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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Locking Out the Hackers
New hardware, services are aimed at identifying malware before it has the chance to execute.
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The Dark Secret at the Heart of AI
Some experts warn deep-learning artificial intelligence technologies cannot be adopted without reservations if their creators cannot understand how they reason....
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Don't Worry, Driverless Cars Are Learning From Grand Theft Auto
In the race to the autonomous revolution, developers have realized there aren't enough hours in a day to clock the real-world miles needed to teach cars how to...
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A Chip Revolution Will Bring Better Vr Sooner Than You Think
David Kosslyn and Ian Thompson are the founders of a virtual reality company called Angle Technologies.
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Robert Taylor, Innovator Who Shaped Modern Computing, Dies at 85
Taylor had the idea that led to the Arpanet, the forerunner of the Internet.
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When Jean E. Sammet Learned to Code, Steve Jobs Was Still in Diapers
Sammet was the first female president of ACM,, created the computer language FORMAC, and was a key member of the committee that created COBOL.
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Supercomputer Simulation Offers Peek at the Future of Quantum Computers
Researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich in Switzerland have used the fifth-most powerful supercomputer in the world to simulate the behavior...
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4d Printing Gets Simpler and Faster
A team of researchers has developed a new approach that significantly simplifies and increases the potential of four-dimensional printing.
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AI Can Predict Heart Attacks More Accurately Than Doctors
Researchers have developed four computer-learning algorithms that significantly outperform American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines...
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Robot Ray Swims sing High-Voltage Artificial Muscles
Researchers have developed a robotic ray that is propelled by soft, flapping wings made of dielectric elastomers, which bend when electricity is applied to them...
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Your Phone's Power se Can Give Hackers an Opening
Researchers have shown even without a data cable, hackers can analyze a device's power needs to access users' private information.
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Georg Gottlob Honoured with Lovelace Medal
Georg Gottlob been selected by the Awards Panel of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, as the 2017 winner of the Lovelace Medal.
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We Know What You're Watching (even If It's Encrypted)
I stand firm in the opinion that it's my basic, human right to binge-watch six hours of trashy detective shows on a Friday night with a silent phone in my lap and...
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Nasa Missions Provide New Insights Into 'ocean Worlds' in Our Solar System
Two veteran NASA missions are providing new details about icy, ocean-bearing moons of Jupiter and Saturn, further heightening the scientific interest of these and...
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New Tools Needed to Track Technology's Impact on Jobs, Panel Says
New tools must be developed to track and measure the impact of artificial intelligence and automation on the U.S. job market, according to a report from an expert...
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Google Tests New Approach to Training Machine Learning Models
Google is testing a new collaborative machine-learning training method in which training data is diffused across millions of individual mobile devices instead of...
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State Progress on K-12 Computer Science Ed Policies: 'we Have a Long Way to Go'
A new study from six organizations summarizes state-by-state surveys on U.S. computer science education policies for grades K-12. "There are simply not enough adequately...
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AI Programs Exhibit Racial and Gender Biases, Research Reveals
Researchers at the University of Bath and Princeton University have demonstrated an artificial intelligence tool that enables computers to interpret everyday language...
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An Algorithm That Hides Your Online Tracks With Random Footsteps
Steven Smith at MIT's Lincoln Laboratory has developed an algorithmic technique to thwart the collection of online users' browsing history. The algorithm conceals...
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