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Here’s How the Internet Was Invented at CLA
Werner Herzog’s new film tracks the birthplace of modern connectivity.
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Apple Issues Global Ios pdate After Attempt to se Spyware on Activist's Iphone
A botched attempt to break into the iPhone of an Arab activist using hitherto unknown espionage software has triggered a global upgrade of Apple's mobile operating...
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How Cooperative Behavior Could Make Artificial Intelligence More Human
Computer science can play an important role in determining the conditions that give rise to the form of cooperation known as indirect reciprocity, or donation to...
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Self-Driving Cars Reach a Fork in the Road, and Automakers Take Different Routes
Automakers are taking divergent approaches to the development and deployment of driverless vehicles.
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Computers Can Sense Sarcasm? Yeah, Right
Researchers at the University of Turin and Yahoo! have developed software that can identify the expression of sarcasm on social media and the Web.
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Auto, Technology Industries Clash Over Talking Cars
Cars that wirelessly talk to each other are finally ready for the road, creating the potential to dramatically reduce traffic deaths, improve the safety of self...
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This Little-Known Pioneering Educator Put Coding in the Classroom
Papert argued that learning was most successful when students were engaged in creative acts – when they were making things.
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All the Ways Your Wi-Fi Router Can Spy on You
City dwellers spend nearly every moment of every day awash in Wi-Fi signals.
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After 25 Years, a New Web
Tim Berners-Lee and others want a more reliable Web that ensures integrity and privacy.
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Blockchain Could Bring Electronic Voting to Australia By 2017
Australia intends to employ blockchain technology to let citizens vote online.
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Microsoft Sheds Some Light on Its Mysterious Holographic Processing nit
Since it was first unveiled, we've learned bits and pieces about the hardware inside Microsoft's HoloLens augmented reality headset.
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Smartphone Speech Recognition Can Write Text Messages Three Times Faster Than Human Typing
Smartphone speech recognition software gets a bad rap. Most users find the nascent technology to be frustratingly slow, and there are entire blogs dedicated to...
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Researchers Create 3D Faces From Online Photos to Defeat Face Authentication Systems
Researchers say they have developed a virtual reality-based cyberattack that can reproduce the human face well enough to trick face-authentication systems.
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How an Algorithm Learned to Identify Depressed Individuals By Studying Their Instagram Photos
Researchers have trained a machine-learning algorithm to spot warning signs for depression on Instagram by analyzing the composition of posted images.
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New Lever Language Builds on Python's Convenience, Aims For Pypy Speeds
Lever aims to be a general-purpose programming language similar to Python with the ability to compile easily to standalone executables.
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Happy 25th Birthday to the World Wide Web
Internauts, today we celebrate this glorious technology that brings us all together! On August 23, 1991--25 years ago today--the public gained access for the first...
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Natural Scale Caterpillar Soft Robot Is Powered and Controlled With Light
Researchers at the University of Warsaw have used liquid crystal elastomers to develop a bioinspired micro-robot that can mimic the gait of a caterpillar in natural...
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Algorithms Can Be More Fair Than Humans
Although data-driven decisions can be biased and unfair, research suggests this same methodology may make it easier to identify such biases.
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