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Two Computer Scientists Among 2017 Macarthur 'genius' Grant Winners
Two computer scientists are recognized for pushing the boundaries of machine learning and cybersecurity.
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How the Search For a 'death Ray' Led to Radar
You can trace the extent of our reliance on air travel to many inventions. The jet engine, perhaps, or the aeroplane itself. But sometimes inventions need other...
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The Scientist Who Spots Fake Videos
Hany Farid, a computer scientist at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, specialises in detecting manipulated images and videos. Farid, who provides his...
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The Race to Secure Voting Tech Gets an rgent Jumpstart
There is an urgent need to secure U.S. voting systems ahead of the 2018 midterm elections, according to a report by the Atlantic Council think tank and hacking...
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Organization to Teach Coding to Girls in Detroit Area
The Oakland, CA-based Black Girls CODE organization, which introduces young African-American, Latino, and Native American females to computer science, is opening...
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Ada Lovelace Day Honors 'the First Computer Programmer'
Pioneering 19th-century English mathematician Ada Lovelace is honored on the second Tuesday of every October for her contributions to computer programming.
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7 Ways to Get More Girls and Women Into STEM (and Encourage Them to Stay)
A recent forum of industry and academic experts offered proposals for encouraging girls and women to pursue science, technology, engineering, and math careers. ...
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Careers For Women in Technology Companies Are a Global Challenge
Gender bias in technology is a problem for women on both sides of the Atlantic, although the challenges and opportunities they face can differ due to political...
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How Israel Caught Russian Hackers Scouring the World For .s. Secrets
It was a case of spies watching spies watching spies: Israeli intelligence officers looked on in real time as Russian government hackers searched computers around...
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Shafi Goldwasser Appointed Director of the Simons Institute For the Theory of Computing
The Turing laureate will become the new director of the Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing at the University of California, Berkeley, on January 1, 2018...
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Building the Blockchain to End All Blockchains
Despite the potential benefits of blockchain technology, it needs to overcome challenges in scalability, speed, and flexibility.
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Discovery and Innovation to Quicken With Supercomputer's $1-Million pgrade
A $1-million grant will help Clemson University's Palmetto Cluster supercomputer aid researchers in accelerating the pace of scientific discovery and technological...
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Google Reveals Blueprint For Quantum Supremacy
Researchers say they have outlined a way to achieve quantum supremacy, demonstrating a proof-of-principle version of a quantum computer.
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Out of Sight, Into Mind
Researchers are working to project an image directly into one's brain, completely bypassing the eyes.
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Google, Facebook and Twitter scramble to Hold Washington at Bay
Google summoned about 200 policy staff from around the world last month for a debate on whether the company's size has made it too attractive as a target for government...
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National Academy of Engineering Announces Winners of 2017 Ramo Founders and Bueche Awards
The National Academy of Engineering's Simon Ramo Founders Award was to be presented to John E. Hopcroft on Sunday for his research contributions and leadership...
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How Computers Turned Gerrymandering Into a Science
About as many Democrats live in Wisconsin as Republicans do.
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An Edible Actuator For Ingestible Robots
Researchers recently unveiled a prototype for a soft, edible pneumatic actuator fabricated from gelatin, which can serve as a crucial mechanism for ingestible robots...
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Scientists Store Miles Davis and Deep Purple Audio Recordings on Dna in a Historic First
Researchers say they have successfully encoded two high-quality audio recordings onto artificial DNA, the first time this has been accomplished for the purposes...
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