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Boston Dynamics' Robodog Roams New Zealand Countryside for Sheep Herding
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Boston Dynamics' Robodog Roams New Zealand Countryside for Sheep Herding

New Zealand software firm Rocos announced a partnership with Boston Dynamics to repurpose the latter's four-legged robotic dog for sheep herding.

3D Printing Foods with Complex Designs Can Trick Diners Into Eating Less While Still Feeling Full
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3D Printing Foods with Complex Designs Can Trick Diners Into Eating Less While Still Feeling Full

Researchers have developed a method for three-dimensionally printing food that makes diners feel more satiated while eating less.

Deep Learning Is Making Video Game Characters Move Like Real People
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Deep Learning Is Making Video Game Characters Move Like Real People

Scientists used deep learning neural networks to help digital characters in video games move more realistically.

­.S. Passes Bill to Inject $1.2 Billion Into the Quantum Tech Race
From ACM News

­.S. Passes Bill to Inject $1.2 Billion Into the Quantum Tech Race

The new law, called the National Quantum Initiative Act, allocates up to $1.2 billion in funding to keep American quantum information science competitive on the...

Girl Scouts Look Toward the Future With 30 New Science, Tech, and Environment Badges
From ACM TechNews

Girl Scouts Look Toward the Future With 30 New Science, Tech, and Environment Badges

The Girl Scouts announced 30 new badges that will help equip girls with the leadership skills needed to deal with "key 21st century issues."

Deepfake Videos Are Getting Impossibly Good
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Deepfake Videos Are Getting Impossibly Good

Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence-based system that uses input video to create photorealistic reanimations of portrait videos.

Deep Learning Can Now Flawlessly Correct Photos Taken in Almost Complete Darkness
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Deep Learning Can Now Flawlessly Correct Photos Taken in Almost Complete Darkness

Machine learning can artificially increase the brightness of photos taken in low-light conditions.

The Rise of the Robo-Meteorologist
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The Rise of the Robo-Meteorologist

Microsoft researchers Ashish Kapoor and Eric Horvitz are using machine learning to make more accurate weather predictions over a 24-hour period. 

How Times Square Works
From ACM News

How Times Square Works

When we stepped out onto the roof, the wind whipped me sideways, and it took me a second to get my bearings.

Inside the Secret Building That's Bringing Cell Service To Nyc's Subway
From ACM Careers

Inside the Secret Building That's Bringing Cell Service To Nyc's Subway

As Hurricane Sandy revealed almost two years ago, New York's 100-year-old subway is not a modern and robust system.

Nyc's Touchscreen Subway Maps Are Finally Here, and They're Amazing
From ACM News

Nyc's Touchscreen Subway Maps Are Finally Here, and They're Amazing

New York subway riders first were promised futuristic touchscreen wayfinding maps a year ago.

Designing Windows 8, or How to Redesign a Religion
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Designing Windows 8, or How to Redesign a Religion

There are lot of hard jobs at Microsoft. But Sam Moreau just might have the hardest of all. Or at least the most harrowing. Over the past five years, he's taken...
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