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The CRISPR Pioneers
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The CRISPR Pioneers

Dr. Carl June's lab at the University of Pennsylvania looks like any other biology research hub.

Congress Moves to Curb Ticket Scalping, Banning Bots ­sed Online
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Congress Moves to Curb Ticket Scalping, Banning Bots ­sed Online

With public attention focused on the scourge of online ticket scalping, Congress has passed a bill outlawing bots, or computer programs that let users scoop up...

Vietnam's Startup Scene Lures Back One-Time Refugees
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Vietnam's Startup Scene Lures Back One-Time Refugees

During Dang Van Tran's numerous attempts to flee Vietnam at the age of seven he was shot at twice, nearly drowned at sea and stranded on an island.

Robots Won't Kill the Workforce. They'll Save the Global Economy.
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Robots Won't Kill the Workforce. They'll Save the Global Economy.

The United Nations forecasts that the global population will rise from 7.3 billion to nearly 10 billion by 2050, a big number that often prompts warnings about...

What Is 'military Artificial Intelligence'? 
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What Is 'military Artificial Intelligence'? 

We are in an era of existential fear of technology.

How Artificial Intelligence and Robots Will Radically Transform the Economy
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How Artificial Intelligence and Robots Will Radically Transform the Economy

Next time you stop for gas at a self-serve pump, say hello to the robot in front of you.

Theory Challenging Einstein's View on Speed of Light Could Soon Be Tested
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Theory Challenging Einstein's View on Speed of Light Could Soon Be Tested

The newborn universe may have glowed with light beams moving much faster than they do today, according to a theory that overturns Einstein's century-old claim that...

Trump's Populism Is Only the Beginning. Here Come the Robots. 
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Trump's Populism Is Only the Beginning. Here Come the Robots. 

Donald Trump's win is a wake-up call that voters are angry with a system that's made middle-class jobs tougher to come by, and increased inequality.

Blood Diseases Could Show Crispr's Potential as Therapy
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Blood Diseases Could Show Crispr's Potential as Therapy

You know you've struck marketing gold when a brand becomes a so-called "proprietary eponym."

James Simons's Foundation Starts New Institute For Computing, Big Data
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James Simons's Foundation Starts New Institute For Computing, Big Data

A new private research institute financed by the billionaire James H. Simons in New York will develop software tools and apply cutting edge computing techniques...

Google Opens Montreal AI Lab to Snag Scarce Global Talent
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Google Opens Montreal AI Lab to Snag Scarce Global Talent

Google is building a new artificial intelligence lab in Montreal dedicated to deep learning, a technology that's rapidly reinventing not only Google but the rest...

Jay W. Forrester Dies at 98; a Pioneer in Computer Models
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Jay W. Forrester Dies at 98; a Pioneer in Computer Models

Jay W. Forrester, an electrical engineer whose insights into both computing and organizations more than 60 years ago gave rise to a field of computer modeling that...

Manufacturing Jobs Aren't Coming Back
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Manufacturing Jobs Aren't Coming Back

Pundits will debate the wellsprings of Donald Trump's election triumph for years.

Brookhaven Advances Its Computational Science and Data Analysis Capabilities
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Brookhaven Advances Its Computational Science and Data Analysis Capabilities

Using leading-edge computer systems and participating in computing standardization groups, Brookhaven is enhance its ability to support data-driven scientific discoveries...

Companies Bet on Designer Bacteria as New Way to Treat Disease
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Companies Bet on Designer Bacteria as New Way to Treat Disease

Sometime next year, volunteers in the U.S. could start swallowing capsules stuffed with genetically engineered E. coli.

How Data Failed ­S in Calling an Election
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How Data Failed ­S in Calling an Election

It was a rough night for number crunchers. And for the faith that people in every field—business, politics, sports and academia—have increasingly placed in the...

Trump's Big Data Mind Explains How He Knew Trump Could Win
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Trump's Big Data Mind Explains How He Knew Trump Could Win

The Associated Press had yet to call the presidential election for President-elect Donald Trump, and races in tight states like Pennsylvania and New Hampshire were...

Silicon Valley Reels in Wake of Trump's Presidential Victory
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Silicon Valley Reels in Wake of Trump's Presidential Victory

The 2016 presidential race was a powerful illustration of the influence that internet services have to shape the national political conversation.

China Adopts Cybersecurity Law Despite Foreign Opposition
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China Adopts Cybersecurity Law Despite Foreign Opposition

China has green-lit a sweeping and controversial law that may grant Beijing unprecedented access to foreign companies' technology and hamstring their operations...

Plant-Genome Hackers Seek Better Ways to Produce Customized Crops
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Plant-Genome Hackers Seek Better Ways to Produce Customized Crops

When crop engineers from around the world gathered in London in late October, their research goals were ambitious: to make rice that uses water more efficiently...
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