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Walmart, Mattel Lease 'Floors' in a Virtual Toy Store
Toy company Mattel and retailer Walmart are "leasing floors" in a virtual store.
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Bug in Python Script May Have Affected Hundreds of Studies
A coding error in a set of Python scripts often used for computational analysis of chemistry data yielded significantly different outcomes, depending on which operating...
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App Helps You Learn About China, While China Learns All About You
Researchers in Germany and Australia found China is using a widely downloaded mobile app and translation service to siphon billions of pieces of information on...
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Quantum State of Single Electrons Controlled by 'Surfing' on Sound Waves
An international team used sound waves to control quantum information in one electron, an advance in creating efficient quantum computers built from semiconductors...
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Researchers Use AI to Find Patterns Among Multitude of People, Cells
Researchers have developed a method of leveraging artificial intelligence neural networks to reveal larger patterns of activity of individual cells that come from...
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Astrobee Performs First Autonomous Flight on the International Space Station
A National Aeronautics and Space Administration Astrobee robot is now up and running on the International Space Station (ISS).
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Russia's Pizza King Wants to Use the Cloud to Take Over the World
Russian pizza magnate Fyodor Ovchinnikov plans to open 1,000 Dodo Pizza outlets in Europe, Asia, and Africa in the next five years, using a combination of application...
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Autonomous Shuttles in Northern Virginia Suburb Show Why Future of Robot Cars Might Be Slow
Two companies have partnered on an autonomous shuttle service to transport commuters between a Metro station and locations in Reston, VA.
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AI-Based Firefighter Safety Startup Wins IBM Call for Code Challenge
IBM named the winners of this year's Call for Code Global Challenge.
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The Deep Learning Way to Design Fly-Like Robots
Researchers have developed motion-capture software that uses deep learning to model a fruit fly's movements in three dimensions, in the hope of designing fly-like...
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If a Robotic Hand Solves a Rubik’s Cube, Does It Prove Something?
A five-fingered feat could show important progress in Artificial Intelligence research. It is also a stunt.
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How the U.S. Census Kickstarted America’s Computing Industry
As the country grew, each census required greater effort than the last, not merely to collect the data but also to compile it into usable form.
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Europe's Old Universities Spin Out New Tech Companies
Across Europe, some of the world's oldest universities are intensifying efforts to get promising technologies out of their labs and into commercial use.
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NTU Singapore Start-Up Unveils Robot with Human-Like Dexterous Grip
Researchers have developed a robot that can pick up delicate optical lenses and mirrors with the care and precision of human hands.
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Canberra Gives AU$32m for Autonomous Decision-Making Research
The Australian government is allocating AU$31.8 million (about US$21.5 million) to the Australian Research Council to study responsible, ethical, and inclusive...
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Lost in Translation?
Machine language translation is advancing rapidly, but can it reach the level of human understanding?
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Celebrating 50 Years of Unix
Since its introduction 50 years ago, Unix has been copied or imitated countless times.
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Caltech's Latest Creation: A Hovering, Bird-Like Robot That Could Someday Explore Mars
California Institute of Technology researchers have developed a robot drone that can traverse rough terrain.
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