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Robots Can Help Young Patients Engage in Rehab
Researchers from the Swinburne University of Technology are exploring the use of social robots as therapeutic aids in pediatric rehabilitation.
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Two-Factor Authentication Bypassed in Simple Attacks
VU University Amsterdam researchers have demonstrated practical attacks against both Android and iOS devices.
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Half of Mooc sers in Developing Countries Get Certificates
A survey found the use of massive open online courses is very different in emerging countries than in the U.S.
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Microsoft Research Chief: AI Is Still Too Stupid to Wipe S Out (and Will Be For Decades)
Microsoft Research Cambridge laboratory director Chris Bishop dismisses the fear artificial intelligence is on the cusp of overtaking human intelligence.
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Gene-Edited Crispr Mushroom Escapes S Regulation
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) will not regulate a mushroom genetically modified with the gene-editing tool CRISPR–Cas9.
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Your Phone Number Is All a Hacker Needs to Read Texts, Listen to Calls and Track You
Hackers have again demonstrated that no matter how many security precautions someone takes, all a hacker needs to track their location and snoop on their phone...
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Apple, Fbi to Clash Again in Congress Over Encryption
Apple Inc and the FBI will return to Congress next week to testify before lawmakers about their heated disagreement over law enforcement access to encrypted devices...
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Obama Announces Computer-Science-For-All Initiative
The White House on Tuesday announced a slate of initiatives to advance education in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields.
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Autonomous Vehicles Cannot Be Test-Driven Enough Miles to Demonstrate Their Safety
A new study finds autonomous vehicles would have to drive at least hundreds of millions of miles to generate enough data to clearly demonstrate their safety.
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A Scheme to Encrypt the Entire Web Is Actually Working
Apple's move to encrypt your iPhone and WhatsApp's rollout of end-to-end encrypted messaging have generated plenty of privacy applause and law enforcement controversy...
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Pair Programming Is Still Vibrant
The agile methodology has not grown quickly, but still has its adherents.
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'this Is the Irs Regarding Your Tax Filings,' Says Trio of Overseas Robocallers
As if political campaigns, shady telemarketers hawking home security systems, and the rest of the usual suspects aren't generating enough automated phone calls,...
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Computer Scientists Present New Method to Reconstruct Signaling Pathways
Researchers have developed a new computational algorithm that reconstructs signaling pathways from a background network of molecular interactions.
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Experiencing nderwater Worlds, Virtually
Dhruv Jain led the creation of a scuba-diving simulator as part of his Amphibian virtual reality project.
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Arms Control Groups rge Human Control of Robot Weaponry
Two international arms control groups on Monday issued a report that called for maintaining human control over a new generation of weapons that are increasingly...
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Why Robots Need to Be Able to Say 'no'
Robots' blind obedience to human instructions can lead to harmful results and unwanted outcomes.
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First Paralysed Person to Be 'reanimated' Offers Neuroscience Insights
A quadriplegic man who has become the first person to be implanted with technology that sends signals from the brain to muscles—allowing him to regain some movement...
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Silicon Valley Targets Smart Guns
In the 2012 movie Skyfall, James Bond brandishes his trusty sidearm, but with a high-tech twist: There's a sensor in the grip that reads palm prints so only he...
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Senators' Encryption Measure Adds New Fuel to Apple-Fbi Debate
Technology and Internet companies would have to provide government agencies with access to data when served with a court order under long-awaited draft legislation...
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