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Hyper Vision
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Hyper Vision

There is something special happening in a generic office park in an uninspiring suburb near Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Triple Threat: ­ of T Computer Scientist Combines Machine Learning, Robotics, and Computer Vision
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Triple Threat: ­ of T Computer Scientist Combines Machine Learning, Robotics, and Computer Vision

Raquel Urtasun is specializing in creating algorithms to help computers make decisions previously reserved for humans.

Search Engine's Author Profiles Now Driven By Influence Metrics
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Search Engine's Author Profiles Now Driven By Influence Metrics

"It’s important to be selective," says CEO Etzioni.

Europe Tried to Rein In Google. It Backfired.
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Europe Tried to Rein In Google. It Backfired.

Google is a top target for European regulators and privacy watchdogs, who openly fear and distrust its dominance.

Apple, Fbi to Clash Again in Congress Over Encryption
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Apple, Fbi to Clash Again in Congress Over Encryption

Apple Inc  and the FBI will return to Congress next week to testify before lawmakers about their heated disagreement over law enforcement access to encrypted devices...

Firefighters' Positioning System May Be ­sed to Monitor Walking Difficulty For Elderly
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Firefighters' Positioning System May Be ­sed to Monitor Walking Difficulty For Elderly

Researchers at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology have fine-tuned a positioning system used in fire rescue operations to collect data on people's foot movements...

Billing by Millionths of Pennies, Cloud Computing's Giants Take In Billions
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Billing by Millionths of Pennies, Cloud Computing's Giants Take In Billions

Imagine building an enormous beach resort, maybe the best in the world.

Dear Silicon Valley: The Pentagon Has Sent You a Friend Request
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Dear Silicon Valley: The Pentagon Has Sent You a Friend Request

When Defense Secretary Ashton Carter first spoke about the Pentagon's startup in Silicon Valley, the former Harvard physicist said he had great expectations.

Tech Companies Help Women Get Back to Work
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Tech Companies Help Women Get Back to Work

Technology companies are leveraging internships and other programs to help women return to work and update the skills they need to be competitive. 

These Are the Cities Where Tech Workers Live Largest
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These Are the Cities Where Tech Workers Live Largest

Annual data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics demonstrates the value of an education in the science, technology, engineering, and math fields. 

Forget Apple vs. the Fbi: Whatsapp Just Switched on Encryption For a Billion People
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Forget Apple vs. the Fbi: Whatsapp Just Switched on Encryption For a Billion People

For most of the past six weeks, the biggest story out of Silicon Valley was Apple's battle with the FBI over a federal order to unlock the iPhone of a mass shooter...

Million-Dollar Babies
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Million-Dollar Babies

Experts in machine learning are in high demand because large technology companies use it in many activities.

­.s. Textile Industry Turns to Tech as Gateway to Revival
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­.s. Textile Industry Turns to Tech as Gateway to Revival

A $320-million project aims to bring the textile sector into the digital era by embedding sensors and semiconductors into fabrics. 

Why Do the Feds ­sually Try to ­nlock Phones? It's Drugs, Not Terrorism
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Why Do the Feds ­sually Try to ­nlock Phones? It's Drugs, Not Terrorism

Until the FBI backed down from its battle with Apple over accessing the iPhone 5c of San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook, it seemed the agency had chosen...

How AI Is Feeding China's Internet Dragon
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How AI Is Feeding China's Internet Dragon

Shortly after walking through the front doors of Baidu in Beijing last November, I was surprised to notice that my face had transformed into that of a cheerful-­looking...

Leds: Beyond Lighting, Into Convergence
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Leds: Beyond Lighting, Into Convergence

The pace picks up as Cisco leads the way. Yes, Cisco.

The Apple-Fbi Battle Is Over, But the New Crypto Wars Have Just Begun
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The Apple-Fbi Battle Is Over, But the New Crypto Wars Have Just Begun

Apple's standoff with the FBI unfolded over the course of several weeks, but ended in a matter of days.

Apple's New Challenge: Learning How the ­.s. Cracked Its Iphone
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Apple's New Challenge: Learning How the ­.s. Cracked Its Iphone

Now that the United States government has cracked open an iPhone that belonged to a gunman in the San Bernardino, Calif., mass shooting without Apple's help, the...

Bitcoin Technology's Next Big Test: Trillion-Dollar Repo Market
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Bitcoin Technology's Next Big Test: Trillion-Dollar Repo Market

Depository Trust & Clearing Corp., a firm at the center of Wall Street’s trading infrastructure, is about to give the technology behind bitcoin a big test: seeing...

Apple Likely Can't Force Fbi to Disclose How It Got Data from Seized Iphone
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Apple Likely Can't Force Fbi to Disclose How It Got Data from Seized Iphone

The US government isn't saying whether it will divulge to Apple the method it used to access the locked iPhone seized by one of the San Bernardino shooters.
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