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A Matter of Life or Death
More than 2.5 million people from more than 160 countries have shared their opinions about which algorithmic decisions are most ethical for a self-driving vehicle...
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Astronauts to Get Help From Snake Robots
Snake robots that can assist astronauts are being investigated by researchers at Norwegian independent research organization SINTEF as part of a project with the...
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se It or Lose It: The Search For Enlightenment in Dark Data
The growth of structured and unstructured data is proceeding exponentially, yet a recent IBM study estimated more than 80% of all data is "dark," or unmanaged and...
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New Rules For Avoiding Cyber Bugs in Medical Devices
The U.S. government on Tuesday issued rules for addressing cyber vulnerabilities in medical devices, providing manufacturers with guidelines for fixing security...
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2016: The Year That Deep Learning Took Over the Internet
On the west coast of Australia, Amanda Hodgson is launching drones out towards the Indian Ocean so that they can photograph the water from above.
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Silicon Valley Reckons With Its Political Power
On Sept. 12, 2016, there was a momentary realignment in the constellation of global business.
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Computer Models Find Ancient Solutions to Modern Problems
At Washington State University, archaeologists have developed computer simulations of the interactions between ancestral peoples in the American Southwest and their...
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New Technology Coordinates Drones in Team Missions
West Virginia University researchers have developed a genetic algorithm to mobilize unmanned aerial vehicles in team missions.
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Artificial Intelligence: The 3 Big Trends to Watch in 2017
Experts expect artificial intelligence trends to progress in three major areas in 2017.
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Settling p via Closed Loop Digital Wallets
Starbucks and others are providing app-based alternatives to Apple Pay, Android Pay.
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Canadians Solve Key Puzzle For Future of Encryption
Students at the University of Waterloo’s Institute for Quantum Computing have developed a system to transmit numerical keys that will unlock coded messages no future...
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Apple and Nokia Battle Over Cellphone Patents
Apple's iPhone is a technological marvel.
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.s. Government Begins Asking Foreign Travelers About Social Media
The U.S. government quietly began requesting that select foreign visitors provide their Facebook, Twitter and other social media accounts upon arriving in the country...
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Ford Studies sing Drones to Guide Self-Driving Cars
Ford Motor researchers are studying a system to use drones to help guide self-driving vehicles, including on off-road adventures.
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Mimicking Biological Movements With Soft Robots
Harvard University researchers have developed a method to automatically design soft actuators based on a desired movement, in order to create a soft robot that...
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The Year Encryption Won
Between the revelations of mega-hacks of Yahoo and others, Russia's meddling in the US electoral system, and the recent spike in ransomware, it's easy to look at...
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The Long-Term Jobs Killer Is Not China. It's Automation.
The first job that Sherry Johnson, 56, lost to automation was at the local newspaper in Marietta, Ga., where she fed paper into the printing machines and laid out...
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Rice, Baylor Team Sets New Mark For 'deep Learning'
A new deep learning method developed by researchers at Rice University and the Baylor College of Medicine enables computers to learn about the visual world with...
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Motion-Planning Chip Speeds Robots
Duke University researchers say they have developed a custom processor to perform robotic motion planning that accelerates the process by three orders of magnitude...
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