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Marvin Minsky, Pioneer in Artificial Intelligence, Dies at 88
Marvin Minsky, who combined a scientist's thirst for knowledge with a philosopher's quest for truth as a pioneering explorer of artificial intelligence, work that...
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Europe's Top Digital-Privacy Watchdog Zeros In on .s. Tech Giants
The latest standoff between Europe and American tech companies runs through a quiet street just north of the Louvre Museum, past chic cafes and part of the French...
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Larry Page, Google Founder, Is Still Innovator in Chief
Three years ago, Charles Chase, an engineer who manages Lockheed Martin's nuclear fusion program, was sitting on a white leather couch at Google's Solve for X conference...
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For Now, Self-Driving Cars Still Need Humans
Car enthusiasts, after hearing industry executives discussing the self-driving technology being built into their vehicles, might be forgiven for thinking robotic...
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'hack the Dinos' Helps Paleontologists
Kaleigh Clary, a computer science graduate student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, drove down to offer a day of free work for the American Museum of...
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.s. Proposes Spending $4 Billion on Self-Driving Cars
The Obama administration on Thursday promised to accelerate regulatory guidelines for driverless cars and to make an investment in research to commercialize them...
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Insurers Brace For the Self-Driving Future and Fewer Accidents
As autonomous driving technology advances, perhaps the most notable benefit is the promise of a striking reduction in accidents.
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Physicists in Europe Find Tantalizing Hints of a Mysterious New Particle
Does the Higgs boson have a cousin?
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Artificial-Intelligence Research Center Is Founded By Silicon Valley Investors
A group of prominent Silicon Valley investors and technology companies said on Friday that they would establish an artificial-intelligence research center to develop...
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A Learning Advance in Artificial Intelligence Rivals Human Abilities
Taking inspiration from the way humans seem to learn, scientists have created AI software capable of picking up new knowledge in a far more efficient and sophisticated...
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Americans Attracted to Isis Find an 'echo Chamber' on Social Media
When a lonely Virginia teenager named Ali Amin got curious about the Islamic State last year and went online to learn more, he found a virtual community awaiting...
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As Aging Population Grows, So Do Robotic Health Aides
Roboticists and doctors deployment of innovations in computerized, robotic, and Internet-connected technologies to help aging adults stay independent longer.
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Can’t Put Down Your Device? That's By Design
Greg Hochmuth was one of the first software engineers hired at Instagram.
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Data Storage on Dna Can Keep It Safe For Centuries
Two separate recent experiments have demonstrated the possibilities of encoding information in synthetic DNA molecules.
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A Century Ago, Einstein's Theory of Relativity Changed Everything
By the fall of 1915, Albert Einstein was a bit grumpy.
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Agriculture Linked to Dna Changes in Ancient Europe
The agricultural revolution was one of the most profound events in human history, leading to the rise of modern civilization.
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Encrypted Messaging Apps Face New Scrutiny Over Possible Role in Paris Attacks
The Paris attacks have revived a debate between U.S. intelligence officials and Silicon Valley over opening a "back door" to decode encrypted data and conversations...
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The Dream Life of Driverless Cars
On a brisk afternoon in October, an oddly equipped Honda CR-V inched through London traffic.
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Bringing Iphone-Style Medical Research to the Android World
Weill Cornell Medical College professor Deborah Estrin says the ResearchStack project seeks to introduce an open source software framework similar to ResearchKit...
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