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Eight States Have Fewer Than 10 Girls Take Ap Computer Science Exam
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Eight States Have Fewer Than 10 Girls Take Ap Computer Science Exam

Nearly 55,000 students in the U.S. took the Advanced Placement computer science A exam this year.

Europe Is Leading the Way in AI and Machine Learning (and Even Silicon Valley Wants In)
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Europe Is Leading the Way in AI and Machine Learning (and Even Silicon Valley Wants In)

Europe is either ahead of or on equal footing with the U.S. in terms of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other technologies.

China Turns Big Data Into Big Brother 
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China Turns Big Data Into Big Brother 

It was a drab, chill day in November, and the clocks were striking thirteen.

Batman's Kitchen Teaches ­w Students How to Play Cybersecurity
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Batman's Kitchen Teaches ­w Students How to Play Cybersecurity

Batman's Kitchen is providing University of Washington students the opportunity to learn about information security and practice their cybersecurity skills.

Spy Chief Adds to Warnings of Russian Cyber Attacks on Germany
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Spy Chief Adds to Warnings of Russian Cyber Attacks on Germany

Germany's spy chief has warned that Russian hackers are pelting his country with disinformation that could undermine the democratic process, echoing concerns already...

How Humans Can Force the Machines to Play Fair
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How Humans Can Force the Machines to Play Fair

Cynthia Dwork is best known for inventing "differential privacy," a set of techniques that safeguard the privacy of individuals in a large database.

German Spies "alarmed" Over Threat To Election From Fake News, Russians
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German Spies "alarmed" Over Threat To Election From Fake News, Russians

An intelligence source told BuzzFeed News they fear 2017’s federal elections could see a repeat of the misinformation and hacking that disrupted the U.S. presidential...

Google Warns Journalists and Professors: Your Account Is ­nder Attack
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Google Warns Journalists and Professors: Your Account Is ­nder Attack

A flurry of social media reports suggests a major hacking campaign has been uncovered.

Programmers Are Having a Huge Discussion About the ­nethical and Illegal Things They've Been Asked to Do
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Programmers Are Having a Huge Discussion About the ­nethical and Illegal Things They've Been Asked to Do

A response to a post that went viral, called "Code I’m Still Ashamed Of."

Researchers Build Tool to Help Prevent 'selfie Deaths'
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Researchers Build Tool to Help Prevent 'selfie Deaths'

A growing number of people die every year while taking photos of themselves at dangerous locations, leading researchers at Carnegie Mellon University to look for...

Neural Network Learns to Identify Criminals By Their Faces
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Neural Network Learns to Identify Criminals By Their Faces

Researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University applied a variety of machine-vision algorithms to study faces of criminals and noncriminals. Their neural network...

Great. Now Even Your Headphones Can Spy on You
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Great. Now Even Your Headphones Can Spy on You

Cautious computer users put a piece of tape over their webcam.

China's Driverless Trucks Are Revving Their Engines
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China's Driverless Trucks Are Revving Their Engines

China is gearing up to overhaul its road delivery with fleets of self-driving long-haul trucks.

Cybercriminals Can Steal All Your Passwords From Thin Air With This $25 Wi-Fi Hack
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Cybercriminals Can Steal All Your Passwords From Thin Air With This $25 Wi-Fi Hack

Researchers have developed a system that can analyze Wi-Fi networks and covertly detect and record passwords by looking at the directions radio waves travel to...

Mathematical Algorithms Calculate Social Behavior
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Mathematical Algorithms Calculate Social Behavior

Predicting and influencing human behavior is well on its way to becoming reality, according to researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TU Munich) in...

Tackling Society's Big Problems With Systems Theory
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Tackling Society's Big Problems With Systems Theory

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Institute for Data, Systems, and Society doctoral program is underway. 

­niversity Researchers Develop Iris-Recognition Technology
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­niversity Researchers Develop Iris-Recognition Technology

Notre Dame University researchers have developed software that can determine the difference between iris scans using a new method. 

Real or Not? ­SC Study Finds Many Political Tweets Come From Fake Accounts
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Real or Not? ­SC Study Finds Many Political Tweets Come From Fake Accounts

University of Southern California researchers found bots made up nearly 20% of the political conversation on Twitter during the U.S. presidential campaign season...

Online Password Guessing Threat ­nderestimated
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Online Password Guessing Threat ­nderestimated

Researchers have created different guessing frameworks that prioritize the order of guessing based on attackers having access to different types of personal information...

Robovote Helps Groups Make Decisions ­sing AI-Driven Methods
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Robovote Helps Groups Make Decisions ­sing AI-Driven Methods

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon and Harvard universities have launched an online service that enables optimal group decisions.  
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