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Clemson Scientists nveil Software That Revolutionizes Wildlife Habitat Connectivity Modeling
Clemson University researchers have developed computational software for wildlife habitat connectivity modeling.
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Professor Develops Algorithm to Improve Online Mapping of Disaster Areas
University of Tennessee, Knoxville researchers have developed an algorithm that indicates, following a disaster, which areas need detailed mapping first, which...
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Erich Bloch, IBM Pioneer Who Later Led National Science Foundation, Dies at 91
Bloch was the first U.S. National Science Foundation director to come from a business rather than academic background, and the first without a doctoral degree. ...
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Google Deepmind Could Invent the Next Generation of AI By Playing Starcraft 2
The announcement at BlizzCon 2016 that met with the most muted response was arguably the most revolutionary.
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Network Operators Beef p Last Mile For Cord-Cutters
Consumers increasingly are bypassing traditional content providers to download content a la carte via broadband connection.
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Two Sigma Announces Public Launch of Halite, A.i. Coding Game
Halite creates an engaging game environment in which to learn, write, and visualize code in action.
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How Humans Can Force the Machines to Play Fair
Cynthia Dwork is best known for inventing "differential privacy," a set of techniques that safeguard the privacy of individuals in a large database.
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German Spies "alarmed" Over Threat To Election From Fake News, Russians
An intelligence source told BuzzFeed News they fear 2017’s federal elections could see a repeat of the misinformation and hacking that disrupted the U.S. presidential...
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Google Warns Journalists and Professors: Your Account Is nder Attack
A flurry of social media reports suggests a major hacking campaign has been uncovered.
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Programmers Are Having a Huge Discussion About the nethical and Illegal Things They've Been Asked to Do
A response to a post that went viral, called "Code I’m Still Ashamed Of."
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President Obama Names Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
The 21 latest recipients of the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom included Margaret Hamilton and Grace Hopper.
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Internet of Things Will Demand a Step-Change in Search Solutions
New Internet search mechanisms will need to be developed to support the growing Internet of Things.
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Will AI sher in a New Era of Hacking?
Advanced artificial intelligence systems developed to defend assets in cyberspace might be turned to malevolent purposes by cybercriminals.
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Google's Deepmind AI Can Lip-Read Tv Shows Better Than a Pro
Researchers at Google's DeepMind and the University of Oxford are using deep-learning techniques to create a lip-reading system that can perform better than professional...
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Researchers Build Tool to Help Prevent 'selfie Deaths'
A growing number of people die every year while taking photos of themselves at dangerous locations, leading researchers at Carnegie Mellon University to look for...
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Making Sense of Exabytes of Data at Sc16
“Think about how you got here,” said Katharine Frase, head of strategy and business development for IBM’s Watson Education unit, at the SC16 conference in Salt...
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Great. Now Even Your Headphones Can Spy on You
Cautious computer users put a piece of tape over their webcam.
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Artificial Intelligence Robots: Why Human Baby Brains Are Smarter Than AI
Machines are capable of understanding speech, recognizing faces and driving cars safely, making recent technological advancements seem impressively powerful.
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Google, Facebook, and Microsoft Are Remaking Themselves Around AI
Fei-Fei Li is a big deal in the world of AI. As the director of the Artificial Intelligence and Vision labs at Stanford University, she oversaw the creation of...
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