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Voting Experts: Why the Heck Are People Still Voting Online?
A new study calls online ballots a key weakness in the securing of U.S. election systems, and estimates at least 100,000 Americans cast online ballots in the 2016...
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Cardiff niversity's New X-Ray Method Reveals Ancient Scroll
Researchers have developed an x-ray tomography technique to reveal hidden text inside damaged and unreadable scrolls.
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A Google Intern Built the AI Behind These Shockingly Good Fake Images
Google researchers have developed an artificial intelligence system that generates incredibly realistic fake images.
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Researchers nveil Tool to Track Disinformation on Social Media
Researchers released a new tool Wednesday to track how many stories posted on social media are coming from sources known to publish disinformation.
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I Like the Way You Walk
Artificial intelligence video system sends smartphone messages based on how you move.
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Scientists se AI to Predict Why Children Struggle at School
Scientists have used machine learning to determine why some children struggle at school.
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Researchers Raise Alarm Over se of AI in Immigration, Refugee Decision-Making
Researchers in Canada are concerned about government initiatives to replace human decision-making with artificial intelligence regarding immigrants' human rights...
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Smartphone With a Finger Crawls Across the Table to Stroke Your Wrist
MobiLimb is a realistic-looking mechanical finger that plugs into the USB port of a mobile device as an additional way to interact with a smartphone or tablet. ...
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Scientists Create a 'Social Network of Brains'
Sending your thoughts directly into someone else's brain may seem like the stuff of science fiction. But this capability could be closer to reality than you think...
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Pushing the Boundaries of Learning With AI
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and IBM are collaborating on a project to teach students Mandarin in virtual environments.
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AS Team Wins AI Commentator Track of the KAIST World Cup 2018
Arizona State University's team won the artificial intelligence commentator track of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology AI World Cup 2018 competition...
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This Robot Crawls Over Your Body and Scans Your Skin With a Microscope
A palm-sized bipedal robot can carry out a medical inspection of a patient when a doctor is unavailable.
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Assessing the Impact of Cryptography on Internet Privacy
Whitfield Diffie and Martin Hellman on the relationship between cryptography and Internet privacy, and the impact the Turing Award has had on their lives, at the...
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VR Can Improve Performance During Exercise
Researchers have found using virtual reality headsets while exercising reduced perception of pain and effort, while extending activity.
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The First 'Social Network' of Brains Lets Three People Transmit Thoughts to Each Other's Heads
University of Washington in Seattle researchers have developed a brain-to-brain network that transmits thoughts among members of a group.
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Supercomputing for Better Commuting: In Pursuit of Fuel Economy, Mobility
Researchers are working to demonstrate how traffic lights can be programmed to improve automotive fuel economy and reduce emissions, while facilitating the flow...
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Feds Force Suspect To nlock An Apple iPhone X With Their Face
It finally happened. The feds forced an Apple iPhone X owner to unlock their device with their face.
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