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New Algorithm Locates Fake ­sers on Social Networks
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New Algorithm Locates Fake ­sers on Social Networks

Researchers have created a generic method to detect fake accounts on most social networks.

FlyJacket Lets You Control a Drone With Your Body
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FlyJacket Lets You Control a Drone With Your Body

The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne has developed an intuitive, wearable drone control system.

Robot Conquers One of the Hardest Human Tasks: Assembling Ikea Furniture
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Robot Conquers One of the Hardest Human Tasks: Assembling Ikea Furniture

Researchers have programmed a robot to assemble an Ikea chair.

'One Has This Feeling of Having Contributed to Something That’s Gone Very Wrong'
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'One Has This Feeling of Having Contributed to Something That’s Gone Very Wrong'

A conversation with virtual reality pioneer Jaron Lanier on Silicon Valley's politics, being quoted by Mark Zuckerberg, and what went wrong with the Internet.

Cerf, Kahn Among 8 Recognized with Franklin Institute Awards
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Cerf, Kahn Among 8 Recognized with Franklin Institute Awards

Robert Kahn and Vint Cerf are among the award recipients, "for enabling the Internet by developing TCP/IP."

Moscow State ­niversity Team Wins World Finals of ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest
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Moscow State ­niversity Team Wins World Finals of ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest

University teams from Beijing and Tokyo also were recognized with gold medals.

Scientists ­se Machine Learning to Speed Discovery of Metallic Glass
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Scientists ­se Machine Learning to Speed Discovery of Metallic Glass

Researchers used artificial intelligence to discover and improve metallic glass faster and less expensively than previous methods.

Google Offers New Way to Discover Books, Fun Way to Play With Words
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Google Offers New Way to Discover Books, Fun Way to Play With Words

Google recently launched a website to demonstrate the company's progress in semantic search.

Invertebrates Inspire First Fully 3D Printed Active Materials for Robots
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Invertebrates Inspire First Fully 3D Printed Active Materials for Robots

Researchers say they have developed the first fully three-dimensionally-printed dielectric elastomer actuators to perform high bending motion.

Who Wrote This?
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Who Wrote This?

The creators of malicious code could be unmasked by a machine learning de-anonymizer.

How 'Ninja Polymers' Are Fighting Killer Superbugs
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How 'Ninja Polymers' Are Fighting Killer Superbugs

In Ridley Scott's seminal blockbuster Blade Runner, humanity has harnessed bio-engineering to create a race of replicants that look, act and sound human—but are...

Machine Learning’s ‘Amazing’ Ability to Predict Chaos
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Machine Learning’s ‘Amazing’ Ability to Predict Chaos

In new computer experiments, artificial-intelligence algorithms can tell the future of chaotic systems.

OLPC’s $100 Laptop was Going to Change the World — Then it All Went Wrong
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OLPC’s $100 Laptop was Going to Change the World — Then it All Went Wrong

It was supposed to be the laptop that saved the world.

Google's New AI Head Is So Smart He Doesn't Need AI
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Google's New AI Head Is So Smart He Doesn't Need AI

Google's heavy investment in artificial intelligence has helped the company's software write music and beat humans at complex board games. What unlikely feats could...

Thousands of Apps in Google Play Store May Be Illegally Tracking Children, Study Finds
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Thousands of Apps in Google Play Store May Be Illegally Tracking Children, Study Finds

An analysis of popular children's apps available on the Google Play Store has determined most may be in violation of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act...

­.S. Army Develops Face Recognition Technology That Works in the Dark
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­.S. Army Develops Face Recognition Technology That Works in the Dark

A new machine learning and artificial intelligence technique generates a visible face image from a thermal image of a person's face taken at night.

Nanobots Glide Through Living Cells
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Nanobots Glide Through Living Cells

Using small, rotating magnetic fields, researchers controlled nanomachines inside of living cells to trace the letters "N" and "M."

­sing an Algorithm to Reduce Energy Bills—Rain or Shine
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­sing an Algorithm to Reduce Energy Bills—Rain or Shine

Researchers have developed a residential energy scheduling algorithm by training three action dependent heuristic dynamic programming networks.

Robots Ride to the Rescue Where Workers Can't Be Found
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Robots Ride to the Rescue Where Workers Can't Be Found

When Zbynek Frolik needed new employees to handle surging orders at his cavernous factories in central Bohemia, he fanned advertisements across the Czech Republic...

UW Researchers Pioneer Way for Ordering Laundry Detergent with 3D Printing
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UW Researchers Pioneer Way for Ordering Laundry Detergent with 3D Printing

Researchers have developed a three-dimensional-printing method that can monitor laundry detergent use, and place an order when the supply is running low.
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