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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Advertising via Algorithm
Global programmatic advertising is projected to account for 60% of all digital display ads this year.
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Why Naval Academy Students Are Learning to Sail By the Stars For the First Time in a Decade
Peter Hogan was surprised at how heavy the sextant felt in his hand when he squinted through its eyeglass this week, the first time he had ever held one.
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Q&a: A Look at the Apple vs Justice Dept. Court Fight
A U.S. magistrate judge has ordered Apple to help the FBI break into a work-issued iPhone used by a gunman in the mass shooting in San Bernardino, California.
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Eye-Opening Optical Research Projects That Could Supercharge the Internet
Several research teams around the world are investigating optical technologies that have the potential to make networks--and the Internet--faster and more efficient...
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My Robot Valentine: Could You Fall in Love With a Robot?
In the future, Valentine's Day for some could involve a romantic dinner with a robot, speculate Queensland University of Technology researchers.
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Robot Art Raises Questions About Human Creativity
Art created by machines raises unanswered questions about its potential and whether it can truly be defined as creative or imaginative.
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Why Sarcasm Is Such a Problem in Artificial Intelligence
Researchers in India and Australia recently published a paper outlining 10 years of research efforts from groups interested in detecting sarcasm in online sources...
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Data Analysis of Github Contributions Reveals nexpected Gender Bias
An analysis of millions of GitHub pull requests found women's contributions were accepted more frequently than men's, but only if they had gender-neutral profiles...
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Tim Cook Opposes Order For Apple to nlock Iphone, Setting p Showdown
Apple said on Wednesday that it would oppose and challenge a federal court order to help the F.B.I. unlock an iPhone used by one of the two attackers who killed...
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Creating a Computer Voice That People Like
When computers speak, how human should they sound?
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The Best AI Still Flunks 8th Grade Science
In 2012, IBM Watson went to medical school. So said The New York Times, announcing that the tech giant’s artificially intelligent question-and-answer machine had...
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History-Making Philae Lander Faces 'eternal Hibernation' on Comet
Exactly 15 months after it completed a seemingly impossible journey to land on the surface of a comet, the Philae lander now faces "eternal hibernation," as officials...
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Drones Learn to Search Forest Trails For Lost People
Researchers have developed software that enables drones to autonomously detect and follow forest paths.
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Researchers Engineer an Electronics First Opening Door to Flexible Electronics
University of Alberta researchers say they have developed a transistor that could lead to flexible electronic devices with wide-ranging applications.
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Virtual Reality Can Significantly Reduce Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety in Just a Month By Turning Sufferers Into Avatars
University College London researchers have developed a virtual-reality system they say could help reduce the symptoms of depression.
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Crowdsourcing Software Could Help US Move House and Stay Where We Are
Holger Schnadelbach has developed a crowdsourcing website to provide a categorized overview of building adaptations and their causes.
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New Algorithm Improves Speed and Accuracy of Pedestrian Detection
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) researchers say they have developed a pedestrian-detection system more accurate than conventional systems.
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The Chips Are Down For Moore’s Law
The semiconductor industry will soon abandon its pursuit of Moore's law. Now things could get a lot more interesting.
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