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DARPA Is Developing a Search Engine For the Dark Web
A new search engine being developed by Darpa aims to shine a light on the dark web and uncover patterns and relationships in online data to help law enforcement...
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What Watson Has Been Up To Since “jeopardy!”
Remember Watson, the computer that won "Jeopardy!" in 2011 and made us all worry about the impending obsolescence of the human race?
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Our Fear of Artificial Intelligence
Years ago I had coffee with a friend who ran a startup.
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Nsa Acknowledges What We All Feared: Iran Learns From Us Cyberattacks
After the Stuxnet digital weapon was discovered on machines in Iran in 2010, many security researchers warned that US adversaries would learn from this and other...
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Washington Lawmakers Want Computer Science to Count as Foreign Language
Two Washington state legislators have recently introduced a bill that would allow computer science class (e.g., programming) to effectively count as a foreign language...
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The Facebook Page That Posts the Same Picture Every Day
The Facebook page "the same photo of Toto Cutugno every day" has caught the attention of fans of the Italian singer, as well as researchers.
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Stanford-Designed Hapkit Brings Physical Touch to the Virtual Classroom
Stanford University researchers have developed Hapkit, a do-it-yourself kit that gives online learners hands-on experience by bringing haptics into virtual classrooms...
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mass Medical School, Wpi Developing Smartphone App to Address Stress Eating
Researchers are developing a stress-eating smartphone app to help users better understand why they overeat.
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No, the Robots Are Not Going to Rise Up and Kill You
IBM researcher David Buchanan says worries about artificial intelligence surpassing humans in more existential ways are overblown.
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J. Craig Venter on Dna and Life's Mysteries
J. Craig Venter is in the life business.
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The Attention Machine
Human attention isn't stable, ever, and it costs us: lives lost when drivers space out, billions of dollars wasted on inefficient work, and mental disorders that...
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Look Into My Eyes: Tracking Your Gaze Could Be the Next Big Gaming Input
The bulk of the press release announcing a March 10 release for the PC port of Assassin's Creed Rogue is strictly boilerplate.
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Looking nder the Bitcoin Bonnet: Students Aim to Enhance Transparency
Trinity College Dublin researchers are studying Bitcoin in an effort to make the cryptocurrency more transparent and reduce the risk of fraud.
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Engineering Students Make History With Firefighting Humanoid Robot
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University students and the U.S. Navy recently unveiled a fire-fighting humanoid robot.
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Senator: Your Futuristic Car Is Putting Your Privacy and Security At Risk
Cars these days have more in common with smart phones than the Model-T. But a new reportfrom Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) warns that the increasing technical complexity...
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Autonomous Vehicles: No Drivers Required
This summer, people will cruise through the streets of Greenwich, U.K., in electric shuttles with no one's hands on the steering wheel—or any steering wheel at...
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Crowdsourcing America's Cybersecurity Is an Idea So Crazy It Might Just Work
Crowdsourced cybersecurity is gaining ground.
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European Project Launches the World's First Real-Time 'mixed Reality' Ski Race
The European Commission is funding an interactive mixed reality downhill ski race as part of the 3D LIVE project.
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Don't Call Them 'utility' Rules: The Fcc's Net Neutrality Regime, Explained
Within a few weeks we’ll have a huge document full of legalese on the Federal Communications Commission’s net neutrality rules, to replace the near-200-page ...
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