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IARPA Launches Challenge to Improve AV-Captured Imagery
The U.S. Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity recently announced the UG2 Prize Challenge for unmanned aerial vehicles, gliders, and ground data entries...
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At First Blush, You Look Happy—or Sad, or Angry
Researchers have discovered a previously undocumented connection between the central nervous system and emotional expression in the face.
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Earwigs and the Art of Origami
Researchers have developed multifunctional origami structures that emulate the framework of an earwig's wing, and fabricated them as three-dimensional printed objects...
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ber Robocar Kills Pedestrian, Despite Presence of Safety Driver
This is the first fatality involving a robocar under the care of a professional human minder.
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AI Can Spot Signs of Alzheimer's Before Your Family Does
Researchers are exploring machine learning as a tool for identifying signs of Alzheimer's disease that physicians and loved ones may otherwise overlook.
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New TSA Study Presents Method to Stop Cyberattacks on GPS-Enabled Devices
A new study describes a computer algorithm that mitigates the effects of spoofed GPS attacks on electrical grids and other GPS-reliant technologies.
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New Model Reveals Forgotten Influencers and 'Sleeping Beauties' of Science
Researchers at the University of Chicago's Knowledge Lab have created a computational model to measure the spread of influential ideas across scholarship and culture...
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Machines See the Future for Patients Diagnosed With Brain Tumors
New artificial intelligence software forecasts the survival of glioma patients by examining tissue biopsy data.
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Stack Overflow Developer Survey Results 2018
This year, over 100,000 developers told us how they learn, build their careers, which tools they're using, and what they want in a job.
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Next Worry for Facebook: Disenchanted sers
Facebook Inc.'s handling of user data has upset lawmakers and regulators in multiple countries. But the biggest risk to its business could come from angry users...
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Kids See More Women in Science than Five Decades Ago
The study from Northwestern University was looking at gender stereotypes in science over years and how these develop in children.
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The .S. Military Wants AI to Dream p Weird New Helicopters
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is funding efforts to employ artificial intelligence to conceptualize complex component designs, including the...
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Origami-Inspired 'Inspector Gadget Robotic Arm'
Researchers at Seoul National University's Soft Robotics Research Center have developed a foldable origami-inspired robotic arm that can self-fold while also being...
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New AI Can Tell If a Person Is Male or Female by Reading Their Smile
A new artificial intelligence system that identifies gender by reading a person's smiles.
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Robotic Tortoise Helps Kids to Learn That Robot Abuse Is a Bad Thing
Researchers used a tortoise-shaped robot to teach children not to abuse robots.
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'Body on a Chip' Could Improve Drug Evaluation
A microfluidic platform links engineered tissues from multiple human organs to replicate organ-drug interactions so medications' effects on different parts of the...
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Expert Says Graduates in AI Should Take Oath: 'I Must Not Play at God nor Let My Technology Do So'
Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence CEO Oren Etzioni suggests artificial intelligence should be "developed from a higher moral ground today."
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Madison Square Garden Has Used Face-Scanning Technology on Customers
Madison Square Garden has quietly used facial-recognition technology to bolster security and identify those entering the building, according to multiple people...
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