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Google and Facebook's Idealistic Futures Are Built on Ads
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Google and Facebook's Idealistic Futures Are Built on Ads

In 2011 a young computer scientist named Jeff Hammerbacher said something profound while explaining why he'd decided to leave Facebook—and the promise of a small...

Deep Learning Is a Black Box, but Health Care Won't Mind
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Deep Learning Is a Black Box, but Health Care Won't Mind

Earlier this year, artificial intelligence scientist Sebastian Thrun and colleagues at Stanford University demonstrated that a "deep learning" algorithm was capable...

An Ostrich-Like Robot Pushes the Limits of Legged Locomotion
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An Ostrich-Like Robot Pushes the Limits of Legged Locomotion

What looks like a tiny mechanical ostrich chasing after a car is actually a significant leap forward for robot-kind.

How to Survive the Digital Age? Transform the Corporation
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How to Survive the Digital Age? Transform the Corporation

The convergence of machine learning, mobile connectivity, the Internet of Things, heightened computing power, and other technologies will produce a data tsunami...

Research Shows Technology May Speed Political Polarization
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Research Shows Technology May Speed Political Polarization

Customizability technology increases selective exposure to online political news and minimizes exposure to alternate information, which may contribute to political...

Meet the People Who Train the Robots (to Do Their Own Jobs)
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Meet the People Who Train the Robots (to Do Their Own Jobs)

What if part of your job became teaching a computer everything you know about doing someone's job—perhaps your own?

Scientists Set Record Resolution For Drawing at the One-Nanometer Length Scale
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Scientists Set Record Resolution For Drawing at the One-Nanometer Length Scale

An electron microscope-based lithography system for patterning materials at sizes as small as a single nanometer could be used to create and study materials with...

The Internet of Things Needs a Code of Ethics
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The Internet of Things Needs a Code of Ethics

In October, when malware called Mirai took over poorly secured webcams and DVRs, and used them to disrupt internet access across the United States, I wondered who...

­.s.-Funded Malware Detection Tech Gets Commercial License
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­.s.-Funded Malware Detection Tech Gets Commercial License

Hyperion malware detection technology developed at the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory will move to the commercial market as part of a...

Software Startups Aim to Automate Bio Labs
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Software Startups Aim to Automate Bio Labs

Earlier this month, major tech consulting company Cambridge Consultants announced a partnership with Synthace, a small, U.K.-based software startup.

The ­S Takes On the World in Nato's Cyber War Games
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The ­S Takes On the World in Nato's Cyber War Games

Last year, Capt. Sean Ruddy and his team of operator-soldiers from the US Cyber Brigade entered a Locked Shields, a NATO-organized cyber-defense war game that pits...

The Easter Egg Puzzles that Are Hiding Inside Video Games
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The Easter Egg Puzzles that Are Hiding Inside Video Games

Brad Hill knew what the jumbled letters represented, but he had no idea where they would lead.

Next List 2017 20 Tech Visionaries Who Are Creating the Future
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Next List 2017 20 Tech Visionaries Who Are Creating the Future

Microsoft will build computers even more sleek and beautiful than Apple's. Robots will 3-D-print cool shoes that are personalized just for you.

Tech's Diversity Issues Could Cost It $16 Billion a Year
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Tech's Diversity Issues Could Cost It $16 Billion a Year

Unfair treatment at work is a big reason tech workers leave. It affects underrepresented groups and it's costing the industry, a study shows.

Can Early Experiences With Computers, Robots Increase STEM Interest Among Young Girls?
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Can Early Experiences With Computers, Robots Increase STEM Interest Among Young Girls?

Incorporating more programming activities in the classroom or at home may ignite and sustain girls' interest in technology and boost confidence in their abilities...

Light Has New Capacity For Electronics
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Light Has New Capacity For Electronics

Researchers have demonstrated a photo-dielectric effect that is not due to photo-conduction, a finding expected to contribute to the development of photo-capacitors...

Wireless Power Could Enable Ingestible Electronics
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Wireless Power Could Enable Ingestible Electronics

Researchers have devised a way to wirelessly power small sensors or drug delivery devices that could reside in the digestive tract indefinitely after being swallowed...

The Big Missed Opportunity With Big Data
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The Big Missed Opportunity With Big Data

A seemingly endless trove of data is available from increasingly connected consumers, but most companies continued to operate as if it was business as usual. Professor Raj...

Researcher Takes the Driver's Seat for Safe, Autonomous Vehicles
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Researcher Takes the Driver's Seat for Safe, Autonomous Vehicles

ORNL researcher Jackeline Rios-Torres sees connected and automated vehicles as a key to safer, more efficient future transportation.

New Colorado Law Calls For State Standard In Computer Science Education
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New Colorado Law Calls For State Standard In Computer Science Education

Gov. John Hickenlooper signed a bill aimed at boosting computer science education in Colorado's public schools. The goal is to prepare Colorado students for jobs...
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