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Solve These Tough Data Problems and Watch Job Offers Roll In
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Solve These Tough Data Problems and Watch Job Offers Roll In

Late in 2015, Gilberto Titericz, an electrical engineer at Brazil's state oil company Petrobras, told his boss he planned to resign, after seven years maintaining...

Why the Explosive Growth of E-Commerce Could Mean More Jobs
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Why the Explosive Growth of E-Commerce Could Mean More Jobs

When the robots came to online retailer Boxed, dread came, too: The familiar fear that the machines would take over, leaving a trail of unemployed humans in their...

How We Feel About Robots That Feel
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How We Feel About Robots That Feel

Octavia, a humanoid robot designed to fight fires on Navy ships, has mastered an impressive range of facial expressions.

Nanoribbons Enable 'on-Off' Switch For Graphene
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Nanoribbons Enable 'on-Off' Switch For Graphene

Scientists have discovered a new way to synthesize semiconducting graphene ribbons, which may be useful for a broad range of electronics applications.

Like Magic: The Tech That Goes Into Making Money Harder to Fake
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Like Magic: The Tech That Goes Into Making Money Harder to Fake

In 2005, shortly after earning a master's degree in electrical and computer engineering, Sam Cape was looking for work online when he came across a cryptic help...

Dawn Mission Extended at Ceres
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Dawn Mission Extended at Ceres

NASA has authorized a second extension of the Dawn mission at Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. During this extension, the...

How Kaspersky Lab Got on the US Government's Bad Side
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How Kaspersky Lab Got on the US Government's Bad Side

The US government and one of the most popular and well-reviewed antivirus software companies are going through a messy breakup.

Material Could Bring Optical Communication Onto Silicon Chips
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Material Could Bring Optical Communication Onto Silicon Chips

Researchers have developed ultrathin films of a semiconductor that emits and detects light and can be integrated into silicon CMOS chips.

This Company's Robots Are Making Everything, and Reshaping the World
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This Company's Robots Are Making Everything, and Reshaping the World

The headquarters of Fanuc sit in the shadow of Mt. Fuji, on a sprawling, secluded campus of 22 windowless factories and dozens of office buildings.

Taming 'wild' Electrons in Graphene
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Taming 'wild' Electrons in Graphene

Scientists have learned how to tame the unruly electrons in graphene, paving the way for the ultra-fast transport of electrons with low loss of energy in novel...

Canada, a Leader in Ai, Is Now Taking Aim at Driverless Cars
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Canada, a Leader in Ai, Is Now Taking Aim at Driverless Cars

Having built an impressive lead in artificial intelligence, Canada is keen to do the same in driverless cars—specifically the lidar (laser radar) technology that...

Andrew Ng Has a Chatbot That Can Help with Depression
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Andrew Ng Has a Chatbot That Can Help with Depression

I'm a little embarrassed to admit this, but I've been seeing a virtual therapist.

The Shape of Work to Come 
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The Shape of Work to Come 

Last year, entrepreneur Sebastian Thrun set out to augment his sales force with artificial intelligence.

World's Most Powerful Computer Will Boost China, Scientist Says
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World's Most Powerful Computer Will Boost China, Scientist Says

Tianhe-3, the world's first exascale supercomputer, will "become an important platform for national scientific development and industrial reforms," says Meng Xiangfei...

Quantum Inside: Intel Manufactures an Exotic New Chip
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Quantum Inside: Intel Manufactures an Exotic New Chip

Intel has begun manufacturing chips for quantum computers.

Deepmind's Superpowerful AI Sets Its Sights on Drug Discovery
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Deepmind's Superpowerful AI Sets Its Sights on Drug Discovery

DeepMind, the London-based artificial intelligence company owned by Alphabet Inc., is planning to let its software learn how to fold proteins, an important problem...

Intel Proposes System to Make Self-Driving Cars Blameless
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Intel Proposes System to Make Self-Driving Cars Blameless

Intel Corp. has developed a system it says ensures that self-driving vehicles can't cause accidents where they are at fault, an effort to reassure a skeptical public...

Exascale and the City
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Exascale and the City

The Multiscale Coupled Urban Systems project will create a computational framework for urban developers and planners to evaluate integrated models of city systems...

Welcoming Our New Robot Overlords
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Welcoming Our New Robot Overlords

When David Stinson finished high school, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1977, the first thing he did was get a job building houses.

Virtual Therapists Help Veterans Open Up About Ptsd
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Virtual Therapists Help Veterans Open Up About Ptsd

When US troops return home from a tour of duty, each person finds their own way to resume their daily lives.
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