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Astronomers Discover Colossal 'super Spiral' Galaxies
A strange new kind of galactic beast has been spotted in the cosmic wilderness.
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Oldest Ancient-Human Dna Details Dawn of Neanderthals
Matthias Meyer has just published the results of what may be the world's most wasteful genome-sequencing project.
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In Africa, Watson's Sister Lucy Is Growing p With the Help of Ibm's Research Team
IBM Research Africa's Kenya lab is giving shape to Lucy, a technology platform aimed at finding "commercially viable solutions to the continent's grand challenges...
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Computer Scientists Produce Realistic Face Models From Video Recordings
Researchers say they have developed a way to quickly and easily produce very detailed face models.
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The Need For Cognitive Computing
Companies get help digging the pearls of wisdom out of their big data.
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There Is a 'game Changer' Technology on Wall Street and People Keep Confusing It with Bitcoin
Wall Street banks are buzzing about blockchain.
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On the Hunt For a Mystery Planet
Astronomer Scott Sheppard runs through his checklist as he settles in for a long night of skygazing at the Subaru telescope atop Mauna Kea, Hawaii.
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Apple Says Constitution 'forbids' What Fbi Is Asking
Apple shouldn't have to comply with a search order for an iPhone used by one the San Bernardino, California, terrorists because the Constitution forbids it, the...
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What AI Can Tell S About the .s. Supreme Court
Researchers at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University's Discovery Analytics Center have proposed using machine learning to model the U.S. Supreme Court...
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Why the Government Can't Actually Stop Terrorists From Using Encryption
Security experts say U.S. government efforts to force technology firms to grant access to encrypted devices will do little to prevent terrorists from using the...
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To Get Truly Smart, AI Might Need to Play More Video Games
The latest computer games can be fantastically realistic.
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Pentagon Paying Techies to Think Like Terrorists
To stop a terrorist, it helps to think like one.
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What Google's Winning Go Algorithm Will Do Next
Following the defeat of one of its finest human players, the ancient game of Go has joined the growing list of tasks at which computers perform better than humans...
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Apple Fight Could Escalate with Demand For 'source Code'
The latest filing in the legal war between the planet’s most powerful government and its most valuable company gave one indication of how the high-stakes confrontation...
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High Throughput Computing Helps Ligo Confirm Einstein's Last nproven Theory
The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory is helping researchers detect gravitational waves caused by the collision of two black holes 1.3 billion...
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Less Than Meets the Eye
Computer-vision models designed to reproduce the capacities of the human brain may need to be adjusted.
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Fast Facial Analysis Software Set For Release
The new software could be particularly useful in fields where subjective interpretation has been the norm.
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In the Apple Case, a Debate Over Data Hits Home
Three years ago, reeling from Edward J. Snowden’s disclosure of the government’s vast surveillance programs and uncertain how to respond, President Obama said he...
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