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OK, Computer: How Much Is My House Worth?
Computer algorithm-based valuations could replace appraisers.
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The Friendship That Made Google Huge
Coding together at the same computer, Jeff Dean and Sanjay Ghemawat changed the course of the company—and the Internet.
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Amazon Sets About Speeding p Space Data Processing in the Cloud With AWS Ground Stations
Amazon Web Services is creating a managed network of ground stations to boost the efficiency of processing data from orbiting space satellites and moving it to...
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AI a Focus as .S. Preps Export Controls
The U.S. Commerce Department has called for input by Dec. 19 on which of 14 emerging technologies should face export controls.
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Playing With Molecules in Virtual Reality
A growing number of companies are using virtual reality to enable scientists to view, design, and manipulate molecular structures.
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The Drive Toward Self-Driving Food Delivery Vehicles
Are pizza delivery guys destined to be so 20th century?
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MUHC Researchers Develop Effective HIV Self-Testing App: Study
A new app for people who want to test themselves for human immunodeficiency virus can potentially reduce the disease's spread and connect those infected with timely...
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AI Robot CIMON Debuts at International Space Station
The CIMON artificial intelligence robot aboard the International Space Station can engage verbally with the station's crew.
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The Challenges of Predicting Mob Behavior at Political Rallies
A new model can better predict social contagions that occur at political rallies than previous methods.
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Researchers Bring Jedi Powers to Life With Force Push
A new technique method allows virtual reality users to move faraway objects and focus with an approach for remote object manipulation.
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Is the Artificial Pancreas a Game Changer?
Researchers have developed software that automatically the monitors blood glucose levels of patients with Type 1 diabetes.
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'Chemputer' Promises App-Controlled Revolution for Drug Production
A new technique for producing drug molecules uses downloadable blueprints to easily, reliably synthesize organic chemicals via a programmable computer.
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Fearful of Bias, Google Blocks Gender-Based Pronouns From New AI Tool
In May, Google introduced a feature for Gmail that automatically completes sentences for users as they type, but will not suggest gender-based pronouns.
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Inside the Futuristic Restaurant Where a Robot Has Replaced the Bartender
The Cyberdog wine bar in Prague, Czech Republic, is equipped with a robot bartender that serves drinks ordered via a smartphone app.
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Drones Offer Ability to Find, ID, and Count Marine Megafauna
North Carolina State University researchers have demonstrated that consumer-grade drones can effectively monitor marine species across multiple sites in the wild...
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Meet Zora, the Robot Caregiver
Jouarre, a nursing facility outside Paris, is using a robot to help care for elderly patients.
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Behind an Effort to Fact-Check Live News With Speed and Accuracy
A new artificial intelligence-driven voice-scanning tool can identify dubious statements seconds after their utterance, in an effort to more accurately fact-check...
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Virtual Reality Goes on Trial
VR could significantly change the way jurors and judges weigh evidence in the courtroom.
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Stanford Develops an Electronic Glove That Gives Robots a Sense of Touch
Stanford University researchers have developed an electronic glove equipped with sensors that could give robotic hands human dexterity.
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