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A Healthy Dose of AI
Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Hackers Can Silently Control Siri From 16 Feet Away
Siri may be your personal assistant. But your voice is not the only one she listens to.
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Smith’s STEM Education Act Signed Into Law
The STEM Education Act of 2015 strengthens U.S. science, technology, engineering, and math education efforts.
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Pluto's Geology Is Unlike Any Other
Take a pinch of Mars, a sprinkle of Saturn's moon Iapetus and a dash of Neptune's moon Triton—and the recipe will yield something like Pluto.
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Despite Exposure, New Nations Joining Cyberespionage Game
Researchers say some smaller, poorer nations are now using spy software, suggesting that recent data leaks and lawsuits have not deterred governments from investing...
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New Tool: How to Get Meaningful Information Out of Big Data
ClustEval is a new tool designed to aid researchers in their efforts to retrieve meaningful knowledge from big data.
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These Computer Scientists Are Making a 'global Map of Sexism'
Researchers at the Oxford Internet Institute are building a "map of sexism" by analyzing data from the Everyday Sexism Project.
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The Brave New World of Computer Security
Northeastern University professor Cristina Nita-Rotaru has been researching how to keep information both accessible and safe for 17 years.
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Computer Science Now Top Major For Women at Stanford niversity
Computer science has surpassed human biology as the most popular major for female students at Stanford University.
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If You're Not Paranoid, You're Crazy
I knew we'd bought walnuts at the store that week, and I wanted to add some to my oatmeal.
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How Perfect Is Too Perfect? Research Reveals Robot Flaws Are Key to Interacting With Humans
University of Lincoln researchers have found humans have more successful interactions with robots when they exhibit some of the same foibles as humans.
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Cyber Insurance Premiums Rocket After High-Profile Attacks
A rash of hacking attacks on U.S. companies over the past two years has prompted insurers to massively increase cyber premiums for some companies, leaving firms...
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Her Code Got Humans on the Moon—and Invented Software Itself
Margaret Hamilton wasn't supposed to invent the modern concept of software and land men on the moon.
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Cassini Begins Series of Flybys with Close-up of Saturn Moon Enceladus
NASA's Cassini spacecraft will wrap up its time in the region of Saturn's large, icy moons with a series of three close encounters with Enceladus starting Wednesday...
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Researchers Aim to Refocus Wandering Minds
University of Notre Dame researchers say they have developed a prototype system that can detect when the mind of a student is wandering.
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Obama Won't Seek Access to Encrypted User Data
The Obama administration will not compel U.S. technology companies to give law enforcement and intelligence agencies access to user data encrypted on digital devices...
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Black Engineers Join Forces to Boost Diversity
Software engineer Makinde Adeagbo officially launched the /dev/color nonprofit last week to address the scarcity of African-Americans in the technology industry...
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Robots and US
The dream of full automation is outdated and does not lead to the best outcomes, according to Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor David Mindell.
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An Algorithm Might Save Your Life: How the Amazon and Netflix Method Might Someday Cure Cancer
Machine-learning algorithms underlying Amazon and Netflix recommendation engines might one day have a transformative effect on humanity.
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Cops Don't Need a Crypto Backdoor to Get Into Your Iphone
Late last week, the privacy community scored a victory in a year-long battle over the future of encryption: In internal discussions, the White House quietly overruled...
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