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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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When Women Are More Like Men, They Still Face STEM Bias
A new study found women with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics degrees in the 1970s—1990s did not have the same employment opportunities as men.
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Google Teaches 'ais' to Invent Their Own Crypto and Avoid Eavesdropping
Google Brain researchers say they have developed artificial intelligence technology that can form encryptions and communicate securely.
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New Research Center to Explore Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
The ethics center is being established at a time of growing international concern about the impact of artificial intelligence technologies.
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Mexico Taking S Factory Jobs? Blame Robots Instead
Donald Trump blames Mexico and China for stealing millions of jobs from the United States.
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Ddos Defenses Emerging From Homeland Security
Public, private, and academic researchers are collaborating on new distributed denial-of-service defenses.
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Supporting Prospective Women in STEM Starts With Accessible Mentors
A University of Washington study found an unwelcoming culture and a lack of mentors were the main deterrents to women considering science-related careers.
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The Stakes Are Rising in Google's Antitrust Fight With Europe
Google is locked in a six-year battle with Europe's antitrust officials. And the stakes for both sides are getting higher.
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Computer Scientist Ross Tate Working to Tame Java 'wildcards'
Cornell University professor Ross Tate has discovered that the Java programming language, designed to be safe, is actually quite insecure.
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Twitter's 'firehose' of Tweets Is Incredibly Valuable, and Just as Dangerous
There are half a billion tweets a day. For the company, they’re sellable data. For despots, they’re a great way to hunt dissidents.
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Women in Computing to Decline to 22% By 2025, Study Warns
New research warns the number of women in the computing workforce will decline if nothing is done to encourage more to study computer science.
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Inside Microsoft's Quest For a Topological Quantum Computer
The race is on build a "universal" quantum computer. Such a device could be programmed to speedily solve problems that classical computers cannot crack, potentially...
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Automating Big-Data Analysis
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have developed an approach to automating most of the process of big data analysis.
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The Power of Prediction Markets
It was a great way to mix science with gambling, says Anna Dreber.
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Say Hello to .google and Other Branded Internet Addresses
Google is helping usher in a new way for companies to tout their brand names in the digital realm.
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Conference For Research Software Engineers Hailed a Phenomenal Success
The world's first conference for Research Software Engineers, held in Manchester, U.K., was called a "phenomenal success" by one of its organizers.
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The Search For Virtual Reality's Killer App
Sony Corp.'s release of the PlayStation VR on Thursday brings virtual reality to the cusp of mainstream adoption.
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Vr Started with Gaming, But It Will Take Over Every Other Industry
"We are looking at sensory immersion.
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.s. Tech Giants Are Investing Billions to Keep Data in Europe
In the battle to dominate Europe's cloud computing market, American tech giants are spending big to build up their local credibility.
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China Honors Computer Scientist John Hopcroft
John Hopcroft, IBM Professor of Engineering and Applied Mathematics in Computer Science at Cornell University, has received China's Friendship Award.
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