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Seagull Algorithms Could Hide Secret to Greener Cloud Computing
British, Chinese, and Austrian researchers say more sustainable cloud computing systems can be achieved by algorithmically mimicking seagulls' hunting and migration...
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GitHub Launches GPT-4-Powered Copilot Coding Assistant
Software developer hosting service GitHub launched a new version of its Copilot coding assistant powered by the Generative Pre-trained Transformer 4 (GPT-4) multimodal...
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Walmart Rolls Out AR to Try on Clothing Virtually
Walmart has launched a new augmented reality feature that allows shoppers to virtually try on clothes.
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Here's a Peek at the Iphone's Next Big Trick
We've all heard about the promise of augmented reality coming to the iPhone. With iOS 11 due later this year, Apple is releasing ARKit–a software that allows developers...
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MIT Invents a Magic Lens That Combines All Your Screens Into a Single Experience
When we need to send a command or a file from our smartphone to our laptop, we do it through menus.
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The Truth About Google X
Astro Teller is sharing a story about something bad. Or maybe it's something good.
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This Algorithm Can Predict Your Success At niversity
In a large university full of lecture classes, it can be hard to pinpoint the students who are falling through the cracks.
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Think You Can Live Offline Without Being Tracked? Here's What It Takes
Nico Sell, the cofounder of a secure communication app called Wickr, has appeared on television twice.
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Emotion-Sniffing Is Next Trick Your Phone Is Learning
Rice University scientists, working with Microsoft Research, have created something rather surprising—a long-term-mood detecting device that can ascertain a user's...
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