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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Glassdoor Data Shows Gen Z Workers Attracted to High-Paying Tech Jobs, Seattle's Top Companies
The Glassdoor job review website has found that 19% of Generation Z job seekers are pursuing software engineering positions, which pay a median wage of $98,500....
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Stanford-Led Engineering Team nveils Prototype for Computer-on-a-Chip
A Stanford University-led engineering team has developed a energy-efficient prototype computer-on-a-chip.
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The Auto Show of the Future is Already Here
Top auto shows are increasingly incorporating technology, along with hands-on experiences like driving simulators and virtual reality demos.
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FDA Issues Brain-Computer Interface Draft Guidance
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a new draft guidance to encourage development of a new generation of implantable brain-computer interface devices...
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You Give Apps Sensitive Personal Information. Then They Tell Facebook
Facebook collects sensitive data from at least 11 popular smartphone apps seconds after users enter it.
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Audi's In-Car Information System Helps Drivers Avoid Red Lights
Audi's Traffic Light Information system can alert drivers to imminent red lights and other traffic signals.
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Virtual Makeovers Are Better Than Ever. Beauty Companies Are Trying to Cash In
Augmented reality is being pushed to the mainstream by apps in the beauty industry that serve as a consumer tool for trying on makeup.
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A Crucial Step for Averting AI Disasters
Although technology companies are trying to recruit women and minorities, most computer and software professionals writing artificial intelligence programs remain...
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'Tags' Let Your Phone Spot Counterfeit Stuff
A new system to prevent product counterfeiting gives individual items a unique label or "tag."
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After a Baby, 28% of New Parents Leave Full-Time STEM Work
After science, technology, engineering, and math professionals become parents, 43% of women and 23% of men change fields, become part-timers, or exit the workforce...
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Huawei Founder Says S Treats 5G Like 'Military' Tech
Huawei boss Ren Zhengfei is downplaying the idea that there's danger in his company's taking a lead role as 5G networks become a widespread reality.
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AI Shows Promise as Physician Assistant
Researchers in the U.S. and China have developed a system that uses artificial intelligence to automatically diagnose common childhood conditions.
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North Dakota Looks to Teach Students About Cybersecurity
North Dakota wants to provide statewide student access to computer science and cybersecurity courses.
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Robots Track Moving Objects With nprecedented Precision
Researchers are employing radio-frequency identification tags to help track moving objects with unprecedented accuracy and speed.
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Meet Europe's 30 nder 30 in Technology 2019: Blossoming of a Talent Garden
Young European entrepreneurs ranked in Forbes' latest 30 Under 30 list are pushing the envelope of artificial intelligence applications for consumers and companies...
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Electronics Need Rare Earths
Demand is expected to spike over the next few years, leading to higher prices and international trade issues.
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Exoskeletons Today
Wearable mobile machines integrate people and machines to assist the movement-impaired, and amplify the capabilities of industrial and defense workers while protecting...
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Coffee Farmers Bet on Blockchain to Boost Business
A report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization says blockchain technology could address challenges faced by smallholder coffee farmers.
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ETH Zurich nveils the Future
Looking ahead to 2050 in electronics, robotics, and new materials.
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