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Making Computers Explain Themselves
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Making Computers Explain Themselves

Researchers at MIT have described a new way to train neural networks so that they provide not only predictions and classifications but rationales for their decisions...

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...

Twitter's 'firehose' of Tweets Is Incredibly Valuable, and Just as Dangerous
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Twitter's 'firehose' of Tweets Is Incredibly Valuable, and Just as Dangerous

There are half a billion tweets a day. For the company, they’re sellable data. For despots, they’re a great way to hunt dissidents.

Researchers Look to Strengthen 'internet of Things' Security
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Researchers Look to Strengthen 'internet of Things' Security

Indiana University researchers have received $1.8 million from the U.S. National Science Foundation to ensure that door locks, lightbulbs, cameras, and other common...

The Next Generation of Scholarly Publishing
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The Next Generation of Scholarly Publishing

Concordia University launches the first open-access academic press in Quebec.

Can A Brain-Computer Interface Convert Your Thoughts To Text?
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Can A Brain-Computer Interface Convert Your Thoughts To Text?

A device could decode a person's thoughts into actual speech or written words could be a game-changer for those with speech pathologies or for patients who lack...

Six Contractors Have Begun Work on Nasa's Gateway to Deep Space
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Six Contractors Have Begun Work on Nasa's Gateway to Deep Space

NASA has a problem.

Vulnerability Is the Internet's Original Sin
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Vulnerability Is the Internet's Original Sin

On the day (perhaps not long from now) when the entire internet crashes, no one will be able to say that we didn’t see it coming.

The Pentagon's 'terminator Conundrum': Robots That Could Kill on Their Own
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The Pentagon's 'terminator Conundrum': Robots That Could Kill on Their Own

The small drone, with its six whirring rotors, swept past the replica of a Middle Eastern village and closed in on a mosque-like structure, its camera scanning...

Big Debate About Shakespeare Finally Settled By Big Data
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Big Debate About Shakespeare Finally Settled By Big Data

For the first time and with a bit of help from computers and big data, the Oxford University Press will add Christopher Marlowe as a co-author in all three "Henry...

Why It Was So Easy to Hack the Cameras that Took Down the Web
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Why It Was So Easy to Hack the Cameras that Took Down the Web

If you were anywhere near the internet in the US on Friday, you probably noticed a bunch of your favorite websites were down for much of the day. Now experts are...

Wearable Robotic Exoskeleton Aims For Human Gait Rehab
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Wearable Robotic Exoskeleton Aims For Human Gait Rehab

Stroke and spinal cord injury rehab may soon be improved by a wearable robotic exoskeleton designed by a team of researchers in China and Denmark.

Silicon Valley Decides It's Just Too Hard to Build a Car
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Silicon Valley Decides It's Just Too Hard to Build a Car

Bill Ford is tired of hearing the future of cars belongs to Silicon Valley.

Cybersecurity Needed For Autos, Too
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Cybersecurity Needed For Autos, Too

Cybersecurity is not limited to computers and smart phones. Today's automobile runs 100 million lines of software code, or 50 times more than the F-22 Raptor fighter...

Women in Tech: Why the Small Victories Matter
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Women in Tech: Why the Small Victories Matter

Published diversity and inclusion reports show that tech companies struggle to get their technical workforces up to even 30 percent women. The way out of this problem...

3D-Printed Metamaterial Shrinks When Heated
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3D-Printed Metamaterial Shrinks When Heated

A group of researchers have developed 3-D printed materials with a unique property — instead of expanding when heated, they shrink.

Mark Zuckerberg's Long March to China
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Mark Zuckerberg's Long March to China

For U.S. Internet businesses, China is the land of moral defeat.

Telecom's Next Battle Will Take Place in the Web's Slow Lane
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Telecom's Next Battle Will Take Place in the Web's Slow Lane

After decades spent developing ever-faster networks that can do everything from stream Beyonce videos to steer driverless cars, the telecom industry has found a...

​AI Expert: Super-Smart Cars Are Just a Glorious Beginning
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​AI Expert: Super-Smart Cars Are Just a Glorious Beginning

Prepare for your car to become an intellectual giant—and for you to like it.
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