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Researcher Hacks Self-Driving Car Sensors
Laser-ranging (lidar) systems that most self-driving cars use to detect obstacles can be hacked by a setup costing about $60.
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Researchers Turn Clothes Into Electronic Displays
Researchers say they have achieved an advance in wearable devices that could lead to wearable displays in clothing that provide users with feedback.
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The First Exascale Computer
The supercomputer that holds the current speed record is the Tianhe-2 of the National Super Computer Centre in Guangzhou (China).
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This Preschool Is For Robots
On the seventh floor of Berkeley's technology research hall, a bright blue and yellow plastic ray gun sits on a long table, along with wooden spoons, model planes...
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Giant Study Poses Dna-Sharing Dilemma
After dozens of unsuccessful treatments, Eric Dishman started to suspect that his illness was due to something other than the rare kidney cancer he was diagnosed...
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Putin vs. the Internet: The Laws That Matter
A new law in force in Russia from Sept. 1 is intended to force foreign Internet firms to maintain local servers to handle data on Russian citizens.
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Is a Cambrian Explosion Coming For Robotics?
New technological developments are fomenting an explosion in the diversity and application of robotics.
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Hundreds of 'black Hat' English Wikipedia Accounts Blocked Following Investigation
After weeks of investigation, volunteer editors on English Wikipedia announced that they blocked 381 user accounts for "black hat" editing.
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Comet Hitchhiker Would Take Tour of Small Bodies
Catching a ride from one solar system body to another isn't easy. You have to figure out how to land your spacecraft safely and then get it on its way to the next...
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Facebook's New Spam-Killer Hints at the Future of Coding
Louis Brandy pauses before answering, needing some extra time to choose his words.
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IBM Is Working With Genci on Next-Gen Computers
IBM and France's GENCI high-performance computing agency will collaborate on an effort to accelerate the path to exascale computing.
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Pursuing Electronics That Bend, Pentagon Advances Partnership With Tech Firms
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter has announced a Pentagon project to develop flexible electronic devices with Silicon Valley companies and scientists.
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Pluto Snow Forecast Poses Atmospheric Conundrum
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft solved many mysteries about Pluto when it flew past the dwarf planet in July. But as mission controllers prepare to steer the probe...
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.S. Developing Sanctions Against China Over Cyberthefts
The Obama administration is developing a package of unprecedented economic sanctions against Chinese companies and individuals who have benefited from their government's...
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Visualizing the Complex, Invisible Web of Wireless Signals that Surround S
As we wander through buildings and streets, restaurants and universities, countless signals are buzzing around our heads, so silent and invisible we forget they...
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Who Drew This? A Computer… or Van Gogh?
German researchers have created a machine-learning algorithm that can take a photograph and make it look like a drawing by Vincent van Gogh or Pablo Picasso.
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European Publishers Play Lobbying Role Against Google
In private sessions this summer, giant publishers and media companies from Germany, France and elsewhere have met with European officials about proposals to regulate...
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ber Project May Improve Autonomous Cars' Vision
Uber is collaborating with the University of Arizona on a mapping and safety project for self-driving cars.
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Estimate: Human Brain 30 Times Faster Than Best Supercomputers
Two Ph.D. students are seeking to determine how soon artificial intelligence might exceed the capabilities of the human brain.
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