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The 'not Face' Is a Universal Part of Language, Study Suggests
Ohio State University researchers have identified a universal facial expression interpreted across many cultures as the embodiment of negative emotion.
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What Will it Take to Make A.I. Sound More Human?
Conversation fillers such as "hmm" and "uh-huh" are critical to improving communication between humans and artificial intelligence.
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Why Microsoft Believes that AI Bots Are the Only Logical Path Forward
For Microsoft, the future of communication is bots.
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.s. Textile Industry Turns to Tech as Gateway to Revival
A $320-million project aims to bring the textile sector into the digital era by embedding sensors and semiconductors into fabrics.
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Why Do the Feds sually Try to nlock Phones? It's Drugs, Not Terrorism
Until the FBI backed down from its battle with Apple over accessing the iPhone 5c of San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook, it seemed the agency had chosen...
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How AI Is Feeding China's Internet Dragon
Shortly after walking through the front doors of Baidu in Beijing last November, I was surprised to notice that my face had transformed into that of a cheerful-looking...
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Leds: Beyond Lighting, Into Convergence
The pace picks up as Cisco leads the way. Yes, Cisco.
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How Google Deepmind Plans to Solve Intelligence
Padded walls, gloomy lighting, and a ceiling with floral wallpaper.
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The Apple-Fbi Battle Is Over, But the New Crypto Wars Have Just Begun
Apple's standoff with the FBI unfolded over the course of several weeks, but ended in a matter of days.
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Could a Computer Tell You When Your Time Is p?
A team from the University of East Anglia will use big data to predict how long people will live.
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Researchers Identify Major Security and Privacy Issues in Popular China Browser Application, Qq
Security issues involving a mobile browser developed by China-based Internet giant Tencent may be putting millions of users at risk of serious compromise.
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This w Program Encourages Women, Minorities Into Computer Science Field
The University of Wisconsin uses its Wisconsin Emerging Scholars in Computer Sciences program to draw women and minorities to the computer science field.
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Where's the Lane? Self-Driving Cars Confused By Shabby .s. Roadways
Volvo's North American CEO, Lex Kerssemakers, lost his cool as the automaker's semi-autonomous prototype sporadically refused to drive itself during a press event...
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Soldier Shoots Down Drone with Cyber Rifle at Defense Secretary's Feet
A coding (but not smoking) gun.
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Apple's New Challenge: Learning How the .s. Cracked Its Iphone
Now that the United States government has cracked open an iPhone that belonged to a gunman in the San Bernardino, Calif., mass shooting without Apple's help, the...
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ACM and Infosys Foundation Honor Innovator in Network Security Research
Stefan Savage of the University of California, San Diego has been selected to receive the 2015 ACM-Infosys Foundation Award in the Computing Sciences.
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Linux at 25: Q&a With Linus Torvalds
Linux kernel creator Linus Torvalds reflects in an interview on what the past wrought and what the future holds for Linux.
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Facebook Taps Artificial Intelligence For sers With Disabilities
Facebook is harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to improve the social networking experience for people with disabilities.
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The MIT Lab Flushing Out a City's Secrets
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers believe analyzing the contents of sewage could provide scientists with new insights into human health.
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