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New Data Science Method Makes Charts Easier to Read at a Glance
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New Data Science Method Makes Charts Easier to Read at a Glance

The "Pixel Approximate Entropy" technique, which provides a score to quantify the visual complexity of difficult charts, could help users in emergency settings...

In Facebook's Effort to Fight Fake News, Human Fact-Checkers Struggle to Keep ­p
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In Facebook's Effort to Fight Fake News, Human Fact-Checkers Struggle to Keep ­p

At Facebook Inc. headquarters in Silicon Valley this week, engineers and researchers huddled around computers in a newly configured "war room" to fight misinformation...

Grant to Increase ­TA Doctoral Students in Computer Science and Engineering
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Grant to Increase ­TA Doctoral Students in Computer Science and Engineering

Professor Ishfaq Ahmad has received a $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education that will significantly increase the number of Ph.D. students in...

Google Really Is Trying to Build a Censored Chinese Search Engine, Its CEO Confirms
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Google Really Is Trying to Build a Censored Chinese Search Engine, Its CEO Confirms

Google on Monday finally confirmed a secretive project that's been fueling an employee-led backlash for weeks at the company: an effort to build a version of its...

M.I.T. Plans College for Artificial Intelligence, Backed by $1 Billion
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M.I.T. Plans College for Artificial Intelligence, Backed by $1 Billion

Every major university is wrestling with how to adapt to the technology wave of artificial intelligence—how to prepare students not only to harness the powerful...

The 50 Most Influential Living Computer Scientists
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The 50 Most Influential Living Computer Scientists

TheBestSchools.org compiled a list of 50 mathematicians, logicians, and computer scientists who did most of the scientific spadework that laid the foundations for...

Eating With Your Eyes: Virtual Reality Can Alter Taste
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Eating With Your Eyes: Virtual Reality Can Alter Taste

Cornell food scientists used virtual reality to show how people's perception of real food can be altered by their surroundings, according to research published...

Stringent Password Policies Help Prevent Fraud, Study Finds
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Stringent Password Policies Help Prevent Fraud, Study Finds

Longer minimum passwords are the most effective way to prevent password reuse and reduce potential exposure in a third-party data breach.

Backscatter Method Allows 3D-Printed Objects to Communicate Their ­sage Wirelessly
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Backscatter Method Allows 3D-Printed Objects to Communicate Their ­sage Wirelessly

Researchers at the University of Washington have developed 3-D printed assistive technology that can track and store their use—without using batteries or electronics...

Students Develop Technology to Prevent Road Accidents
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Students Develop Technology to Prevent Road Accidents

Students at UPES in New Delhi have developed a sleep detector device that issues an alarm to alert inattentive drivers.

Supercomputing for Better Commuting
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Supercomputing for Better Commuting

ORNL and GridSmart Technologies are using high performance computing to improve fuel economy, reduce emissions, and facilitate the smooth flow of traffic.

60 Years of DARPA's Favorite Toys
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60 Years of DARPA's Favorite Toys

This year, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) turned 60. To celebrate, DARPA held a conference in Washington, D.C. One of the highlights...

Empowering Communities Through Computer Science
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Empowering Communities Through Computer Science

A team of researchers at Northwestern University's Delta Lab work to design more inclusive educational technologies.

To Find China's Best Driverless Technology, Look in Silicon Valley
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To Find China's Best Driverless Technology, Look in Silicon Valley

China's homegrown search giant, much like its U.S. counterpart, has a division focused entirely on driverless vehicles. And just like its rival, Google-born Waymo...

Germany's Self-Driving Streetcar Puts Autonomous Tech on Track
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Germany's Self-Driving Streetcar Puts Autonomous Tech on Track

Of the many acronyms engineers spend their lives internalizing, few are more valuable than KISS: Keep It Simple, Stupid. Constrain the problem, reduce the variables...

Most Preschool Educational Apps Not Designed to Help Children Learn, Study Finds
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Most Preschool Educational Apps Not Designed to Help Children Learn, Study Finds

Most literacy and math educational apps for preschoolers incorporate few evidence-based features that align with best practices for teaching, a UCI study says. ...

JAXA Wants Telepresence Robots for In-Space Construction and Exploration
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JAXA Wants Telepresence Robots for In-Space Construction and Exploration

Last Monday, we covered the new, updated, and way way better guidelines for the ANA Avatar XPRIZE.

In 1968, Computers Got Personal: How the 'Mother of All Demos' Changed the World
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In 1968, Computers Got Personal: How the 'Mother of All Demos' Changed the World

On a crisp California afternoon in early December 1968, a square-jawed, mild-mannered Stanford researcher named Douglas Engelbart took the stage at San Francisco's...

Luis von Ahn Awarded $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize
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Luis von Ahn Awarded $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize

Luis von Ahn, consulting professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University and CEO of Duolingo, is the winner of the 2018 $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize...

AI Aimed at Making Life Easier Poses Dangerous Threat
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AI Aimed at Making Life Easier Poses Dangerous Threat

Wouldn't it be great if your smartphone could call your hairdresser and book an appointment, or haggle with your favorite restaurant for dinner reservations?
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