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Facebook Invents an Intelligence Test For Machines
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Facebook Invents an Intelligence Test For Machines

Artificial intelligence researchers want to develop more comprehensive exams to test their systems. 

Ncsa Part of Team Developing Tools to Help Governments Deal With Disasters
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Ncsa Part of Team Developing Tools to Help Governments Deal With Disasters

A $20-million grant is aimed at developing computer tools to help local governments prepare for extreme weather and recover quickly in the aftermath of natural...

Robo-Rescuers Battle It Out in Disaster Challenge
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Robo-Rescuers Battle It Out in Disaster Challenge

When the humanoid robot SAFFiR gets a shove, it reflexively moves to maintain its balance. SAFFiR can also walk over uneven terrain, turn its head to scan its surroundings...

Demand For Linux Skills Growing Faster Than Talent Pool: Report
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Demand For Linux Skills Growing Faster Than Talent Pool: Report

There is still a shortage of qualified Linux professionals, according to the Linux Foundation's 2015 Linux Jobs report. 

Google, Stanford Use Machine Learning on 37.8m Data Points For Drug Discovery
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Google, Stanford Use Machine Learning on 37.8m Data Points For Drug Discovery

Researchers at Stanford University and Google have used machine-learning techniques to find effective drug treatments for a variety of diseases. 

Oxford Celebrates 200th Birthday of Ada Lovelace
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Oxford Celebrates 200th Birthday of Ada Lovelace

This year, the University of Oxford will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of computer visionary Ada Lovelace.

China Says Tech Firms Have Nothing to Fear from Anti-Terror Law
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China Says Tech Firms Have Nothing to Fear from Anti-Terror Law

China's proposed anti-terrorism law will not affect the legitimate interests of technology firms, a top Chinese spokeswoman said Wednesday after U.S. President ...

'freak' Flaw Undermines Security For Apple and Google Users, Researchers Discover
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'freak' Flaw Undermines Security For Apple and Google Users, Researchers Discover

Companies and government agencies are scrambling to correct a major security flaw revealed this week. 

New App Monitors Net Neutrality in Mobile Networks
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New App Monitors Net Neutrality in Mobile Networks

Northeastern University researchers have developed an app for detecting traffic differentiation in mobile networks. 

Why Computers Still Struggle to Tell the Time
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Why Computers Still Struggle to Tell the Time

Despite the extreme precision of most modern computer systems, software engineer George Neville-Neil says it remains difficult for them to accurately tell time. ...

How Alien Life Might Look on Saturn's Moon Titan
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How Alien Life Might Look on Saturn's Moon Titan

Alien lifeforms may exist in the solar system but they would look very different to life on Earth, scientists have suggested.

Hunting Black Holes at the South Pole
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Hunting Black Holes at the South Pole

Each of the telescopes that the astronomers of the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) are currently working to bring into their black-hole-observing, planet-size array...

Innovative, Lower Cost Sensors and Controls Yield Better Energy Efficiency
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Innovative, Lower Cost Sensors and Controls Yield Better Energy Efficiency

A new wireless sensor prototype could reduce the costs of collecting data such as outside air and room temperature, humidity, light level, occupancy, and pollutants...

Six Keys to Sports Analytics
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Six Keys to Sports Analytics

The ninth annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference (SSAC) was the biggest meeting yet of sports-data experts: More than 3,100 people attended the event last...

­.k. Research Aims For Pervasive Mobile Robotics
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­.k. Research Aims For Pervasive Mobile Robotics

Oxford University researchers are developing situation-aware mobile robotic systems for use in diverse applications. 

Linguists Tackle Computational Analysis of Grammar
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Linguists Tackle Computational Analysis of Grammar

University of Chicago researchers are studying natural language morphology in an attempt to develop computers that are better at understanding human language. 

Nasa Spacecraft Nears Historic Dwarf Planet Arrival
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Nasa Spacecraft Nears Historic Dwarf Planet Arrival

NASA's Dawn spacecraft has returned new images captured on approach to its historic orbit insertion at the dwarf planet Ceres.

Google Wants to Rank Websites Based on Facts Not Links
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Google Wants to Rank Websites Based on Facts Not Links

The internet is stuffed with garbage.

Chip Makers Push New Senses For Smartphones–mobile World
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Chip Makers Push New Senses For Smartphones–mobile World

Smartphones are about to get smarter, chip makers say, exploiting technologies that recognize people, objects and sounds to boost security and take helpful actions...

The Easiest Way to Get Hacked: ­se Phone at Phone Show
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The Easiest Way to Get Hacked: ­se Phone at Phone Show

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