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Magic Tricks Created ­sing Artificial Intelligence for the First Time
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Magic Tricks Created ­sing Artificial Intelligence for the First Time

Artificial intelligence researchers have taught a computer to create magic tricks. 

Google's Larry Page: The Most Ambitious Ceo in the ­niverse
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Google's Larry Page: The Most Ambitious Ceo in the ­niverse

As Google's core business continues to thrive, Larry Page is making huge bets on new technology—ingestible nanoparticles, balloons that beam down broadband—that...

How Alibaba Is ­sing Bra Sizes to Predict Online Shopping Habits
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How Alibaba Is ­sing Bra Sizes to Predict Online Shopping Habits

Earlier this summer, a group of data crunchers looking at underwear sales at Alibaba came across a curious trend: women who bought larger bra sizes also tended ...

Big-Data Project Gives Birds-Eye View of the G20
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Big-Data Project Gives Birds-Eye View of the G20

A researcher is mapping the G20 Leaders' Summit in Brisbane, Australia, in real time on Twitter and Instagram to determine how the event affects participants. 

Technology's Latest Quest: Tracking Mental Health
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Technology's Latest Quest: Tracking Mental Health

Several teams are working on new ways of determining what elements of behavior or mannerisms could be tracked to monitor a person's mental health. 

'Flight Simulator' for Surgeons: Project Joins Computer Science With Medicine
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'Flight Simulator' for Surgeons: Project Joins Computer Science With Medicine

University of Wisconsin-Madison investigators are developing a simulator to help medical students virtually practice surgical procedures. 

Twitter Firehose Reveals How Weather Affects Mood
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Twitter Firehose Reveals How Weather Affects Mood

Stanford University researchers have mined geotagged tweets for indications of mood and searched for correlations with the weather. 

Human Thoughts ­sed to Switch on Genes
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Human Thoughts ­sed to Switch on Genes

Could a futuristic society of humans with the power to control their own biological functions ever become reality? 

Weapons Directed By Robots, Not Humans, Raise Ethical Questions
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Weapons Directed By Robots, Not Humans, Raise Ethical Questions

On a bright fall day last year off the coast of Southern California, an Air Force B-1 bomber launched an experimental missile that may herald the future of warfare...

To Foil Cyberattacks, Connected Cars Need Overlapping Shields
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To Foil Cyberattacks, Connected Cars Need Overlapping Shields

Smart cars will need many more layers of cyberprotection than automakers believe is necessary.

Functional Languages Rack ­p Best Scores For Software Quality
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Functional Languages Rack ­p Best Scores For Software Quality

University of California, Davis researchers recently conducted an examination of projects hosted on GitHub and the languages used to build them. 

Dvd Tech Breakthrough Could Produce 1,000 Tb Capacity Discs
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Dvd Tech Breakthrough Could Produce 1,000 Tb Capacity Discs

A new type of DVD technology will enable users to store 212,000 times the amount of data of a standard 4.7 GB disc.

­a Professor Developing Wearable Device to Track Diet
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­a Professor Developing Wearable Device to Track Diet

University of Alabama researchers are working on the development of a sensor that can automatically track diet. 

Technology's Latest Quest: Tracking Mental Health
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Technology's Latest Quest: Tracking Mental Health

You can now count your steps, measure your glucose levels, monitor your blood pressure and track your caloric intake from your phone or high-tech wristband.

Survey: ­.s. Adults Feel They Are Losing Control of Their Data
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Survey: ­.s. Adults Feel They Are Losing Control of Their Data

Adults living in the U.S. overwhelmingly believe that the government and private companies are violating their privacy, a new survey found.

Next-Generation Robot Needs Your Help
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Next-Generation Robot Needs Your Help

Carnegie Mellon University professor Manuela Veloso believes robots can be made fully autonomous by designing them to ask for help when necessary. 

Wireless Devices ­sed By Casual Pilots Vulnerable to Hacking, Computer Scientists Find
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Wireless Devices ­sed By Casual Pilots Vulnerable to Hacking, Computer Scientists Find

Apps and wireless devices used by private pilots during flights may be vulnerable to various hack attacks, according to computer scientists. 

Nebias: The World's Most Advanced Bionic Hand
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Nebias: The World's Most Advanced Bionic Hand

The NEBIAS project, a European Union effort to develop advanced prosthetic hands, is demonstrating great strides only a year after its creation. 

Why You Probably Won't Understand the Web of the Future
From ACM News

Why You Probably Won't Understand the Web of the Future

The giants of the connected world are finally waking up to one of the biggest obstacles in their stated missions of connecting billions more people to the internet...

Leap Into the Future?
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Leap Into the Future?

Whatever Magic Leap is working on, it could revolutionize the fields of augmented and virtual reality.
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