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Csi: Cyberattack Scene Investigation--a Malware Whodunit
Forensic probes of cyberattacks can uncover their modus operandi and severity, but finding perpetrators is a difficult proposition.
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Nsa Hacker Chief Explains How to Keep Him Out of Your System
It was the talk most anticipated at this year's inaugural Usenix Enigma security conference in San Francisco and one that even the other speakers were eager to...
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The Top Technews Stories of 2015
ACM sent more than 1,800 news abstracts to around 100,000 of its members last year via email, in the form of TechNews.
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Massive Space Telescope Is Finally Coming Together
This week, NASA is set to reach a milestone on one of its most ambitious projects. If all goes to plan, workers will finish assembling the huge mirror of the ...
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Glowing 4d-Printed Flowers Could Pave Way For Replacement Organs
This delicate, glowing flower could one day save your life. It’s the latest example of "4D printing"–3D printed objects that change their shape over time—and it...
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Google AI Algorithm Masters Ancient Game of Go
A computer has beaten a human professional for the first time at Go—an ancient board game that has long been viewed as one of the greatest challenges for artificial...
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The Neural Network That Remembers
A recurrent neural network developed at the University of California, San Diego can mine patterns in reviews and write its own contextually relevant reviews.
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Living in the '90s? So Are nderwater Wireless Networks
The speed of today's underwater communication networks is comparable to the sluggish dial-up modems from 1990s.
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Ndsu Research Could Change Wind Power Grid
North Dakota State University researchers are exploring the possibility of using direct current wind power grids.
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Future Delivery Drones Start Learning How to Fly on Their Own
Boston University researchers are developing ways to enable drones to learn how to fly on their own.
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Cern Engineers Have to Identify and Disconnect 9,000 Obsolete Cables
In the past, when parts of the accelerators have been upgraded or added to, engineers would often additionally replace the cables that connected them.
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If Killer Robots Arrive, the Terminator Will Be the Least of Our Problems
Experts warned of the threat of autonomous weaponry at last week's World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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Is Blockchain the Most Important It Invention of Our Age?
There are not many occasions when one can give an unqualified thumbs-up to something the government does, but this is one such occasion.
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A Bright Approach to Brain Implants
The brain was once considered a "black box," a device so mysterious that you could only guess what it was doing by observing human behavior.
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Go Players React to Computer Defeat
For decades, the ancient game of Go has stood out as the one board game that computers couldn't crack.
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Wee Archie: Digital Dinos Put Bite-Sized Supercomputer Through Its Paces
University of Edinburgh researchers have developed Wee ARCHIE, a miniature supercomputer that powers virtual dinosaur races.
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Mechanical Quanta See the Light
Researchers say they have taken a first step toward a universal quantum connection based on a nanomechanical device's quantum-mechanical vibrations.
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Scenic Sat-Nav Will Take You on the Prettiest Route
Autobahn is an artificial intelligence system that can use Google Street View images to optimize a driving route for a particular type of scenery.
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Who Needs a Computer Science Degree These Days?
An increasing number of software developers are entering the job market lacking degree-level training, according to a VisionMobile survey.
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