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'Flippy,' the Fast Food Robot, Temporarily Decommissioned for Being Too Slow
After a single day of working as a cook at a Caliburger location in Pasadena this week, Flippy the burger-flipping robot has stopped flipping.
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The .S. Businesses at Risk from Trade War With China
U.S. companies need to prepare for greater tension between President Donald Trump's administration and China.
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Don't Blame China, Mr. President. Blame the Robots.
Mr. President, if you're looking for someone to demonize for killing blue-collar jobs in your favorite industries, don't blame China and "bad trade deals." Blame...
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The vast majority of Americans expect artificial intelligence to lead to job losses in the coming decade, but few see it coming for their own position.
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World War II Carrier 'Lady Lex' Found 2 Miles nder Sea by Allen Expedition
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Bioengineers Today Emphasize the Crucial Ingredient Dr. Frankenstein Forgot: Responsibility
Mary Shelley was 20 when she published "Frankenstein" in 1818. Two hundred years on, the book remains thrilling, challenging and relevant—especially for scientists...
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Flippy, a Robotic Kitchen Assistant, Cooks Burgers in California
Flippy, an autonomous robotic kitchen assistant, is working alongside kitchen staff flipping burgers at CaliBurger in Pasadena, Calif.
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The Math Behind the Perfect Free Throw
Some 20 years ago, my colleague Dr. Chau Tran and I developed a way to simulate the trajectories of millions of basketballs on the computer.
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Artificial Intelligence for the Real World
In 2013, the MD Anderson Cancer Center launched a "moon shot" project: diagnose and recommend treatment plans for certain forms of cancer using IBM's Watson cognitive...
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AI Will Create New Jobs But Skills Must Shift, Say Tech Giants
AI will create more jobs than it destroys was the not-so-subtle rebuttal from tech giants to growing concern over the impact of automation technologies on employment...
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Big Pharma, Big Data: Why Drugmakers Want Your Health Records
Drugmakers are racing to scoop up patient health records and strike deals with technology companies as big data analytics start to unlock a trove of information...
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Tech Companies Should Stop Pretending AI Won't Destroy Jobs
I took an Uber to an artificial-intelligence conference at MIT one recent morning, and the driver asked me how long it would take for autonomous vehicles to take...
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.S. Blocks a Chinese Deal Amid Rising Tensions Over Technology
United States officials have torpedoed a Chinese state-backed group's plan to buy an American electronics company, signaling the Trump administration's continuing...
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This 'Gray Hat' Hacker Breaks Into Your Car, to Prove a Point
Cybercrime is expanding beyond computers and cellphones. Cars, washers and dryers, and even toasters are going online—an evolution of technology called the ...
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Inside the Command Center Keeping the Winter Olympics Safe
It's a Sunday during the Winter Olympic Games in South Korea, at one in the afternoon—at least in this simulation.
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Why A.I. Researchers at Google Got Desks Next to the Boss
If you want to understand the priorities of a technology company, first look at the seating chart.
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Bad News FBI, Snowden's Favorite Chat App Is Booming
The encrypted chat app Signal, which NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden once said he uses every day, just got a mighty $50 million in funding intended to boost the...
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Twitter 'Bot' Purge Causes Outcry from Trollerati as Follower Counts Fall
A number of "alt-right," pro-Trump, and self-described conservative social media personalities awoke this morning to find that they had a lot fewer followers on...
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The Geeks Who Put a Stop to Pennsylvania's Partisan Gerrymandering
The morning John Kennedy was set to testify last December, he woke up at 1:30 am, in an unfamiliar hotel room in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, adrenaline coursing through...
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In 1984, two men were thinking a lot about the Internet. One of them invented it. The other is an artist who would see its impact on society with uncanny prescience...
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