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Thinking Outside the Sample
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Thinking Outside the Sample

Researchers have developed a framework they say could help computers learn how to process and identify images faster and more accurately. 

Inspired By Nature
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Inspired By Nature

University of Washington researchers are collaborating with Microsoft to encode, store, and retrieve digital text and images using DNA molecules.

Ai, Md: How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing the Way Illness Is Diagnosed and Treated
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Ai, Md: How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing the Way Illness Is Diagnosed and Treated

Frost & Sullivan's Venkat Rajan observes the concept of artificial intelligence in healthcare has entered reached "early-stage commercialization, adoption, and...

Maiden Voyage of Stanford's Humanoid Robotic Diver Recovers Treasures From King Louis Xiv's Wrecked Flagship
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Maiden Voyage of Stanford's Humanoid Robotic Diver Recovers Treasures From King Louis Xiv's Wrecked Flagship

Stanford University researchers are calling the maiden voyage of the OceanOne humanoid diving robot a significant astonishing success. 

Asc16 Student Supercomputer Challenge Results Are In
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Asc16 Student Supercomputer Challenge Results Are In

The top prize in the Asia Supercomputer Community's 2016 Student Supercomputer Challenge went to the Huazhong University of Science and Technology team. 

Q&a: Python Creator Guido Van Rossum on How He Got His Start in Programming
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Q&a: Python Creator Guido Van Rossum on How He Got His Start in Programming

Guido van Rossum is the creator of Python, one of the world’s most popular programming languages.

Vint Cerf: Buggy Software Is Scarier Than A Robot Takeover
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Vint Cerf: Buggy Software Is Scarier Than A Robot Takeover

Google’s chief Internet evangelist, Vint Cerf, said he has no fear of a robotic overthrow, because artificial intelligence is not that sophisticated.

Security Breach in Israeli-Made Waze Lets Hackers Stalk ­sers
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Security Breach in Israeli-Made Waze Lets Hackers Stalk ­sers

University of California, Santa Barbara professor Ben Zhao and colleagues have demonstrated a way to breach the popular Waze road navigation application. 

Bu Researchers Investigate World's Oldest Human Footprints With Software Designed to Decode Crime Scenes
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Bu Researchers Investigate World's Oldest Human Footprints With Software Designed to Decode Crime Scenes

Bournemouth University researchers have developed a software technique to uncover "lost" tracks at the world's oldest human footprint site in Laetoli, Tanzania. ...

Digital Genies
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Digital Genies

University of California, Berkeley professor Stuart Russell emphasizes the need to ensure artificial intelligence understands fundamental human values. 

This Top Scientist Offers a Solution For the Havoc Driverless Cars May Wreck on Workers
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This Top Scientist Offers a Solution For the Havoc Driverless Cars May Wreck on Workers

Proponents of autonomous vehicles are in a sticky situation.

The Critical Hole at the Heart of Our Cell Phone Networks
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The Critical Hole at the Heart of Our Cell Phone Networks

In February 2014, the US ambassador to Ukraine suffered an embarrassing leak.

How a Woman Trapped in Her Body 'spoke' Once Again
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How a Woman Trapped in Her Body 'spoke' Once Again

Around six years have now passed since Waltraut Faehnrich last opened and closed her eyes without assistance.

Boosting Software Security For a Connected World
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Boosting Software Security For a Connected World

European researchers working on the DIAMONDS project have developed a software security testing paradigm.

Does Learning Improve When Every Student Gets a Laptop?
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Does Learning Improve When Every Student Gets a Laptop?

Researchers have found "one-to-one" laptop programs that take a comprehensive approach were linked to higher test scores in English, math, science, and writing. ...

#areyouhappy?
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#areyouhappy?

Researchers from the University of Iowa have turned to social media to measure happiness. 

The Average Webpage Is Now the Size of the Original Doom
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The Average Webpage Is Now the Size of the Original Doom

The web is Doomed.

The Road to Regulating Self-Driving Cars Is Long, Winding
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The Road to Regulating Self-Driving Cars Is Long, Winding

Real-world use of autonomous vehicles will depend on how they are evaluated, and whether federal regulators have the expertise to lead evaluation efforts.

This May Be the Best Way to Measure Gun Violence in America
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This May Be the Best Way to Measure Gun Violence in America

In Canton, Ohio, one of the most common complaints that police chief Bruce Lawver hears is about gunfire. Shots fired. That unnerving pop of a firearm being discharged...

DARPA Is Looking For the Perfect Encryption App, and It's Willing to Pay
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DARPA Is Looking For the Perfect Encryption App, and It's Willing to Pay

The Pentagon's blue-sky research program is looking for someone to create the ultimate hacker-proof messaging app. 
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