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Can Alexa Help Solve a Murder? Police Think So—But Amazon Won't Give ­p Her Data.
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Can Alexa Help Solve a Murder? Police Think So—But Amazon Won't Give ­p Her Data.

When police responded to a home in Bentonville, Ark., one Sunday morning last November, they discovered Victor Collins's dead body in the backyard.

Exploring Post-Quantum Cryptography
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Exploring Post-Quantum Cryptography

The New Hope post-quantum algorithm to protect encryptions against quantum computers won its developers Facebook’s 2016 Internet Defense Prize (and $100,000); Google...

Deep Learning AI Listens to Machines For Signs of Trouble
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Deep Learning AI Listens to Machines For Signs of Trouble

Driving your car until it breaks down on the road is never anyone's favorite way to learn the need for routine maintenance.

A Matter of Life or Death
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A Matter of Life or Death

More than 2.5 million people from more than 160 countries have shared their opinions about which algorithmic decisions are most ethical for a self-driving vehicle...

Astronauts to Get Help From Snake Robots
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Astronauts to Get Help From Snake Robots

Snake robots that can assist astronauts are being investigated by researchers at Norwegian independent research organization SINTEF as part of a project with the...

New Rules For Avoiding Cyber Bugs in Medical Devices
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New Rules For Avoiding Cyber Bugs in Medical Devices

The U.S. government on Tuesday issued rules for addressing cyber vulnerabilities in medical devices, providing manufacturers with guidelines for fixing security...

2016: The Year That Deep Learning Took Over the Internet
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2016: The Year That Deep Learning Took Over the Internet

On the west coast of Australia, Amanda Hodgson is launching drones out towards the Indian Ocean so that they can photograph the water from above.

Silicon Valley Reckons With Its Political Power
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Silicon Valley Reckons With Its Political Power

On Sept. 12, 2016, there was a momentary realignment in the constellation of global business.

New Technology Coordinates Drones in Team Missions
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New Technology Coordinates Drones in Team Missions

West Virginia University researchers have developed a genetic algorithm to mobilize unmanned aerial vehicles in team missions.

Why the Computing Cloud Will Keep Growing and Growing
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Why the Computing Cloud Will Keep Growing and Growing

Jeff Bezos of Amazon, along with a couple of his rivals, may eventually control much of the $1 trillion global market for business computers and software.

Apple and Nokia Battle Over Cellphone Patents
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Apple and Nokia Battle Over Cellphone Patents

Apple's iPhone is a technological marvel.

­.s. Government Begins Asking Foreign Travelers About Social Media
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­.s. Government Begins Asking Foreign Travelers About Social Media

The U.S. government quietly began requesting that select foreign visitors provide their Facebook, Twitter and other social media accounts upon arriving in the country...

Ford Studies ­sing Drones to Guide Self-Driving Cars
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Ford Studies ­sing Drones to Guide Self-Driving Cars

Ford Motor researchers are studying a system to use drones to help guide self-driving vehicles, including on off-road adventures.

The Year Encryption Won
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The Year Encryption Won

Between the revelations of mega-hacks of Yahoo and others, Russia's meddling in the US electoral system, and the recent spike in ransomware, it's easy to look at...

Intel Bets It Can Turn Everyday Silicon Into Quantum Computing's Wonder Material
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Intel Bets It Can Turn Everyday Silicon Into Quantum Computing's Wonder Material

Sometimes the solution to a problem is staring you in the face all along.

The Long-Term Jobs Killer Is Not China. It's Automation.
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The Long-Term Jobs Killer Is Not China. It's Automation.

The first job that Sherry Johnson, 56, lost to automation was at the local newspaper in Marietta, Ga., where she fed paper into the printing machines and laid out...

Rice, Baylor Team Sets New Mark For 'deep Learning'
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Rice, Baylor Team Sets New Mark For 'deep Learning'

A new deep learning method developed by researchers at Rice University and the Baylor College of Medicine enables computers to learn about the visual world with...

Motion-Planning Chip Speeds Robots
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Motion-Planning Chip Speeds Robots

Duke University researchers say they have developed a custom processor to perform robotic motion planning that accelerates the process by three orders of magnitude...

Why Microsoft Believes We're on the Threshold of Quantum Computing
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Why Microsoft Believes We're on the Threshold of Quantum Computing

Most researchers aiming to make quantum computing a reality focus on superconducting quantum bits (qubits), but Microsoft's approach avoids harnessing electronic...

European Court of Justice Rules Against Mass Data Retention in Eu
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European Court of Justice Rules Against Mass Data Retention in Eu

The Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) ruled on Wednesday that laws allowing for the blanket collection and retention of location and traffic data are...
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