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Automated Order Takers May Reshape Future of Drive-Through Restaurants
Artificial intelligence companies are developing voice assistants to improve order-taking at drive-through restaurants.
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Robot Precisely Moves Objects It's Never Seen Before
Researchers have developed a system that allows robots to do many different pick-and-place tasks, without having ever seen the objects with which they are interacting...
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They Didn't Buy the DLC: Feature that Could've Prevented 737 Crashes Was Sold As an Option
The crashed Lion Air 737 MAX and the Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX aircraft had more in common than aircraft design and the apparently malfunctioning flight system...
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The Future of Sports Is Interactive, Immersive, Intense
Sports viewing is expected to become more accessible, interactive, and personalized, through technologies like virtual reality.
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Massachusetts School Recognized for Diversity in Computer Science
Saugus High School in Massachusetts has earned the first College Board Advanced Placement Computer Science Female Diversity Award.
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Apple Watch Detects Irregular Heartbeat in Large .S. Study
Researchers found the Apple Watch could detect irregular pulse rates, which might indicate a need for further monitoring to catch atrial fibrillation.
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Painting On Perovskites at Room Temperature
Hybrid organic-inorganic perovskite semiconductors are suited to many electro-optical applications.
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U.S. Trails Europe in Technology, Data-Science Skills Ranking
Europe accounts for more than 80% of nations in the top 25% of countries across the technology, business, and data science domains, according to a Coursera index...
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Moshe Vardi on Social Implications of Technology and Our Responsibility As Academics
Rice University computer science professor Moshe Y. Vardi talks about the impact of technologies on society, and how this challenges what computer science should...
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The Computer Scientist Who Wants to Put a Name to Every Face in Civil War Photographs
A researcher has combined crowdsourcing and facial recognition to produce online software that can help users identify unknown subjects in Civil War-era photos....
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Prisoners in England to Be Taught to Code
The U.K. government will fund a program in which "carefully vetted" prisoners will be taught software coding.
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.S. Regulators Want Public's View on Cars with No Steering Wheel, Brake Pedals
A U.S. regulator is asking for public comments on whether autonomous cars lacking steering wheels and brake pedals should be allowed on the nation’s streets.
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The Best Image-Recognition AIs are Fooled by Slightly Rotated Images
Artificial intelligence is much worse at identifying objects by sight than many people realize.
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Stanford Helped Pioneer Artificial Intelligence. Now the University Wants to Put Humans at Its Center.
A Stanford University scientist coined the term artificial intelligence. Others at the university created some of the most significant applications of it, such...
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Why AI Is Still Terrible at Spotting Violence Online
Artificial intelligence can identify people in pictures, find the next TV series you should binge watch on Netflix, and even drive a car.
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The ncanny Valley Nobody's Talking About: Eerie Robot Voices
Call it the Great Convergence of Creepiness. The first bit, the uncanny valley, we're all familiar with by now: If a humanoid robot looks super realistic, but not...
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Sensor Cited as Potential Factor in Boeing Crashes Draws Scrutiny
Sensors Boeing was ordered to replace following the near-crash of an Airbus A321 in 2014 are drawing fresh scrutiny after two recent Boeing 737 disasters.
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Locking More Than the Doors as Cars Become Computers on Wheels
Concern that cars could be hacked by criminals, terrorists, or even rogue governments has prompted a new era of security efforts within the auto industry.
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Chinese Children Take to Coding Amid Country's Lofty Goals in AI
China's ambitions to become unparalleled in artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies are reflected in Chinese children's increasing enrollment in...
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