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Demand, Salaries for Scientists Continue to Climb
The Indeed job-search site says data scientist job postings from U.S. employers continue to outnumber interested applicants.
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New Solar Flare Simulation Reveals Dazzling Beauty of Dangerous Eruptions
Researchers for the first time have modeled the complete life cycle of solar flares.
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Tactile Blocks Teach Blind Kids to Code
Microsoft is testing an educational programming kit for visually impaired children that uses differently-shaped blocks or "pods" that each embody a line of code...
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How Do You Govern Machines That Can Learn? Policymakers Are Trying to Figure That Out
Expert discussions on artificial intelligence took place last week in support potentially arrive at consensual recommendations for AI policy by the summer.
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Washington Fears New Threat from 'Deepfake' Videos
Lawmakers and experts are sounding the alarm about "deepfakes," forged videos that look remarkably real, warning they will be the next phase in disinformation campaigns...
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The Super-Secure Quantum Cable Hiding in the Holland Tunnel
A quantum key distribution fiber-optic cable running through the Holland Tunnel harnesses the power of quantum mechanics to protect critical banking data.
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Security Conference Will Let You Hack Tesla Car, Earn Cash Prizes
Security researchers attending the Pwn2Own CanSecWest security conference this March in Vancouver, Canada, will be incentivized to hack a Tesla Model 3 car.
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FAA Proposes More Commercial Drone Operations at Night and Over People
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has released preliminary rules to allow small drones to fly routinely over crowds of people at night.
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Defending the Orbital Internet
Hypersonic space debris threatens communications beyond the atmosphere.
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Data Breaches, Cyberattacks Top Global Risks Alongside Natural Disasters, Climate Change
The World Economic Forum has listed large-scale cyberattacks and massive data breaches among the five most probable risks facing the world today.
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Hadi Partovi Was Raised in a Revolution. Today He Teaches Kids to Code.
The founder and chief executive of Code.org, who was born in Iran, says computer science is a "foundational skill," one that future doctors, lawyers and politicians...
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Giving Algorithms a Sense of ncertainty Could Make Them More Ethical
Algorithms are increasingly being used to make ethical decisions. Perhaps the best example of this is a high-tech take on the ethical dilemma known as the trolley...
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Venture Capitalists Balk at Proposed Export Limits on AI, Quantum Computing
Venture capitalists are warning the Trump administration against limiting exports on emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and quantum computing.
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Oxford Suspends Research Grants From Huawei Over Security Concerns
Security concerns have prompted Oxford University in the U.K. to sever ties with Huawei.
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Robot Hotel Loses Love for Robots
A hotel in Japan hyped as the world's first robot-staffed hotel has eliminated more than half of its robots due to mounting complaints.
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How Do You Fight an Algorithm You Cannot See?
Activists in Germany have facilitated a method to assess the accountability of proprietary algorithms via a crowdsourcing platform.
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Democratizing Data Science
Researchers have developed a tool for nonstatisticians that automatically generates models for analyzing raw data. The tool takes in datasets and generates sophisticated...
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Hackers Are Stealing Computer Power to Make Millions in Cryptocurrency
Groups of hackers are stealing millions of dollars through cryptojacking, which works by illicitly harnessing the computing power of thousands to mine cryptocurrency...
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UT Austin Researchers Use Supercomputing to Study Turning Animals Monogamous
University of Texas at Austin researchers used the Texas Advanced Computing Center's Wrangler supercomputer to examine gene activity across the genomes of 10 species...
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