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Researchers Take Author Recognition to Neural Networks
McGill University researchers have developed a forensic tool that uses neural network processing to help identify subtle differences between authors' tweeting styles...
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Parking a Truck Is a Pain in the Butt. Tech to the Rescue!
University of Minnesota researchers are developing a system that monitors parking lots and provides a real-time count of spaces for truck drivers.
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Northeastern Researchers Find That Amazon Might Not Always Be Pitching You the Best Prices
Sellers using algorithmic pricing are more likely to be featured in Amazon's "buy boxes" as the featured seller, even if they do not offer the lowest price, researchers...
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Silicon Fingerprint on Chips Could Make Any Gadget Unhackable
Has your bank recently sent you a credit or debit card with a chip in it? If so, you may now be in possession of a little piece of tech that is quietly helping...
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Google Moves Closer to a niversal Quantum Computer
For 30 years, researchers have pursued the universal quantum computer, a device that could solve any computational problem, with varying degrees of success.
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New Genetic Engineering Method Called Promising — And Perilous
A powerful new technique for changing genes in insects, animals and plants holds great promise, according to a report from an influential panel of scientists released...
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How New Technology Is Illuminating a Classic Ethical Dilemma
On a pleaant Friday afternoon in April, the grassy quadrangle at the center of the Carnegie Mellon University campus is buzzing with activity.
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Google's Training Its AI to Be Android's Security Guard
Google's Adrian Ludwig says computer security should manage risk so it can learn to spot potential vulnerabilities on the fly using deep neural networks.
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Lisa Pathfinder Mission Paves Way For Space-Based Detection of Gravitational Waves
LISA Pathfinder, a mission led by the European Space Agency (ESA) with contributions from NASA, has successfully tested a key technology needed to build a space...
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Advanced Game Theory Goes to Work For Homeland Security
The University of Southern California's Teamcore Research Group is creating game theory applications to help agencies solve problems related to homeland security...
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First Experimental Demonstration of a Quantum Enigma Machine
One of the great unsung heroes of 20th century science was a mathematician and engineer at the famous Bell Laboratories in New Jersey called Claude Shannon.
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Why the Economic Payoff From Technology Is So Elusive
Your smartphone allows you to get almost instantaneous answers to the most obscure questions. It also allows you to waste hours scrolling through Facebook or looking...
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5 Things That Give Self-Driving Cars Headaches
Fully automated cars don’t drink and drive, fall asleep at the wheel, text, talk on the phone or put on makeup while driving.
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Mobile Phone Records Reveal Largest Gathering in the History of Humanity
Mobile phones have revolutionized the way scientists study human behavior, allowing them to watch people on a scale that has never been previously imagined.
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Researchers ncover a Flaw in Europe's Tough Privacy Rules
Europe likes to think it leads the world in protecting people’s privacy, and that is particularly true for the region’s so-called right to be forgotten.
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CRISPR Gene-Editing System nleashed on RNA
Researchers who discovered a molecular "scissors" for snipping genes have now developed a similar approach for targeting and cutting RNA.
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Fifty Years of Moon Dust: Surveyor 1 Was a Pathfinder For Apollo
Before humans could take their first steps on the moon, that mysterious and forbidding surface had to be reconnoitered by robots.
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Bill Gates Claims 'ai Dream Is Finally Arriving'--and Says Machines Will Outsmart Humans in Some Areas Within a Decade
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said the progress of artificial intelligence ensures machines will be able to outclass humans in certain knowledge areas within...
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How to Build a Moral Robot
With robots expected to play an increasingly critical role in making judgment calls where human lives are at stake, it is imperative to model moral reasoning in...
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