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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Computerized Biology, or How to Control a Population of Cells With a Computer
Two studies from European researchers detail their use of hybrid experimental platforms to enable the production of new and reprogrammable behaviors of cell populations...
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'malware-Free' Attacks Mount in Big Breaches, Crowdstrike Finds
Despite the rise of massive crypto-ransomware attacks, an even more troubling trend emerged in data gathered by the security firm CrowdStrike this past year and...
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AI Will Replace Coders By 2040, Warn Academics
Coders and programmers could find themselves becoming marginalized by emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence.
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Towards Data Storage at the Single Molecule Level
Researchers have developed a process for storing information on a single spin-crossover molecule.
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Google's 'superhuman' Deepmind AI Claims Chess Crown
Google says its DeepMind unit's AlphaGo Zero algorithm defeated world-leading specialist software Stockfish 8 in a chess match within hours of teaching itself the...
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'grinch Bots' Attempt to Steal Christmas By Driving p Toy Prices
Online fraudsters are frustrating Christmas shoppers by using software bots to buy up the most popular toys to resell at inflated prices at third-party websites...
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Virtual Reality sers Must Learn to se What They See
A new study has found virtual reality users need training to effectively perceive and use virtual imagery.
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Tech Is Taking Over Our Lives, and Our 401(k) Accounts
As technology takes over more of people's daily lives, it's also taking over ever-bigger chunks of their retirement accounts.
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Dubious Claim of Week: Air Force's 'emp Missile' Could Disable N. Korean Icbms
On Monday, NBC Nightly News broadcast a report claiming that White House officials had discussed using an experimental weapon to disrupt or disable a North Korean...
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Found: Most Distant Black Hole
Scientists have uncovered a rare relic from the early universe: the farthest known supermassive black hole. This matter-eating beast is 800 million times the mass...
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New Robots Can See Into Their Future
Visual foresight is a new learning technology enabling robots to foresee the outcome of their actions..
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The Next Big Step For Ai? Understanding Video
The Moments in Time Dataset is a massive archive of three-second video clips annotated with minute details of the action being performed.
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Robot Learning Improves Student Engagement
Online students who use innovative robots feel more engaged and connected to the instructor and students in the classroom.
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h Manoa Field Testing Mobile App For Visually Impaired at Yosemite National Park
Researchers recently conducted a user test of the UniD mobile app, which is designed to make brochures at national parks accessible to the visually impaired.
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In Pursuit of an Artificial Brain
Researchers are creating artificial life to take thinking beyond the human realm; the approach could redefine artificial intelligence.
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Phones Vulnerable to Location Tracking Even When Gps Services Off
PinMe is an application that can pinpoint and monitor people via their smartphones even when global-positioning system data access is deactivated.
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Will Tech Firms Challenge China's 'open' Internet?
Sometimes you can gauge how proud someone is about being at an event by the extent to which they want to talk about it.
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Google Missed Out on China. Can It Flourish in India?
Every month, about four million more Indians get online. They include people like Manju, a 35-year-old seamstress in this city of ancient palaces, who got her first...
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Demand For AI Talent Turns Once-Staid Conference Into Draft Day
Actors in robot costumes stood in the lobby of the Westin hotel in Long Beach, California on Sunday night, "Intel Inside" stickers displayed on their foam torsos...
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