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AI Can Predict Heart Attacks More Accurately Than Doctors
Researchers have developed four computer-learning algorithms that significantly outperform American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines...
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Robot Ray Swims sing High-Voltage Artificial Muscles
Researchers have developed a robotic ray that is propelled by soft, flapping wings made of dielectric elastomers, which bend when electricity is applied to them...
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Your Phone's Power se Can Give Hackers an Opening
Researchers have shown even without a data cable, hackers can analyze a device's power needs to access users' private information.
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Georg Gottlob Honoured with Lovelace Medal
Georg Gottlob been selected by the Awards Panel of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, as the 2017 winner of the Lovelace Medal.
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We Know What You're Watching (even If It's Encrypted)
I stand firm in the opinion that it's my basic, human right to binge-watch six hours of trashy detective shows on a Friday night with a silent phone in my lap and...
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Nasa Missions Provide New Insights Into 'ocean Worlds' in Our Solar System
Two veteran NASA missions are providing new details about icy, ocean-bearing moons of Jupiter and Saturn, further heightening the scientific interest of these and...
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New Tools Needed to Track Technology's Impact on Jobs, Panel Says
New tools must be developed to track and measure the impact of artificial intelligence and automation on the U.S. job market, according to a report from an expert...
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Google Tests New Approach to Training Machine Learning Models
Google is testing a new collaborative machine-learning training method in which training data is diffused across millions of individual mobile devices instead of...
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State Progress on K-12 Computer Science Ed Policies: 'we Have a Long Way to Go'
A new study from six organizations summarizes state-by-state surveys on U.S. computer science education policies for grades K-12. "There are simply not enough adequately...
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AI Programs Exhibit Racial and Gender Biases, Research Reveals
Researchers at the University of Bath and Princeton University have demonstrated an artificial intelligence tool that enables computers to interpret everyday language...
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An Algorithm That Hides Your Online Tracks With Random Footsteps
Steven Smith at MIT's Lincoln Laboratory has developed an algorithmic technique to thwart the collection of online users' browsing history. The algorithm conceals...
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That Fingerprint Sensor on Your Phone Is Not as Safe as You Think
Fingerprint sensors have turned modern smartphones into miracles of convenience.
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Solar Storms Can Drain Electrical Charge Above Earth
New research on solar storms finds that they not only can cause regions of excessive electrical charge in the upper atmosphere above Earth's poles, they also can...
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It's Time to Dump Moore's Law to Advance Computing, Researcher Says
R. Stanley Williams, a senior fellow at Hewlett Packard Labs, proposes no longer following Moore's Law in chipmaking, saying in a recent research paper that the...
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DARPA Will Bake Cybersecurity Into Circuits
DARPA this month plans to detail its System Security Integrated Through Hardware and Firmware program, with the goal of developing new integrated circuit architectures...
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A Lizard With Scales That Behave Like a Computer Simulation
The ocellated lizard—known as the jeweled lacerta in the pet trade—is born rusty brown with white polka dots.
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Don't Use the Force, Luke, Use the Targeting Computer
Remember when Luke's running the trench in the Death Star, and he's about to fire his fateful shot, and at the last minute he decides to turn off the targeting...
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Melding Mind and Machine: How Close Are We?
Just as ancient Greeks fantasized about soaring flight, today's imaginations dream of melding minds and machines as a remedy to the pesky problem of human mortality...
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Who Are You on Social Media?
Researchers at Pennsylvania State University and King's College London in the U.K. found social media users frequently adopt different personas for different networks...
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