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Elon Musk's Billion-Dollar Crusade to Stop the A.i. Apocalypse
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Elon Musk's Billion-Dollar Crusade to Stop the A.i. Apocalypse

It was just a friendly little argument about the fate of humanity. Demis Hassabis, a leading creator of advanced artificial intelligence, was chatting with ...

The Battle For Top AI Talent Only Gets Tougher From Here
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The Battle For Top AI Talent Only Gets Tougher From Here

Andrew Ng helped create two of Silicon Valley's leading artificial intelligence labs.

Sorry, a Robot Is Not About to Replace Your Lawyer
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Sorry, a Robot Is Not About to Replace Your Lawyer

Impressive advances in artificial intelligence technology tailored for legal work have led some lawyers to worry that their profession may be Silicon Valley's next...

Research Examines Susceptibility to Cyberattacks Through Brain Activity, Eye Gaze
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Research Examines Susceptibility to Cyberattacks Through Brain Activity, Eye Gaze

Researchers are using neuroimaging to observe what happens in Internet users' brains when they encounter malware warnings or malicious websites.

John Maeda: If You Want to Survive in Design, You Better Learn to Code
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John Maeda: If You Want to Survive in Design, You Better Learn to Code

Silicon Valley finally understands the essential role of design.

Are Teenagers Replacing Drugs With Smartphones?
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Are Teenagers Replacing Drugs With Smartphones?

Amid an opioid epidemic, the rise of deadly synthetic drugs and the widening legalization of marijuana, a curious bright spot has emerged in the youth drug culture...

Car Wars
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Car Wars

The stakes are impossibly high. Self-driving cars are arguably the great technological promise of the 21st century.

This Entrepreneur Dares You to Hack His Gadgets
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This Entrepreneur Dares You to Hack His Gadgets

Serial entrepreneur Andrew "Bunnie" Huang believes that consumer product companies should make their hardware designs publicly available so that anyone can study...

Robot Uses Social Feedback to Fetch Objects Intelligently
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Robot Uses Social Feedback to Fetch Objects Intelligently

An algorithm developed at Brown University allows robots ask questions to get better at fetching objects, an important task for future robot assistants.

Super-Fast Parkinson's App Will Track Symptoms More Closely
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Super-Fast Parkinson's App Will Track Symptoms More Closely

A smartphone app that uses deep learning lets people with Parkinson's disease test their symptoms at home in just 4 minutes.

Brain-Controlled Robots
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Brain-Controlled Robots

A team from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and Boston University has created a feedback system that lets people communicate with...

Model Considers Personality to Help Manage Smartphone Interruptions
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Model Considers Personality to Help Manage Smartphone Interruptions

A Rutgers University study reveals that personality traits influence and help predict a user's receptiveness to smartphone notifications.

Forget Welding. The Hottest New Vocational Schools Do Digital Design
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Forget Welding. The Hottest New Vocational Schools Do Digital Design

"Ten years ago no one even knew what user experience design was," says John Paul Rowan, vice president at the Savannah College of Art and Design. No longer. Like...

Amazon Deepens University Ties in Artificial Intelligence Race
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Amazon Deepens University Ties in Artificial Intelligence Race

Amazon.com Inc has launched a new program to help students build capabilities into its voice-controlled assistant Alexa, the company told Reuters, the latest move...

Singing Posters and Talking Shirts: Turning Everyday Objects Into Fm Radio Stations
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Singing Posters and Talking Shirts: Turning Everyday Objects Into Fm Radio Stations

A new technique pioneered by University of Washington engineers uses ambient radio signals to turn everyday objects into FM radio stations.

How the Media Are ­sing Encryption Tools to Collect Anonymous Tips
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How the Media Are ­sing Encryption Tools to Collect Anonymous Tips

There was a time when a whistleblower had to rely on the Postal Service, or a pay phone, or an underground parking garage to leak to the press.

Trump Inspires Encryption Boom in Leaky D.c.
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Trump Inspires Encryption Boom in Leaky D.c.

Poisonous political divisions have spawned an encryption arms race across the Trump administration, as both the president’s advisers and career civil servants scramble...

The 'curious' Robots Searching For the Ocean's Secrets
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The 'curious' Robots Searching For the Ocean's Secrets

People have been exploring the Earth since ancient times—traversing deserts, climbing mountains, and trekking through forests. But there is one ecological realm...

Face It, Meatsack: Pro Gamer Will Be the Only Job Left
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Face It, Meatsack: Pro Gamer Will Be the Only Job Left

Look at economic data closely and the trends aren't pretty: People with elite backgrounds are hoovering up an increasing share of new income and wealth.

No, Robots Aren't Killing the American Dream
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No, Robots Aren't Killing the American Dream

Defenders of globalization are on solid ground when they criticize President Trump's threats of punitive tariffs and border walls.
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