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Wpi Research Team Develops Virtual Human
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Wpi Research Team Develops Virtual Human

Worcester Polytechnic Institute researchers have created a comprehensive virtual model of a human body for use in a wide range of medical experiments. 

Robot Revolution: Rise of 'thinking' Machines Could Exacerbate Inequality
From ACM TechNews

Robot Revolution: Rise of 'thinking' Machines Could Exacerbate Inequality

More than one third of U.K. employees and nearly half of U.S. workers could lose their jobs to "thinking" machines over the next 20 years, according to a study.

Researchers Take Two Big Steps Toward Quantum Computing
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Researchers Take Two Big Steps Toward Quantum Computing

Two related teams of Austrian researchers have made a pair of discoveries related to quantum entanglement they describe in two new papers. 

To Study the Brain, a Doctor Puts Himself Under the Knife
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To Study the Brain, a Doctor Puts Himself Under the Knife

Phil Kennedy no longer saw any other way to get the data.

Nomadic Computing Speeds ­p Big Data Analytics
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Nomadic Computing Speeds ­p Big Data Analytics

The latest research by Inderjit Dhillon is a non-locking, stochastic multi-machine algorithm for asynchronous and decentralized matrix completion. 

Google Just Open Sourced Tensorflow, Its Artificial Intelligence Engine
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Google Just Open Sourced Tensorflow, Its Artificial Intelligence Engine

Tech pundit Tim O'Reilly had just tried the new Google Photos app, and he was amazed by the depth of its artificial intelligence.

Toyota Invests $1 Billion in Artificial Intelligence in ­.s.
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Toyota Invests $1 Billion in Artificial Intelligence in ­.s.

Toyota on Friday announced a five-year, $1-billion investment to establish an artificial intelligence research laboratory in Silicon Valley.

Where Computing Hits the Wall: 3 Things Holding Us Back
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Where Computing Hits the Wall: 3 Things Holding Us Back

Jason Matheny, director of the U.S. Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, warns several challenges to data analytics still need to be addressed. 

Google Tries to Make Machine Learning a Little More Human
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Google Tries to Make Machine Learning a Little More Human

Google CEO Sundar Pichai says advances in machine learning would soon affect every product and service the company provides.

The Solution to Faster Computing? Sing to Your Data
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The Solution to Faster Computing? Sing to Your Data

Sound could be the solution to faster computing, according to researchers from the universities of Sheffield and Leeds. 

Cerf Cites Challenges Facing the Internet of Things
From ACM News

Cerf Cites Challenges Facing the Internet of Things

Moving the Internet of Things forward will require, among other things, standards, the ability to configure massive numbers of devices, and a healthy dose of paranoia...

I'm Going to Make Facebook's AI Predict What Happens in Videos
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I'm Going to Make Facebook's AI Predict What Happens in Videos

What are the big challenges ahead for you?

Nasa Mission Reveals Speed of Solar Wind Stripping Martian Atmosphere
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Nasa Mission Reveals Speed of Solar Wind Stripping Martian Atmosphere

NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission has identified the process that appears to have played a key role in the transition of the Martian...

Toyota Invests $1 Billion in Artificial Intelligence in ­.s.
From ACM News

Toyota Invests $1 Billion in Artificial Intelligence in ­.s.

Silicon Valley is diving into artificial intelligence technology, with start-ups sprouting up and Google and Facebook pouring vast sums into projects that would...

Europe's Largest Data Observatory Turns Big Data Into Big Images
From ACM TechNews

Europe's Largest Data Observatory Turns Big Data Into Big Images

This week marks the official opening of Imperial College London's KPMG Data Observatory, the largest such facility in Europe.

The Significance of an MIT Drone Weaving Around Tree Branches at 30 Mph
From ACM News

The Significance of an MIT Drone Weaving Around Tree Branches at 30 Mph

To get his Ph.D., MIT grad student Andy Barry packed up a car with a drone and a catapult to launch it. Then he headed west.

Can Big Data Predict Violent Behavior?
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Can Big Data Predict Violent Behavior?

Researchers have used machine learning to predict the 5 percent of U.S. Army soldiers who later committed a third of all violent crimes in the workplace during...

IBM Competition Pushes Student Teams to Tackle Big Data Research Problems
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IBM Competition Pushes Student Teams to Tackle Big Data Research Problems

Delft Technical University, Tsinghua University, Louisiana State University, and the University of Texas at Austin are competing in the POWER8 University Challenge...

Electrical Engineer's Work May Signal Better Wireless Connections
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Electrical Engineer's Work May Signal Better Wireless Connections

The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded University of Texas at Dallas researchers grants totaling more than $2 million to study wireless communications...

Clemson Researchers and It Scientists Team Up to Tackle Big Data
From ACM TechNews

Clemson Researchers and It Scientists Team Up to Tackle Big Data

Clemson University researchers are studying ways to simplify collaboration and improve efficiency in big data analytics.
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