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Fleets of Drones Could Aid Searches for Lost Hikers
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Fleets of Drones Could Aid Searches for Lost Hikers

Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have developed an autonomous system to direct a fleet of drones.

Technology, Slow to the Restaurant Scene, Is Now On the Menu
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Technology, Slow to the Restaurant Scene, Is Now On the Menu

The Canadian restaurant industry has been more significantly transformed by technology in the last five years than in the preceding 50.

Travel Industry Brings Innovative Technology Along for the Ride
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Travel Industry Brings Innovative Technology Along for the Ride

Travel and tourism firms are deploying next-generation technologies such as robots, data analytics, artificial intelligence, and augmented reality to improve the...

NATO Military Exercise Will Test Robots, Autonomous Vehicles
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NATO Military Exercise Will Test Robots, Autonomous Vehicles

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is conducting a month-long military exercise using a variety of new technologies.

Puerto Rico Is Fighting Zika With Cloud Technology
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Puerto Rico Is Fighting Zika With Cloud Technology

A project to track Zika-carrying mosquitoes across Puerto Rico is developing solutions that could help other parts of the world cope with mosquito-borne diseases...

Grocers Enlist Robots to Chase E-Commerce
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Grocers Enlist Robots to Chase E-Commerce

Grocers are deploying robots and artificial intelligence to boost warehouse efficiency amid intensifying competition for consumer food spending.

Efforts to Acknowledge the Risks of New AI Technology
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Efforts to Acknowledge the Risks of New AI Technology

The ACM Future of Computing Academy is calling for researchers to specify the potentially negative societal aspects of artificial intelligence technologies, as...

Hyundai Brings Wearable Robotics to Factories
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Hyundai Brings Wearable Robotics to Factories

The Hyundai Motor Group plans to expand the use of wearable robots at its manufacturing facilities, even as it aims to grow robotics as a source of revenue.

Weighing the Impact of GDPR
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Weighing the Impact of GDPR

The EU data regulation will affect computer, Internet, and technology usage within and outside the EU; how it will play out remains to be seen.

Recruiting With Virtual Reality
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Recruiting With Virtual Reality

As the market for new employees grows increasingly competitive, some recruiters use virtual reality applications to attract qualified candidates.

The White House Is Wooing Tech Workers to Do Tours of Duty in Government
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The White House Is Wooing Tech Workers to Do Tours of Duty in Government

White House officials has been meeting with technology giants to try to persuade them to allow their employees to take leaves of absence to help modernize government...

Manufacturers Adopt Robots That Help Human Workers, Not Replace Them. For Now.
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Manufacturers Adopt Robots That Help Human Workers, Not Replace Them. For Now.

Collaborative robots, or “cobots,” are becoming an increasingly popular automation tool for manufacturers seeking to boost productivity.

­.S. Begins First Cyberoperation Against Russia Aimed at Protecting Elections
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­.S. Begins First Cyberoperation Against Russia Aimed at Protecting Elections

The United States Cyber Command is targeting individual Russian operatives to try to deter them from spreading disinformation to interfere in elections, telling...

Google Wants China. Will Chinese ­sers Want Google?
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Google Wants China. Will Chinese ­sers Want Google?

Google CEO Sundar Pichai was upbeat Monday when he told WIRED about internal tests of a censored search engine designed to win approval from Chinese officials....

Cities Are ­sing New Cloud Technology to Fight Increasingly Expensive Catastrophic Flooding
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Cities Are ­sing New Cloud Technology to Fight Increasingly Expensive Catastrophic Flooding

New companies are turning to cloud technology to help cities better manage catastrophic flooding.

Shaken by Hype, Self-Driving Leaders Adopt New Strategy: Shutting ­p
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Shaken by Hype, Self-Driving Leaders Adopt New Strategy: Shutting ­p

Three former executives at Google, Tesla and Uber who once raced to be the first to develop self-driving cars have adopted a new strategy: Slow down. And shut up...

Learning to ­se Data Better
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Learning to ­se Data Better

Using artificial intelligence to process medical sensor data can have great impact on health-related costs and outcomes.  

We’d Be Crippled by a Cyberattack on Our ­tilities
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We’d Be Crippled by a Cyberattack on Our ­tilities

It's time we come up with a strategy to defend our nation from potentially crippling cyberattacks that would put states at the forefront of the fight.

The Robots Are Coming to Las Vegas
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The Robots Are Coming to Las Vegas

Las Vegas hotels are experimenting with robots and other automation.

Researchers Develop Novel Technique to Locate Robots, Soldiers in GPS-Challenged Environments
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Researchers Develop Novel Technique to Locate Robots, Soldiers in GPS-Challenged Environments

Scientists have developed an algorithm that enables localization of humans and robots in areas where global positioning systems are unavailable.
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