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Apple Gets Its First Director of AI
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Apple Gets Its First Director of AI

Apple is hiring a rising star in the world of deep learning to serve as its first director of AI research. Ruslan Salakhutdinov, an associate professor at Carnegie...

A Sense of Scale: The Best Microscopy of 2016
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A Sense of Scale: The Best Microscopy of 2016

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek was born while Galileo was still alive, and he ended up developing a similar skill in lens making to that of Galileo.

Maths Becomes Biology's Magic Number
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Maths Becomes Biology's Magic Number

"If you want a career in medicine these days you're better off studying mathematics or computing than biology."

Stepping ­p Security For an Internet-of-Things World
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Stepping ­p Security For an Internet-of-Things World

The vision of the so-called internet of things—giving all sorts of physical things a digital makeover—has been years ahead of reality. But that gap is closing fast...

British Banks Keep Cyber Attacks Under Wraps to Protect Image
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British Banks Keep Cyber Attacks Under Wraps to Protect Image

Britain's banks are not reporting the full extent of cyber attacks to regulators for fear of punishment or bad publicity, bank executives and providers of security...

China Has Now Eclipsed US in AI Research
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China Has Now Eclipsed US in AI Research

Humanity may still be years if not decades away from producing sentient artificial intelligence.

Ad Algorithms Might Choose You to Be a Paid Product Promoter
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Ad Algorithms Might Choose You to Be a Paid Product Promoter

That's the sound of Ryan Detert's invite-only mobile app, Influential, trying to get the attention of one of his select group of users.

The Artist Revealing New York's Secretive, Hidden Network
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The Artist Revealing New York's Secretive, Hidden Network

Ingrid Burrington has spent the last two years looking for the internet. Now she sees it wherever she goes.

There Is a Blind Spot in AI Research
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There Is a Blind Spot in AI Research

This week, the White House published its report on the future of artificial intelligence (AI)—a product of four workshops held between May and July 2016 in Seattle...

World's First 'cybathlon' Pits High-Tech Prosthetics Against One Another
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World's First 'cybathlon' Pits High-Tech Prosthetics Against One Another

Bob Radocy finished screwing a light bulb into a lamp perched on the desk ... and the crowd went wild.

Facebook Has Repeatedly Trended Fake News Since Firing Its Human Editors
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Facebook Has Repeatedly Trended Fake News Since Firing Its Human Editors

The Intersect ran a little experiment a few weeks ago: During the work day, we’d check in with Facebook each hour, on the hour, and record which topics were trending...

The Search For Virtual Reality's Killer App
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The Search For Virtual Reality's Killer App

Sony Corp.'s release of the PlayStation VR on Thursday brings virtual reality to the cusp of mainstream adoption.

Vr Started with Gaming, But It Will Take Over Every Other Industry
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Vr Started with Gaming, But It Will Take Over Every Other Industry

"We are looking at sensory immersion.

Designing For 3-D Printing
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Designing For 3-D Printing

The "Foundry" tool from MIT CSAIL lets non-programmers design a wide range of multi-material 3-D-printed objects.

Welcome Your New Robot Overlords: Humans
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Welcome Your New Robot Overlords: Humans

I became a robot.

­nder Hawaii's Starriest Skies, a Fight Over Sacred Ground
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­nder Hawaii's Starriest Skies, a Fight Over Sacred Ground

Little lives up here except whispering hopes and a little bug called Wekiu.

Highlights from the 2016 World Maker Faire
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Highlights from the 2016 World Maker Faire

The chill in the air last weekend was a reminder that fall has arrived in New York City.

Smallest. Transistor. Ever.
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Smallest. Transistor. Ever.

A research team at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has created a transistor with a working 1-nanometer gate.

Europe's Love/hate Relationship with Silicon Valley, and What that Means For ­.s. Tech Firms
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Europe's Love/hate Relationship with Silicon Valley, and What that Means For ­.s. Tech Firms

The last time Mark Zuckerberg visited Berlin, he appeared to be having a really good time.

Science at Cusp of 'transformational' Grasp of Life via Cell Modeling, Researchers Say
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Science at Cusp of 'transformational' Grasp of Life via Cell Modeling, Researchers Say

A new paper recently published in the Journal of Molecular Biology shows how advances in molecular biology and computer science around the world soon may lead to...
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