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A Healthy Dose of AI
Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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'indistinguishable Photons' Could nleash Quantum Computing
Researchers have developed a new way to generate indistinguishable photons.
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Explained: Neural Networks
Deep learning is a new name for the neural-networking approach to artificial intelligence.
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Locking Out the Hackers
New hardware, services are aimed at identifying malware before it has the chance to execute.
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The Dark Secret at the Heart of AI
Some experts warn deep-learning artificial intelligence technologies cannot be adopted without reservations if their creators cannot understand how they reason....
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Don't Worry, Driverless Cars Are Learning From Grand Theft Auto
In the race to the autonomous revolution, developers have realized there aren't enough hours in a day to clock the real-world miles needed to teach cars how to...
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A Chip Revolution Will Bring Better Vr Sooner Than You Think
David Kosslyn and Ian Thompson are the founders of a virtual reality company called Angle Technologies.
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Robert Taylor, Innovator Who Shaped Modern Computing, Dies at 85
Taylor had the idea that led to the Arpanet, the forerunner of the Internet.
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When Jean E. Sammet Learned to Code, Steve Jobs Was Still in Diapers
Sammet was the first female president of ACM,, created the computer language FORMAC, and was a key member of the committee that created COBOL.
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4d Printing Gets Simpler and Faster
A team of researchers has developed a new approach that significantly simplifies and increases the potential of four-dimensional printing.
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AI Can Predict Heart Attacks More Accurately Than Doctors
Researchers have developed four computer-learning algorithms that significantly outperform American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines...
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Robot Ray Swims sing High-Voltage Artificial Muscles
Researchers have developed a robotic ray that is propelled by soft, flapping wings made of dielectric elastomers, which bend when electricity is applied to them...
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We Know What You're Watching (even If It's Encrypted)
I stand firm in the opinion that it's my basic, human right to binge-watch six hours of trashy detective shows on a Friday night with a silent phone in my lap and...
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That Fingerprint Sensor on Your Phone Is Not as Safe as You Think
Fingerprint sensors have turned modern smartphones into miracles of convenience.
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Melding Mind and Machine: How Close Are We?
Just as ancient Greeks fantasized about soaring flight, today's imaginations dream of melding minds and machines as a remedy to the pesky problem of human mortality...
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Who Are You on Social Media?
Researchers at Pennsylvania State University and King's College London in the U.K. found social media users frequently adopt different personas for different networks...
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The Dark Secret at the Heart of AI
Last year, a strange self-driving car was released onto the quiet roads of Monmouth County, New Jersey.
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Internet Inventor: Make Tech Accessibility Better Already
Google chief Internet evangelist Vint Cerf says technology has a poor record of accommodating people with disabilities, and he would like to see more progress made...
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Why Are csd Scientists Disguising Themselves as Empty Car Seats?
Researchers are observing driver and pedestrian responses to "driverless" research vehicles on campus by wearing costumes resembling empty car seats.
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Dutch Smallest Computer
Researchers have constructed a small supercomputer from four servers with four professionalized graphics cards.
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