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sing Wi-Fi to 'See' Behind Closed Doors Is Easier than Anyone Thought
Researchers have developed a technique to see through walls using ambient Wi-Fi signals and an ordinary smartphone.
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Why Some Wikipedia Disputes Go nresolved
Researchers found that factors such as excessive bickering and poorly worded arguments led to about a third of Requests for Comment by Wikipedia editors going unresolved...
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At China’s Internet Conference, a Darker Side of Tech Emerges
Discussion topics included counterterrorism, data breaches, and surveillance.
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Google in China: When 'Don't Be Evil' Met the Great Firewall
If you're planning on moving to China anytime soon, here's a piece of advice: Get yourself a WeChat account.
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In the Age of A.I., Is Seeing Still Believing?
In 2011, Hany Farid, a photo-forensics expert, received an e-mail from a bereaved father.
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A Robot Scientist Will Dream p New Materials to Advance Computing and Fight Pollution
In a laboratory that overlooks a busy shopping street in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a robot is attempting to create new materials.
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This Robot Transforms Itself to Navigate an Obstacle Course
Researchers have created robots that can adapt to their environment based on centralized sensory processing, environmental perception, and decision-making software...
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Stanford Researchers Develop New Data Privacy Technique
A new system for aggregating data usage reports emphasizes maintaining personal privacy.
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Learn to Fly Sikorsky's New Helicopter in Just 45 Minutes
A specially equipped Sikorsky helicopter can be controlled through a handheld tablet, and learning to pilot it can take as little as 45 minutes.
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ESA's Gravity-Mapper Reveals Relics of Ancient Continents nder Antarctic Ice
It was five years ago this month that ESA's GOCE gravity-mapping satellite finally gave way to gravity, but its results are still yielding buried treasure—giving...
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IBM Boasts Single-Atom Two-Bit Memory
This accomplishment will feed research on developing atomic-scale devices for storing digital bits, and the storage of quantum bits in the magnetic spin of atomic...
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Talent Gap Widens as Firms Battle for AI, Data Skills
A new study predicts demand for information technology workers will outstrip supply, due to growth in digital technologies, tighter labor markets, and few workers...
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Will NASA's Next Mission to Venus Be a Balloon?
After decades of neglect, hellish and cloud-enveloped Venus—sometimes called Earth's evil twin—is a world ready and waiting for renewed exploration.
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Chinese 'Gait Recognition' Tech IDs People by How They Walk
Chinese authorities have begun deploying a new surveillance tool: "gait recognition" software that uses people's body shapes and how they walk to identify them,...
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Waymo Gets Green Light for Robot Cars in California; No Humans Needed
The California Department of Motor Vehicles has granted a permit to Waymo to test fully autonomous cars with no human driver on public roads.
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A Better Way to Predict Election Outcomes
Researchers have developed a way to correlate Web browsing patterns with public opinion polls to create more accurate election predictions.
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San Francisco Program Trains Homeless for Tech Jobs
A formerly homeless man has created a nonprofit organization to combat homelessness in San Francisco by teaching needy individuals the skills needed to work in...
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FDA Not Doing Enough to Prevent Medical Device Hacking, HHS Report Says
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is not sufficiently protecting medical devices from being hacked, according to a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...
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Can a Robot Learn a Language the Way a Child Does?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have developed a method to train semantic parsers by mimicking the way a child learns language.
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