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AI Learns to Predict the Future By Watching 2 Million Videos
An artificial intelligence system can predict how a scene will unfold and dream up a vision of the immediate future.
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The Army's Looking Into Putting Bacteria Into Its Electronics
If you're not familiar with the terms "synthetic biology" or "biohybrid systems," you may want to add them to your vocabulary.
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Stanford Engineers Create Prototype Chip Just Three Atoms Thick
A team of Stanford University engineers has demonstrated the possibility of mass-producing a three-atom-thick semiconductor of molybdenum disulfide as an alternative...
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How Artificial Intelligence and Robots Will Radically Transform the Economy
Next time you stop for gas at a self-serve pump, say hello to the robot in front of you.
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Scientists Probe Mystery of Pluto's Icy Heart
Scientists are offering several new scenarios to explain the formation of Pluto's frozen heart-shaped feature, first spotted by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft in...
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Facebook Developing Artificial Intelligence to Flag Offensive Live Videos
Facebook Inc is working on automatically flagging offensive material in live video streams, building on a growing effort to use artificial intelligence to monitor...
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Containers Push Toward the Mayfly Server
The container revolution represents a large-scale shift in thinking about multitasking systems.
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Rescue Robot 'sees' With Drone Eyes
Researchers in Japan have developed a prototype construction robot that can be used for disaster relief.
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Researchers Explore New 2d Materials That Could Make Devices Faster, Smaller, and Efficient
An international team of scientists has conducted new research into two-dimensional materials, a class of nanomaterials only a few atoms in thickness.
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Construction Greener and More Efficient With Intelligent Software
Researchers at the U.K.'s University of Warwick have developed technology they say could boost the fuel efficiency and environmental friendliness of construction...
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The New Intel: How Nvidia Went From Powering Video Games To Revolutionizing Artificial Intelligence
Nvidia cofounder Chris Malachowsky is eating a sausage omelet and sipping burnt coffee in a Denny's off the Berryessa overpass in San Jose.
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Hacker Lexicon: What Is Perfect Forward Secrecy?
Encryption keeps your secrets, until it doesn't.
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Theory Challenging Einstein's View on Speed of Light Could Soon Be Tested
The newborn universe may have glowed with light beams moving much faster than they do today, according to a theory that overturns Einstein's century-old claim that...
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Driverless Cars to Hit the Road in Ontario Early Next Year
The University of Waterloo's Center for Automotive Research in Canada will begin testing an autonomous vehicle on Ontario's public roads early next year.
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China Turns Big Data Into Big Brother
It was a drab, chill day in November, and the clocks were striking thirteen.
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The Many Ways Lasers Help S See the World More Clearly
Think of lasers and what springs to mind?
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Google's Hand-Fed AI Now Gives Answers, Not Just Search Results
Ask the Google search app "What is the fastest bird on Earth?," and it will tell you.
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Genevieve Bell: 'humanity's Greatest Fear Is About Being Irrelevant'
Genevieve Bell is an Australian anthropologist who has been working at tech company Intel for 18 years, where she is currently head of sensing and insights.
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Erich Bloch, IBM Pioneer Who Later Led National Science Foundation, Dies at 91
Bloch was the first U.S. National Science Foundation director to come from a business rather than academic background, and the first without a doctoral degree. ...
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