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CES 2019: 'Family Tech' Gadgets Appeal to Parental Anxiety
This week's CES 2019 highlighted "family tech" products tapping into parental anxiety.
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STEM Instruction: How Much There Is, Who Gets It
A survey found U.S. students and teachers continue to experience unequal access to science, technology, engineering, and math classes and resources.
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Virtual Reality Gets Real in the Operating Room
A growing number of hospitals and medical centers are embracing virtual reality technology to provide better, faster training for resident doctors and surgeons...
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Why Your Ice Cream Will Ride in a Self-Driving Car Before You Do
Autonomous vehicles that transport people get lots of media coverage, but autonomous delivery could transform all of retail long before self-driving cars actually...
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AI vs. the Hackers
Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and various startups increasingly are implementing machine learning algorithms that adapt to hackers' constantly evolving tactics.
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AI Helps Auto-Loan Company Handle Industry's Trickiest Turn
Prestige Financial Services is among a growing number of lenders using artificial intelligence to digest increasing volumes of data to determine creditworthiness...
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Tech Skills in Most Demand This Year: Data, Cloud, Cybersecurity
A global recruiting firm predicts 68% of information technology employers will increase full-time IT hiring this year, while 53% will increase their use of consultants...
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Kroger, Microsoft Create Futuristic Grocery Store
Microsoft and the Kroger supermarket chain are collaborating on online grocery shopping.
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Technology Companies Turn to Apprenticeships in Tight Labor Market
A broad technology industry effort to expand apprenticeships in areas like cybersecurity and software engineering was unveiled this week at CES 2019.
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AI Technology Can Identify Genetic Diseases by Looking at Your Face
A new artificial intelligence technology accurately identifies rare genetic disorders using a photo of a patient's face.
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B-Secur HeartKey Tech nlocks Your Car with nique Rhythm of Your Heartbeat
B-Secur's HeartKey technology allows users to unlock and start their cars via the unique beating pattern of their heart.
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Tech Could Help Students Learn During Extended Absences
The University of Colorado is relying on robots to help students maintain a presence in class, even when they cannot physically be there.
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AI Removes the Drudgery from Legal Due Diligence
Software can review contracts, and more, faster and more accurately than lawyers.
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How China Landed the Change'4 Rover on the Far Side of the Moon
The Chinese National Space Administration placed its Chang'e-4 lander and rover on the far side of the Moon.
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DNA Design That Anyone Can Do
A new computer program allows users to translate any free-form drawing into a two-dimensional, nanoscale structure made of DNA.
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With Drone Deliveries on the Horizon, Europe Moves to Set Ground Rules
A group of companies are testing unmanned aviation technology to prove drones can fly delivery routes without crashing into each other, and that they can be tracked...
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Robots Aren't Yet Killing Off All Our Jobs, World Bank Says
The growth of automation so far has had a negligible impact on jobs at a global level, according to the World Bank's chief economist.
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GCHQ Challenges Girls' Schools to Save the .K. From Cyberattacks
The U.K. Government Communications Headquarters has created a competition for 12- to 13-year-old girls aimed at drawing more women into cybersecurity.
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'DeepSqueak' Helps Researchers Decode Rodent Chatter
Researchers have developed a software program to identify and decode rodent vocalizations.
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