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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Comey: Fbi Wants 'adult Conversation' on Device Encryption
FBI Director James Comey warned again Tuesday about the bureau's inability to access digital devices because of encryption and said investigators were collecting...
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How Driverless Cars May Interact With People
There are plenty of unanswered questions about how self-driving cars would function in the real world, like understanding local driving customs and handing controls...
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Cornell Video Game Speeds Language Learning
Adding "fun" and "chat" aspects to the game enhances memorization and understanding of context.
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sing Data Science to Confront Policing Challenges
Police are turning to academic institutions using machine learning methods to predict and prevent adverse incidents.
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When Computers Learn Human Languages, They Also Learn Human Prejudices
New research from Princeton University suggests computers learning human languages can demonstrate prejudices and biased word associations.
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Nasa's Next-Gen Ships Run on Last-Gen Chips
Earlier this summer, NASA announced that ARM Holdings' A53 will be the microprocessor core design at the heart of the agency's next generation of spacecraft.
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System Might Detect Doctored Images and Videos For the Military
An international coalition of researchers is developing technologies that could help the U.S. military detect manipulations of open source images.
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The Man Who Created Leappad Wants To Turn Your Eyes Into a Mouse
First came the computer mouse. Then the touchscreen.
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Secure Networks For the Internet of the Future
Researchers at Bavaria, Germany's University of Wurzburg are developing secure and efficient networks for the Internet of the future.
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Flood Forecasting Gets Major pgrade
Researchers have created the National Water Model, which provides forecasts, data, and decision support to emergency services and water management personnel.
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Here’s How the Internet Was Invented at CLA
Werner Herzog’s new film tracks the birthplace of modern connectivity.
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Apple Issues Global Ios pdate After Attempt to se Spyware on Activist's Iphone
A botched attempt to break into the iPhone of an Arab activist using hitherto unknown espionage software has triggered a global upgrade of Apple's mobile operating...
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How Cooperative Behavior Could Make Artificial Intelligence More Human
Computer science can play an important role in determining the conditions that give rise to the form of cooperation known as indirect reciprocity, or donation to...
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Self-Driving Cars Reach a Fork in the Road, and Automakers Take Different Routes
Automakers are taking divergent approaches to the development and deployment of driverless vehicles.
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Computers Can Sense Sarcasm? Yeah, Right
Researchers at the University of Turin and Yahoo! have developed software that can identify the expression of sarcasm on social media and the Web.
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Auto, Technology Industries Clash Over Talking Cars
Cars that wirelessly talk to each other are finally ready for the road, creating the potential to dramatically reduce traffic deaths, improve the safety of self...
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This Little-Known Pioneering Educator Put Coding in the Classroom
Papert argued that learning was most successful when students were engaged in creative acts – when they were making things.
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All the Ways Your Wi-Fi Router Can Spy on You
City dwellers spend nearly every moment of every day awash in Wi-Fi signals.
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After 25 Years, a New Web
Tim Berners-Lee and others want a more reliable Web that ensures integrity and privacy.
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