembers the last time someone called her by her given name, Lin Chuchu.

Why Doesn't the N.f.l. ­se Tracking Technology For First-Down Calls?
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Why Doesn't the N.f.l. ­se Tracking Technology For First-Down Calls?

It was a scene almost designed to show the folly of the N.F.L.'s first-down measurement system.

Why Silicon Valley Is Hiring Ex-Federal Agents
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Why Silicon Valley Is Hiring Ex-Federal Agents

The chart on the screen looks like something out of a TV crime drama: an elaborate web of emails and phone numbers, some names and photos, all connected by a mesh...

New It Jobs Created By Bitcoin and Blockchain
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New It Jobs Created By Bitcoin and Blockchain

Searches for jobs mentioning blockchain, bitcoin, or cryptocurrency jumped more than 1,000% since November 2015, according to job search site Indeed. Job postings...

Geeks Are ­sing Science to Make the Best Chocolate Ever
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Geeks Are ­sing Science to Make the Best Chocolate Ever

A new movement called bean-to-bar chocolate is fueled by the tech world. One company used A/B testing to develop a methodology for creating amazing chocolate.  ...

Five Highly-Paid and In-Demand Programming Languages to Learn in 2018
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Five Highly-Paid and In-Demand Programming Languages to Learn in 2018

These languages attract a decent pay packet and are in demand, or their use is expected to take off next year.

­.s. Army Partners with Marine Corps on 3-D Printed Drones
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­.s. Army Partners with Marine Corps on 3-D Printed Drones

U.S. Army researchers are working with the Marines Corps to develop drones that can be 3-D printed on demand, possibly in a matter of minutes.

China's Science Graduates Can Earn More Than Bankers as AI Talent Shortage Pushes Up Pay
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China's Science Graduates Can Earn More Than Bankers as AI Talent Shortage Pushes Up Pay

"Show me the money" might have been a catchphrase associated with highly paid sports stars after Cuba Gooding Jr's character told his agent played by Tom Cruise...

Internet Giants Told: Accept Cyber Curbs to Be Welcome in China
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Internet Giants Told: Accept Cyber Curbs to Be Welcome in China

Google and Facebook will have to accept China's censorship and tough online laws if they want access to its 751 million internet users, Chinese regulators told...

'brain-on-a-Chip' to Test Effects of Biological & Chemical Agents, Develop Countermeasures
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'brain-on-a-Chip' to Test Effects of Biological & Chemical Agents, Develop Countermeasures

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers have developed a "brain-on-a-chip" aimed at testing the effects of biological and chemical agents on the brain...

Carnegie Mellon Reveals Inner Workings of Victorious AI
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Carnegie Mellon Reveals Inner Workings of Victorious AI

Libratus, an artificial intelligence that defeated four top professional poker players in no-limit Texas Hold'em earlier this year, uses a three-pronged approach...
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