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Researchers Take Step Closer to Creating Tech That Can Read Minds
Columbia University researchers have developed a system that can produce intelligible synthetic speech through computer processing of human brain activity.
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'hackathon' Attempts to STEM Proliferation of Fake News
A hackathon inspired by the influence of fake news on the U.S. presidential election seeks to incentivize the prioritization of truth.
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S Military: Robot Wars
When historians come to write about technological innovation in the first half of this century, they are likely to pay special attention to a US Navy drone called...
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Will Software that Writes Code Alter Tech's Script?
Several companies are promising to create software that will be able to do most of the grunt work of writing software on its own.
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Japanese Robots Earn Their Keep
Japanese researchers have developed a robot designed to provide assistance and companionship to human astronauts who spend months working in space.
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Ibm Eyes 'big Data' Help For Brain Injury
Aiming to leverage big data technology for the benefit of healthcare, IBM is working with Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center physicians to develop data-analysis...
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Futurephile: Knowledge Embedded in Everything
The day will come when everyone will wear glasses with a computer overlay capable of processing the faces of passersby and tell wearers if they have met someone...
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It Built Into Your Jewelery
Henry Tirri, Nokia's head of research, says the economic downturn will lead to more investments in collaboration tools, broadband, video, and mobile technology...12