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The Bizarre Quantum Test That Could Keep Your Data Secure
Researchers have been testing the existence of quantum entanglement for several years.
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How Nasa Visualizes Stunning Worlds Without Really Seeing Them
Everyone likes a good space photo.
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The Finesse of Flying Cassini Between Saturn's Rings
The Cassini space probe is going to dive through Saturn's rings again on Wednesday, the third of a planned 22 orbits threading that planetary needle as the probe...
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Watch Hackers Sabotage an Industrial Robot Arm
When the cybersecurity industry warns of digital threats to the "internet of things," the targets that come to mind are ill-conceived, insecure consumer products...
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A Chip Revolution Will Bring Better Vr Sooner Than You Think
David Kosslyn and Ian Thompson are the founders of a virtual reality company called Angle Technologies.
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Building an AI Chip Saved Google From Building a Dozen New Data Centers
Google operates what is surely the largest computer network on Earth, a system that comprises custom-built, warehouse-sized data centers spanning 15 locations in...
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A Stunning Video of Mars That Took Three Months to Stitch Together, By Hand
If you should one day find yourself in a spacecraft circling Mars, don't count on a good view.
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It Begins: Bots Are Learning to Chat in Their Own Language
Igor Mordatch is IS working to build machines that can carry on a conversation.
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What If Quantum Computers sed Hard Drives Made of Dna?
You've heard the hype: The quantum computer revolution is coming. Physicists say these devices will be fast enough to break every encryption method banks use today...
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Baxter the Robot Fixes Its Mistakes By Reading Your Mind
Baxter is but a child, with bright eyes and a subtle grin.
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Medical Devices Are the Next Security Nightmare
Hacked medical devices make for scary headlines.
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Malware Lets a Drone Steal Data By Watching a Computer's Blinking Led
A few hours after dark one evening earlier this month, a small quadcopter drone lifted off from the parking lot of Ben-Gurion University in Beersheba, Israel.
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What News-Writing Bots Mean For the Future of Journalism
When Republican Steve King beat back Democratic challenger Kim Weaver in the race for Iowa's 4th congressional district seat in November, The Washington Post snapped...
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A Chip Flaw Strips Away Hacking Protections For Millions of Devices
The VUSec team at the Free University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands has demonstrated an exploit that undercuts a basic safeguard used in all modern operating...
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Physicists Teach AI to Identify Exotic States of Matter
Put a tray of water in the freezer. For a while, it's liquid. And then—boom—the molecules stack into little hexagons, and you've got ice.
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The AI Threat Isn't Skynet. It's the End of the Middle Class
In February 1975, a group of geneticists gathered in a tiny town on the central coast of California to decide if their work would bring about the end of the world...
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For the Next Election, Don't Recount the Vote. Encrypt It
Let's be honest: The 2016 election wasn’t a sterling display of American democracy.
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Google's Go-Playing Machine Opens the Door to Robots that Learn
Two robotic arms face two closed doors. Both reach forward and miss the door handles entirely.
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Wearables Could Soon Know You're Sick Before You Do
Consumer wearables, which track simple metrics such as step counts and heart rates, have the potential to provide actionable health data, according to Stanford...
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