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British Cyber Option to Punish Russia Prompts Fear of 'Electronic War'
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British Cyber Option to Punish Russia Prompts Fear of 'Electronic War'

Of all the ways Theresa May could hit back against Russia over the poisoning of an agent on British soil, a cyberattack seems almost fitting.

Researchers Restore 'Feeling' to Lost Limbs, Kinda
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Researchers Restore 'Feeling' to Lost Limbs, Kinda

The bionic hand closes slowly. Its slender metal digits whirr as they jitter into a loose fist, as though they are wrapping around an invisible baton.

­ of R Researchers Developing Automated Pain Detection System for Dementia Patients
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­ of R Researchers Developing Automated Pain Detection System for Dementia Patients

University of Regina researchers have developed a system that can recognize when non-verbal adults with dementia are in pain.

Software Aims to Reduce Food Waste by Helping Those in Need
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Software Aims to Reduce Food Waste by Helping Those in Need

Iowa State University researchers have developed software to divert excess food to those in need.

Off-the-Shelf Smart Devices Found Easy to Hack
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Off-the-Shelf Smart Devices Found Easy to Hack

Researchers have determined commercially available smart devices such as baby monitors, home security cameras, doorbells, and thermostats can easily be hacked for...

Developers Love Trendy New Languages but Earn More with Functional Programming
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Developers Love Trendy New Languages but Earn More with Functional Programming

Developer Q&A site Stack Overflow performs an annual survey to find out more about the programmer community, and the latest set of results has just been published...

Behind the Broadcom Deal Block: Rising Telecom Tensions
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Behind the Broadcom Deal Block: Rising Telecom Tensions

Behind the U.S. move to block Singapore-based Broadcom's hostile bid for U.S. chip maker Qualcomm lies a new global struggle for influence over next-generation...

AI Has a Hallucination Problem That's Proving Tough to Fix
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AI Has a Hallucination Problem That's Proving Tough to Fix

Deep neural network software driving innovation in consumer gadgets and automated driving is vulnerable to sabotage by hallucination, experts say.

Computing Gets Foggy
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Computing Gets Foggy

Fog computing offers a more effective way to address the challenges of distributed systems and Internet of Things devices.

The New ­.S.-China Rivalry: A Technology Race
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The New ­.S.-China Rivalry: A Technology Race

As the United States and China look to protect their national security needs and economic interests, the fight between the two financial superpowers is increasingly...

The Key to the Perfect March Madness Bracket: Evolution
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The Key to the Perfect March Madness Bracket: Evolution

Predicting the winners and losers of March Madness is such a daunting challenge that it attracts math nerds like Starfleet voyagers lining up at Comic-Con.

Newer Horizons: Scientist Pitch Pluto Probe as a ­nique Deep-Space Telescope
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Newer Horizons: Scientist Pitch Pluto Probe as a ­nique Deep-Space Telescope

A maverick group of astronomers is proposing to radically reshape one of NASA's most successful missions in the modern era, the New Horizons probe that flew by...

AI Cheats at Old Atari Games by Finding ­nknown Bugs in the Code
From ACM TechNews

AI Cheats at Old Atari Games by Finding ­nknown Bugs in the Code

A new algorithm plays Atari games and advances within them either by baiting an enemy to kill itself, or by exploiting bugs that allow the algorithm to cheat.

Research Team Explores the Melding of Concepts From Different Fields
From ACM TechNews

Research Team Explores the Melding of Concepts From Different Fields

Researchers are exploring how seemingly dissimilar concepts in scientific disciplines can be combined to become universal approaches.

China Eyes 'Black Tech' to Boost Security as Parliament Meets
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China Eyes 'Black Tech' to Boost Security as Parliament Meets

At a highway check point on the outskirts of Beijing, local police are this week testing out a new security tool: smart glasses that can pick up facial features...

AI Has a Hallucination Problem That's Proving Tough to Fix
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AI Has a Hallucination Problem That's Proving Tough to Fix

Tech companies are rushing to infuse everything with artificial intelligence, driven by big leaps in the power of machine learning software. But the deep-neural...

Demand for Programmers Hits Full Boil as ­.S. Job Market Simmers
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Demand for Programmers Hits Full Boil as ­.S. Job Market Simmers

Ouliana Trofimenko and Annie Rihn, who work for different technology companies on the West Coast, are both on the front lines of one of the biggest challenges to...

Social Sensing Emerges as a Tool for Army Leaders
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Social Sensing Emerges as a Tool for Army Leaders

U.S. Army and university scientists are seeking to create social sensing as a scientific discipline.

It’s True: False News Spreads Faster and Wider. And Humans Are to Blame.
From ACM News

It’s True: False News Spreads Faster and Wider. And Humans Are to Blame.

What if the scourge of false news on the internet is not the result of Russian operatives or partisan zealots or computer-controlled bots? What if the main problem...

Neuron Creation in Brain's Memory Centre Stops After Childhood
From ACM News

Neuron Creation in Brain's Memory Centre Stops After Childhood

Every day, the human hippocampus, a brain region involved in learning and memory, creates hundreds of new nerve cells—or so scientists thought.
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