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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Chatbots Take Off
Companies are exploring the use of a "human dialogue interface" to interact with customers and employees more effectively.
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We're Ahead of Schedule to Turn 'star Trek' Tech Into Reality
Most Star Trek stories from the vaunted franchise turning 50 this week take place in a distant future we're not likely to see.
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Research Examines Global Security and Surveillance Technologies
Government efforts to fight crime using surveillance and information technologies often yield poor results, says University of Colorado Denver professor Keith Guzik...
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Towards the Workplace of the Future--With Virtual Reality
Business and academic experts this week will present the latest on augmented and virtual reality at the Cluster of Excellence Cognitive Interaction Technology conference...
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Researchers Find Vulnerabilities in Cars Connected to Smartphones
Researchers at New York and George Mason universities have found vulnerabilities in a system of rules that enable vehicles to communicate with smartphones.
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Artificial Intelligence: Are We Facing a Future of Robots Running Wild?
The University of Southern California Center on Artificial Intelligence for Social Solutions studies how AI can be utilized to address a wide range of social problems...
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'hello Human, How Are You?' When Robots Observe Their Operators
Researchers at Germany's Fraunhofer Institute for Communication Information Processing and Ergonomics have developed a system in which robots observe humans.
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Does the Messaging Service Telegram Take Privacy Too Far?
The encryption of digital information is considered the best protection against hackers, snoops or potential enemies looking to poke around into private exchanges...
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No Sailors Needed: Robot Sailboats Scour the Oceans for Data
Two robotic sailboats trace lawn-mower-style paths across the violent surface of the Bering Sea, off the coast of Alaska.
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Msu Technology Could Help Keep Elderly Safe in Their Homes
Michigan State University researchers are exploring whether home Wi-Fi systems can preserve the privacy of the elderly while detecting abnormal events in their...
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Keystroke Recognition ses Wi-Fi Signals to Snoop
Researchers have learned how to use off-the-shelf computer gear and a standard Wi-Fi connection to read keystrokes from a person in close proximity.
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Machine Learning Techniques Enable Models From Partial Image Data
Researchers say they have developed a method to automatically generate complete three-dimensional building models of a given area by using partial images.
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How Spy Tech Firms Let Governments See Everything on a Smartphone
Want to invisibly spy on 10 iPhone owners without their knowledge? Gather their every keystroke, sound, message and location?
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How Machine Learning Can Help With Voice Disorders
A new diagnostic approach using machine learning could help detect speech disorders exacerbated by vocal misuse.
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How Maggots Are Influencing the Future of Robotics
The European Union-funded MINIMAL project says the learning processes of fruit fly larva (maggots) could have important applications for technology.
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.s. State Department Tackles Gender Gap in STEM Participation
The U.S. Department of State is seeking to address the gender gap in science, technology, engineering, and math fields.
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Poker-Playing AI 'bot' Carries Long-Range Impact
Florida International University professor Sam Ganzfried says computer poker research generates ideas that are starting to have applications in medicine and security...
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Building a New Tor that Can Resist Next-Generation State Surveillance
Since Edward Snowden stepped into the limelight from a hotel room in Hong Kong three years ago, use of the Tor anonymity network has grown massively.
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