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China's Tech Firms Are Mapping Pig Faces
Chinese technology companies are developing advanced systems to make certain the country's pigs are in good health.
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Security Technology Detects Cyberattacks on Drones, Cars, Robots
Researchers at Mitsubishi Electric have developed sensor-security technology for detecting inconsistencies in sensor measurements when a system is under attack....
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Your Next FedEx Delivery Could Be a Pizza
FedEx has unveiled an early model of an autonomous delivery robot.
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On-Demand Grandkids, Robot Pals to Keep Senior Loneliness at Bay
Companies are offering seniors high-tech solutions and novel services to combat loneliness.
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Artificial Intelligence Informs Eating
How deep learning food recognition can take the hassle out of watching what you eat.
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Pew: Phone Polling in Crisis Again
The percentage of Americans willing to participate in telephone polls has hit a new low, according to a new report, raising doubts about the continued viability...
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Mercedes Enlists Quantum Computing to Build a Better Electric Vehicle Battery
Mercedes-Benz is exploring how quantum computers could be used to discover new materials for advanced batteries in electric cars.
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Smart, Fluffy Storytelling Robot to Be Trialed in .S. Classrooms
A cute, fluffy robot can help boost language skills in young children.
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Machines Whisper Our Secrets
Researchers have developed a method for reverse-engineering how laboratory instruments are being used, based on the sounds they produce.
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Your Bionic Hand Is Now at Risk From Hackers
Kaspersky Lab researchers revealed at Mobile World Congress 2019 in Spain that bionic hand prostheses from Moscow-based Motorica are vulnerable to hacking.
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Bees With Backpacks: The Next Army of Data Collectors?
Researchers are outfitting insects, natural marvels of engineering that roboticists have been unable to duplicate, with sensors to collect data in the wild.
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Glassdoor Data Shows Gen Z Workers Attracted to High-Paying Tech Jobs, Seattle's Top Companies
The Glassdoor job review website has found that 19% of Generation Z job seekers are pursuing software engineering positions, which pay a median wage of $98,500....
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The Auto Show of the Future is Already Here
Top auto shows are increasingly incorporating technology, along with hands-on experiences like driving simulators and virtual reality demos.
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FDA Issues Brain-Computer Interface Draft Guidance
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a new draft guidance to encourage development of a new generation of implantable brain-computer interface devices...
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You Give Apps Sensitive Personal Information. Then They Tell Facebook
Facebook collects sensitive data from at least 11 popular smartphone apps seconds after users enter it.
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Audi's In-Car Information System Helps Drivers Avoid Red Lights
Audi's Traffic Light Information system can alert drivers to imminent red lights and other traffic signals.
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Virtual Makeovers Are Better Than Ever. Beauty Companies Are Trying to Cash In
Augmented reality is being pushed to the mainstream by apps in the beauty industry that serve as a consumer tool for trying on makeup.
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A Crucial Step for Averting AI Disasters
Although technology companies are trying to recruit women and minorities, most computer and software professionals writing artificial intelligence programs remain...
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'Tags' Let Your Phone Spot Counterfeit Stuff
A new system to prevent product counterfeiting gives individual items a unique label or "tag."
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