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Facebook AI Turns One Style of Music Into Another
Facebook AI Research has developed a neural network that can translate music from one style, genre, and set of instruments into another.
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Physicists Invent Flux Capacitor to Break Time-Reversal Symmetry
Researchers in Australia and Switzerland have proposed a device that can break time-reversal symmetry by exploiting the quantum tunneling of magnetic flux around...
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A Genetic Algorithm Predicts the Vertical Growth of Cities
New genetic algorithms can predict how the number of skyscrapers and other buildings in an urban area will increase.
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Ingestible 'Bacteria on a Chip' Could Help Diagnose Disease
A new ingestible sensor can help diagnose gastrointestinal problems.
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How Close Are We, Really, to Building a Quantum Computer?
Intel Labs' Jim Clarke observes that the race to develop the first practical quantum computer is fraught with challenges.
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Computer Science Programs to Increase in Hawaii Schools
Hawaii's Board of Education is working to boost computer science programs in the state’s schools.
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AI Footstep Recognition System Could Be sed for Airport Security
Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence-based biometric verification system for identifying a person by their specific gait.
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At Beijing Security Fair, an Arms Race for Surveillance Tech
It can crack your smartphone password in seconds, rip personal data from call and messaging apps, and peruse your contact book.
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Researchers Devise More Effective Location Awareness for the Internet-of-(many)-Things
Tufts University researchers have developed an enhanced algorithm for localizing and tracking mobile devices that distributes the task among the devices themselves...
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Meet REMS, the Robot That Discovered $17 Billion in Sunken Treasure
Two years ago, an autonomous underwater vehicle from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute located an underwater wreck containing $17 billion in sunken treasure.
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Brookings Survey Finds Worries Over AI Impact on Jobs and Personal Privacy, Concern .S. Will Fall Behind China
A new Brookings Institution survey has found Americans' concerns about artificial intelligence include job reduction, as well as threats to humanity and personal...
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From topia to Dystopia, and Back Again
Sir Tim Berners-Lee considers the past, present, and future of the World Wide Web.
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How a Pentagon Contract Became an Identity Crisis for Google
Fei-Fei Li is among the brightest stars in the burgeoning field of artificial intelligence, somehow managing to hold down two demanding jobs simultaneously: head...
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How Spies Can se Your Cellphone to Find You, and Eavesdrop on Your Calls and Texts Too
Surveillance systems that track the locations of cellphone users and spy on their calls, texts and data streams are being turned against Americans as they roam...
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Columbia Researchers Squeeze Light Into Nanoscale Devices
Researchers have created a "home-built" cryogenic near-field optical microscope that allowed them to directly image the propagation and dynamics of graphene plasmons...
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How Technology Companies Alienate Women During Recruitment
The way technology companies recruit candidates during on-campus information sessions could play a role in dissuading women from such jobs, a new study has found...
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Autonomous Boats Could Service Some Cities, Reducing Road Traffic
Researchers have highly maneuverable autonomous boats that, in waterway-rich cities, could be used to transport people or deliver goods.
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How to Get People to Pay Attention to Mobile Security Notifications
Researchers have confirmed that the more frequently users see security warnings on computers and phones, the more they ignore them.
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ACM Elects Cherri Pancake President
ACM has elected Cherri M. Pancake as its president for a two-year term beginning July 1.
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