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Google to Release DeepMind's StreetLearn for Teaching Machine Learning Agents to Navigate Cities
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Google to Release DeepMind's StreetLearn for Teaching Machine Learning Agents to Navigate Cities

Google is preparing a November release of its DeepMind unit's StreetLearn dataset for training machine learning models to navigate cities without a map.

Learning to ­se Data Better
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Learning to ­se Data Better

Using artificial intelligence to process medical sensor data can have great impact on health-related costs and outcomes.  

We’d Be Crippled by a Cyberattack on Our ­tilities
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We’d Be Crippled by a Cyberattack on Our ­tilities

It's time we come up with a strategy to defend our nation from potentially crippling cyberattacks that would put states at the forefront of the fight.

Internet Hacking Is About to Get Much Worse
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Internet Hacking Is About to Get Much Worse

Writer Bruce Schneier is a fellow and lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School.

Microsoft just made 60,000 of its patents open source
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Microsoft just made 60,000 of its patents open source

Apart from older Linux Kernel and Android patents, Microsoft's patent library includes upcoming technologies like LF Energy and HyperLedger.

The Pentagon's Push to Program Soldiers' Brains
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The Pentagon's Push to Program Soldiers' Brains

The military wants future super-soldiers to control robots with their thoughts.

The Robots Are Coming to Las Vegas
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The Robots Are Coming to Las Vegas

Las Vegas hotels are experimenting with robots and other automation.

New Technology Allows Spinal Cord Patients to Drive a NASCAR Race Car
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New Technology Allows Spinal Cord Patients to Drive a NASCAR Race Car

Mechanics and electronics specialists collaborated to develop an adaptive auto that can be driven by quadriplegics.

Mars Virtual Reality Software Wins NASA Award
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Mars Virtual Reality Software Wins NASA Award

A mixed-reality software that allows scientists and engineers to virtually walk on Mars recently received NASA's 2018 Software of the Year Award.

The Ick of AI That Impersonates Humans
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The Ick of AI That Impersonates Humans

Philip K. Dick was living a few miles north of San Francisco when he wrote Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, which envisioned a world where artificially intelligent...

What You Can't See Can Hurt You
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What You Can't See Can Hurt You

Researchers have found homeowners will significantly alter their behavior to improve the air quality in their homes if presented with visualizations of how it changes...

Tech Gives Bike Riders Some Spin
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Tech Gives Bike Riders Some Spin

Apps and connectivity have improved bicycles for serious and casual riders.

­S Weapons Systems Are Easy Cyberattack Targets, New Report Finds
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­S Weapons Systems Are Easy Cyberattack Targets, New Report Finds

The first step in solving any problem is admitting there is one. But a new report from the US Government Accountability Office finds that the Department of Defense...

Voting Experts: Why the Heck Are People Still Voting Online?
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Voting Experts: Why the Heck Are People Still Voting Online?

A new study calls online ballots a key weakness in the securing of U.S. election systems, and estimates at least 100,000 Americans cast online ballots in the 2016...

Cardiff ­niversity's New X-Ray Method Reveals Ancient Scroll
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Cardiff ­niversity's New X-Ray Method Reveals Ancient Scroll

Researchers have developed an x-ray tomography technique to reveal hidden text inside damaged and unreadable scrolls.

A Google Intern Built the AI Behind These Shockingly Good Fake Images
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A Google Intern Built the AI Behind These Shockingly Good Fake Images

Google researchers have developed an artificial intelligence system that generates incredibly realistic fake images.

Researchers ­nveil Tool to Track Disinformation on Social Media
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Researchers ­nveil Tool to Track Disinformation on Social Media

Researchers released a new tool Wednesday to track how many stories posted on social media are coming from sources known to publish disinformation.

I Like the Way You Walk
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I Like the Way You Walk

Artificial intelligence video system sends smartphone messages based on how you move.

Scientists ­se AI to Predict Why Children Struggle at School
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Scientists ­se AI to Predict Why Children Struggle at School

Scientists have used machine learning to determine why some children struggle at school.

Researchers Raise Alarm Over ­se of AI in Immigration, Refugee Decision-Making
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Researchers Raise Alarm Over ­se of AI in Immigration, Refugee Decision-Making

Researchers in Canada are concerned about government initiatives to replace human decision-making with artificial intelligence regarding immigrants' human rights...
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