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Taking Baby Steps Toward Software That Reasons Like Humans
Richard Socher appeared nervous as he waited for his artificial intelligence program to answer a simple question: "Is the tennis player wearing a cap?"
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Versatile Instrument to Scout for Kuiper Belt Objects
At the Palomar Observatory near San Diego, astronomers are busy tinkering with a high-tech instrument that could discover a variety of objects both far from Earth...
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Is Digital Privacy Becoming a Partisan Issue?
In a Congress where lawmakers have trouble performing even the most basic functions of the legislative branch—funding the government or approving judicial nominees...
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Pentagon Hackers Are Waging America’s First Cyberwar
U.S. politicians have long threatened America's enemies with tanks, planes, submarines, and nuclear missiles. Last week defense secretary Ashton Carter leveled...
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At Rsa Conference, Unlikely Allies Address Value of Digital Security
To Amit Yoran, a digital security veteran, the fight between Apple and the F.B.I. over access to an iPhone can be viewed in black-and-white terms: What law enforcement...
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Inside the Cunning, Unprecedented Hack of Ukraine's Power Grid
It was 3:30 p.m. last December 23, and residents of the Ivano-Frankivsk region of Western Ukraine were preparing to end their workday and head home through the...
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Methane Snow on Pluto's Peaks
One of Pluto's most identifiable features, Cthulhu (pronounced kuh-THU-lu) stretches nearly halfway around Pluto's equator, starting from the west of the great...
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Florida Senate Approves Making Coding a Foreign Language
Florida senators have approved a bill allowing high school students to take computer coding classes in place of foreign language requirements.
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Chip Hacking Might Help Fbi nlock Iphones
Even if the Justice Department loses its legal showdown with Apple Inc. over access to a killer's iPhone, the government might still be able to extract the data...
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Log In to Your Phone with a Finger-Drawn Doodle Instead of a Password
Rather than painstakingly typing in passwords on your smartphone, you may eventually just swipe a shape or other pattern on its display to authenticate yourself...
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A New Look at Ancient Mars
Among Earth/s planetary neighbors, Mars has been the one on which humanity has most often, and most variously, projected its hopes and fears.
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Defense Secretary Favors Strong Encryption, Not 'back Doors'
Declaring that strong encryption is essential to the nation's security, Defense Secretary Ash Carter told a tech industry audience Wednesday that he's "not a believer...
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An Algorithm For Teamwork
A team of University of Victoria students took first place at the third annual BattleSnake competition hosted by the university.
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How the Feds Could Get Into Iphones Without Apple's Help
It's a showdown that has the country mesmerized.
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Tiny Cameras to See in the Intestines
The digestive tract can be inhospitable terrain to examine.
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Advertising Company Will se Its Billboards To Track Passing Cellphones
Clear Channel Outdoor—one of the largest outdoor advertising companies in the U.S.—is starting a new program called Radar that will use billboards to map real-world...
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Isis Turns to Foreign Encryption Products as Apple-Fbi Fight Rages in .s.
FBI and Apple officials spent Tuesday afternoon on Capitol Hill, debating American encryption laws with members of Congress. Prompted by a case related to the ...
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How to Tame Your Robot
Carnegie Mellon University researcher Madeline Gannon has created the means to instruct a robot to perform tasks by following a human coder's motions.
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White House Officials Soften Approach at Rsa Conference
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch joined a parade of Obama administration officials to tech's home turf on Tuesday. Their message: National security depends on...
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