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China's Internet Forum May Provide a Peek at Its Cyber-Ambitions
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China's Internet Forum May Provide a Peek at Its Cyber-Ambitions

Heads of state, including the prime ministers of Pakistan and Russia, and major technology firms will gather Wednesday in Wuzhen, a picturesque little town of canals...

Hands-On With Microsoft's Hololens, One Year Later
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Hands-On With Microsoft's Hololens, One Year Later

One year after showing off HoloLens, Microsoft's augmented reality rig remains very much a work in progress.

Spinoff 2016 Highlights Space Technologies Used in Daily Life on Earth
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Spinoff 2016 Highlights Space Technologies Used in Daily Life on Earth

NASA technology is all around us, turning trash into oil, saving women from a deadly complication of childbirth, and putting the bubbles in beer.

Inside the 2016 Black Market for Donor Emails
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Inside the 2016 Black Market for Donor Emails

Scott Walker has begun selling access to his email list to pay off his leftover presidential debt, renting out the email addresses of hundreds of thousands of supporters...

In Virtual Reality, Exercise Bike Becomes a Race Car
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In Virtual Reality, Exercise Bike Becomes a Race Car

A new stationary bike from Boston startup VirZoom requires an unusual accessory while you’re pedaling: a virtual-reality headset, so you can turn your workout into...

How Artificial Intelligence Could Change the Way We Watch Sports
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How Artificial Intelligence Could Change the Way We Watch Sports

Computers have already been trained how to write up quick summaries of sporting events after studying the box score, putting the jobs of sports journalists at risk...

Artificial-Intelligence Research Center Is Founded By Silicon Valley Investors
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Artificial-Intelligence Research Center Is Founded By Silicon Valley Investors

A group of prominent Silicon Valley investors and technology companies said on Friday that they would establish an artificial-intelligence research center to develop...

Singaporean Students Create Device to Help Fight Parkinson's Symptoms
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Singaporean Students Create Device to Help Fight Parkinson's Symptoms

One dangerous aspect of Parkinson's Disease is the impeded ability to walk, which causes people to fall and injure themselves.

Backslash: Anti-Surveillance Gadgets For Protesters
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Backslash: Anti-Surveillance Gadgets For Protesters

When riot police descended on protesters in Ferguson, Missouri, last year sporting assault rifles and armored vehicles, the images sparked an awareness of the military...

Silicon Valley Is in a War Over Artificial Intelligence and Facebook Just Made Its Boldest Move Yet
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Silicon Valley Is in a War Over Artificial Intelligence and Facebook Just Made Its Boldest Move Yet

In the war over deep learning that's currently taking place in Silicon Valley, Facebook just dropped a bomb.

Why Yahoo Faded: The Internet Changed, But It Didn't
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Why Yahoo Faded: The Internet Changed, But It Didn't

Yahoo and I go way back.

Terrorists Mock Bids to End ­se of Social Media
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Terrorists Mock Bids to End ­se of Social Media

In the hours after 14 people were killed in San Bernardino, Calif., a familiar voice celebrated the attacks on Twitter: "California, we have already arrived with...

The Football Mouthguards of Tomorrow Will Detect Dehydration and Head Injuries
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The Football Mouthguards of Tomorrow Will Detect Dehydration and Head Injuries

The humble mouthguard—that C-shaped piece of plastic that protects an athlete's teeth—has remained relatively unchanged for the past 60 years.

Ftc Appoints an Online Privacy Advocate
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Ftc Appoints an Online Privacy Advocate

The Federal Trade Commission has appointed a leading Internet privacy and security expert as its new chief technologist, amid a growing concern for consumer protections...

China Wants to Replace Millions of Workers with Robots
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China Wants to Replace Millions of Workers with Robots

China is laying the groundwork for a robot revolution by planning to automate the work currently done by millions of low-paid workers.

Obama Appeals to Silicon Valley For Help with Online Anti-Extremist Campaign
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Obama Appeals to Silicon Valley For Help with Online Anti-Extremist Campaign

President Barack Obama on Sunday called on Silicon Valley to help address the threat of militant groups using social media and electronic communications to plan...

The High-Stakes Race to Rid the World of Human Drivers
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The High-Stakes Race to Rid the World of Human Drivers

The race to bring driverless cars to the masses is only just beginning, but already it is a fight for the ages.

New Law Paves the Way for Asteroid Mining—But Will It Work?
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New Law Paves the Way for Asteroid Mining—But Will It Work?

Mining asteroids may sound like a concept ripped from science fiction, but a new law is aiming to make it a reality.

Artificial Intelligence Ethics a New Focus at Cambridge ­niversity
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Artificial Intelligence Ethics a New Focus at Cambridge ­niversity

A new center to study the implications of artificial intelligence and try to influence its ethical development has been established at the U.K.'s Cambridge University...

Apple Open Sources Its Swift Programming Language
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Apple Open Sources Its Swift Programming Language

In a move that represents a significant shift for Apple—and for the tech industry as a whole—the world's most valuable company has open sourced its Swift programming...
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