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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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New Yorkers Face Training Gap for Tech Jobs, but Study Finds Hope
A study by the nonprofit research group Center for an Urban Future offers hope for New York City employees who lack the training to qualify for upcoming technology...
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Jigsaw Tool to Help Journalists Spot Doctored Images
Jigsaw has released a free tool, designed to help journalists identify doctored photos, including those generated through the use of artificial intelligence.
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Does Your Toothbrush Have an App Yet?
New technologies are being introduced to the world of dental care.
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Distracted by Tech While Driving? The Answer May Be More Tech
Advanced driver-assistance technologies can help prevent accidents caused by distracted driving.
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New Recruitment Tool for Construction: The Joystick
The U.S. construction industry aims to restore its workforce by attracting younger replacements who grew up playing PC games.
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A New Recruitment Tool for Construction: The Joystick
Plastic excavators, bulldozers and cranes fueled by imagination have long captivated toddlers. Now, the construction industry is trying to attract teenagers with...
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In Bubbles, She Sees a Mathematical niverse
On the evening of March 19, the mathematician Karen Uhlenbeck gathered with revelers at the Institute for Advanced Study for a champagne reception.
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Something on Mars Is Producing Gas sually Made by Living Things on Earth
Methane gas periodically wafts into the atmosphere of Mars; that notion, once considered implausible and perplexing, is now widely accepted by planetary scientists...
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Warnings of a Dark Side to A.I. in Health Care
Last year, the Food and Drug Administration approved a device that can capture an image of your retina and automatically detect signs of diabetic blindness.
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How the Internet Travels Across Oceans
The internet consists of tiny bits of code that move around the world, traveling along wires as thin as a strand of hair strung across the ocean floor. The data...
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Jerry Merryman, Co-Inventor of the Pocket Calculator, Dies at 86
Jerry Merryman, a self-taught electrical engineer who helped design the first pocket calculator, died on Feb. 27 in Dallas. He was 86.
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The Auto Show of the Future is Already Here
Top auto shows are increasingly incorporating technology, along with hands-on experiences like driving simulators and virtual reality demos.
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For Gamers With Disabilities, Creative Controllers Open Worlds
Erin Hawley grew up immersed in video games, progressing from Pong on the Atari 2600 to Sonic the Hedgehog on the Sega Genesis to Tomb Raider on the Sony PlayStation...
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The Secret History of Women in Coding
Computer programming once had much better gender balance than it does today. What went wrong?
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.S. Revives Secret Program to Sabotage Iranian Missiles and Rockets
The Trump White House has accelerated a secret American program to sabotage Iran's missiles and rockets, according to current and former administration officials...
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Making New Drugs With a Dose of Artificial Intelligence
You can think of it as a World Cup of biochemical research.
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The Rise of the Robot Reporter
As reporters and editors find themselves the victims of layoffs at digital publishers and traditional newspaper chains alike, journalism generated by machine is...
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'This Could Be the End' for NASA's Mars Opportunity Rover
NASA's Opportunity rover began its 15th year on Mars this week, although the intrepid robotic explorer may already be dead.
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Robotic Milkers and an Automated Greenhouse: Inside a High-Tech Small Farm
About 150 Jersey cows in the rolling terrain at Rivendale Farms in Bulger, some 25 miles west of Pittsburgh, wear Fitbit-like collars that monitor their movement...
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