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A Healthy Dose of AI
Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Rise of the Robot Artist
Software programs are emerging that are able to generate works that meet some definitions.
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'wise Chisels': Art, Craftsmanship, and Power Tools
It's often easy to tell at a glance the difference between a mass-produced object and one that has been handcrafted: The handmade item is likely to have distinctive...
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Weaponizing Robots
Should we expect to see autonomous killing machines on future battlefields?
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Study Looks at Better Prediction For Epileptic Seizures Through Adaptive Learning Approach
Researchers have developed a computational model they say can more accurately predict when an epileptic seizure will occur.
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The Online Dating Engine That Assesses Your Taste in the Opposite Sex (and Whether They Find You Attractive)
A new dating recommendation engine suggests potential dates based not only on mutual interests, but also on a person's likelihood to reply to initial contact.
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My Quantum Algorithm Won't Break the Internet… Yet
Internet security relies on the fact that our computers can't break its cryptosystems. But the quantum algorithm you devised has the potential to do just that.
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Newegg Trial: Crypto Legend Takes the Stand, Goes For Knockout Patent Punch
Newegg's courtroom face-off with patent-licensing giant TQP Development is nearing its end.
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Three Questions For Computing Pioneer Carver Mead
Computer scientist Carver Mead gave Moore's Law its name in around 1970 and played a crucial role in making sure it's held true in the decades since.
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Life Points the Way to a New Template For Chipmaking
While significant obstacles remain, researchers are optimistic about using DNA to guide graphene into complex circuit shapes on silicon.
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What's Next For Gpu Chips? Maybe the Network.
Over the last few years it's been interesting to see where in the computing landscape graphics processors or GPUs like those turned out by Nvidia have turned up...
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Meet The 'assassination Market' Creator Who's Crowdfunding Murder With Bitcoins
As Bitcoin becomes an increasingly popular form of digital cash, the cryptocurrency is being accepted in exchange for everything from socks to sushi to heroin.
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Wikimedia Foundation Sends Cease and Desist Letter to Wikipr
On October 21, the Wikimedia Foundation issued a statement from Sue Gardner, our executive director, condemning the black hat practice of paid advocacy editing...
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Every Step You Take
As small cameras with the ability to identify individuals proliferate in public places and data storage prices drop, privacy issues are growing increasingly complex...
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Uc Research Brings a Future of Mind-Reading Robots Ever Closer
Researchers are studying how brain-computer interfaces can be applied to robotics.
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The Cloud Enables Hpc For All
Demand for high-performance computing is burgeoning and will continue to grow, with or without the requisite hardware.
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Smartphone Accelerometers Can Accurately Distinguish Between Different Motorized Transportation Modalities
Smartphone accelerometers can be used to distinguish between different motorized transportation modalities.
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nmask Wikipedia Sock Puppets By the Way They Write
Researchers have developed a tool that could be used to uncover phony Wikipedia contributors.
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Obtaining Data From the 'brains' of Cars
Direct logging of data from cars provides access to invaluable data, as well as the ability to measure a vehicle's energy utilization.
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