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What Is 'military Artificial Intelligence'? 
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What Is 'military Artificial Intelligence'? 

We are in an era of existential fear of technology.

Oracle Pledges $1.4 Billion to Support Computer Science Education in the European Union 
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Oracle Pledges $1.4 Billion to Support Computer Science Education in the European Union 

Oracle announced a three-year investment totaling $1.4 billion in direct and in-kind support of computer science education throughout the European Union member...

Computer Learns to Recognize Sounds By Watching Video
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Computer Learns to Recognize Sounds By Watching Video

Machine-learning system doesn't require costly hand-annotated data.

How Artificial Intelligence and Robots Will Radically Transform the Economy
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How Artificial Intelligence and Robots Will Radically Transform the Economy

Next time you stop for gas at a self-serve pump, say hello to the robot in front of you.

Advancing the Science of Cybersecurity
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Advancing the Science of Cybersecurity

The U.S. National Science Foundation has announced $76 million in research grants to study the scientific, engineering, and socio-technical aspects of cybersecurity...

Suggestions For You: A Better, Faster Recommendation Algorithm
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Suggestions For You: A Better, Faster Recommendation Algorithm

Computer scientists have introduced a new recommendation system that differs from existing models in two major ways.

Why Skee-Ball Doesn't Change
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Why Skee-Ball Doesn't Change

In 1909, the same year that William Howard Taft became president, the arcade game known as skee-ball made its appearance. 

Theory Challenging Einstein's View on Speed of Light Could Soon Be Tested
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Theory Challenging Einstein's View on Speed of Light Could Soon Be Tested

The newborn universe may have glowed with light beams moving much faster than they do today, according to a theory that overturns Einstein's century-old claim that...

Technion Researchers Create First 'water-Wave' Laser
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Technion Researchers Create First 'water-Wave' Laser

Technion researchers have demonstrated that laser emissions can be created through the interaction of light and water waves. This "water-wave laser" could enable...

The New Workplace Is Agile, and Nonstop. Can You Keep Up?
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The New Workplace Is Agile, and Nonstop. Can You Keep Up?

Whether you like it or not, your boss may want you to start acting more like a programmer.

Trump's Populism Is Only the Beginning. Here Come the Robots. 
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Trump's Populism Is Only the Beginning. Here Come the Robots. 

Donald Trump's win is a wake-up call that voters are angry with a system that's made middle-class jobs tougher to come by, and increased inequality.

Peer-Review 'heroes' Do Lion's Share of the Work
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Peer-Review 'heroes' Do Lion's Share of the Work

In 2010, researchers Jeremy Fox and Owen Petchey issued a stark warning about the sustainability of scientific peer review.

Researchers Develop 'Lab on the Skin' for Sweat Analysis
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Researchers Develop 'Lab on the Skin' for Sweat Analysis

A research team has developed a soft, flexible microfluidic device that easily adheres to a person's skin and measures the wearer's sweat to show how his or her...

Blood Diseases Could Show Crispr's Potential as Therapy
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Blood Diseases Could Show Crispr's Potential as Therapy

You know you've struck marketing gold when a brand becomes a so-called "proprietary eponym."

Trump's Immigration Crackdown Could Spark a Tech Brain Drain
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Trump's Immigration Crackdown Could Spark a Tech Brain Drain

Clément Garnier doesn't know how much time he has left.

James Simons's Foundation Starts New Institute For Computing, Big Data
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James Simons's Foundation Starts New Institute For Computing, Big Data

A new private research institute financed by the billionaire James H. Simons in New York will develop software tools and apply cutting edge computing techniques...

Supersonic Spray Yields New Nanomaterial For Bendable, Wearable Electronics
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Supersonic Spray Yields New Nanomaterial For Bendable, Wearable Electronics

A new, ultrathin film that is both transparent and highly conductive to electric current has been produced by a cheap and simple method devised by an international...

New Institute Pushes the Boundaries of Big Data
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New Institute Pushes the Boundaries of Big Data

The Simons Foundation launches Flatiron Institute, a group of computational centers exploring galaxy formation, genomics, neuroscience, and other fields.

Toward X-Ray Movies
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Toward X-Ray Movies

Low-power tabletop source of ultrashort electron beams could replace car-size laboratory devices.

Google Opens Montreal AI Lab to Snag Scarce Global Talent
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Google Opens Montreal AI Lab to Snag Scarce Global Talent

Google is building a new artificial intelligence lab in Montreal dedicated to deep learning, a technology that's rapidly reinventing not only Google but the rest...
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