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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Penn Researchers Develop Technology to Improve Computer Networks
University of Pennsylvania researchers have developed technology that helps make computer networks run more efficiently.
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'internet of Things,' Not Privacy, to Dominate at Black Hat
As many as 13 previously unknown vulnerabilities in home Wi-Fi routers and networked storage systems are set to be disclosed at the Black Hat computer security...
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Arrogance Is Good: In Defense of Silicon Valley
Sam Altman sits behind his desk with his knees pulled up to his chest, eating dried apricots.
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Extracting Audio From Visual Information
A new algorithm can reconstruct an audio signal by analyzing tiny vibrations of objects depicted in video.
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Rosetta Arrives at Comet Destination
After a decade-long journey chasing its target, ESA's Rosetta has today become the first spacecraft to rendezvous with a comet, opening a new chapter in Solar System...
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Watch This Wireless Hack Pop a Car's Locks in Minutes
Shims and coat hangers are the clumsy tools of last century's car burglars.
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Hacker Says to Show Passenger Jets at Risk of Cyber Attack
Cyber security researcher Ruben Santamarta says he has figured out how to hack the satellite communications equipment on passenger jets through their WiFi and inflight...
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Beyond GPS: Five Next-Generation Technologies
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is currently running five programs to improve civilian and military GPS navigation technology.
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Smartphones as a Health Tool For Older Adults
Researchers are working on a smartphone application to help older adults understand their health so they can cultivate healthier habits.
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Rosetta Spacecraft Set For nprecedented Close Study of a Comet
After 10 years and four billion miles, the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft will arrive at its destination on Wednesday for the first extended, close...
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Can Google Build a Typeface to Support Every Written Language?
Google has taken on its fair share of ambitious projects—digitizing millions and millions of books, mapping the whole world, pioneering self-driving cars.
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How Yahoo Research Labs Studies Culture as a Formal Computational Concept
Yahoo Labs researchers aim to achieve a truly computational understanding of human society by analyzing the links that form on social networks.
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How Google Scans Your Gmail For Child Porn
John Henry Skillern was arrested last Thursday for the possession of child pornography.
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Twitter Bots Grow p and Take On the World
On 18 July, someone in the Russian government edited Wikipedia.
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Nasa Mars Rover Curiosity Nears Mountain-Base Outcrop
As it approaches the second anniversary of its landing on Mars, NASA's Curiosity rover is also approaching its first close look at bedrock that is part of Mount...
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Security Secrets, Dated but Real
Was the National Cryptologic Museum designed using a code of some kind?
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Study: Software Developers Starting to Write For Internet of Things
A new study found about 40 percent of 1,400 software developers worldwide are writing applications for Internet of Things-connected devices or intend to do so soon...
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Big Data Firm Says It Can Link Snowden Data to Changed Terrorist Behavior
For nearly a year, U.S. government officials have said revelations from former NSA contract worker Edward Snowden harmed national security and allowed terrorists...
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A Smart Wristband For Nocturnal Cyclists
The "Intelligent Blinker," a smart illuminating wristband developed by five doctoral students, could make it safer for cyclists to ride at night in big cities.
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