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A Healthy Dose of AI
Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Companies Proactively Seek Out Internal Threats
Organizations must balance their concerns with the protection of employee privacy.
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John H. Holland 1929-2015
John Henry Holland, a pioneer in the study of complex adaptive systems and of what became known as genetic algorithms, died in August at the age of 86.
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Nasa-Noaa's Suomi Npp Satellite Sees Record-Breaking Hurricane Patricia
On October 23, a Hurricane Warning was in effect from San Blas to Punta San Telmo.
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Nsa Advisory Sparks Concern of Secret Advance shering in Cryptoapocalypse
In August, National Security Agency officials advised US agencies and businesses to prepare for a not-too-distant time when the cryptography protecting virtually...
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Microsoft Predicts Practical Quantum Computers Within 10 Years
Microsoft researchers say a working quantum computer, capable of outperforming traditional computers by orders of magnitude, could be available within 10 years. ...
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Nih-Built Toolset Helps Researchers Share and Compare Data
What started as an effort to build a database on traumatic brain injury at the U.S. National Institutes of Health has grown into something more significant.
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You've Been Misled About What Makes a Good Password
Symantec researchers recently found requiring numbers and uppercase characters in passwords does not do much to make them stronger.
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How Iceland Is Reeling in its Newest Catch: Global Data Centers
Think "electricity," green and cheap; no chilling required.
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Why Self-Driving Cars Must Be Programmed to Kill
When it comes to automotive technology, self-driving cars are all the rage.
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Toward a Smarter Grid
California Institute of Technology professor Steven Low believes the electric grid is on the verge of accommodating distributed, interconnected, and omnipresent...
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You Wouldn't Think It, But Typeface Piracy Is a Big Problem
It's safe to assume that most people have no idea that fonts, like music or movies, are protected by intellectual property laws, they usually come with a hefty...
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'our Time to Lead': An Interview With Telle Whitney at Grace Hopper 2015
Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology CEO Telle Whitney said 2015 is "our time to lead."
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md Researchers' Computer Beats 'jeopardy!' Star Ken Jennings at Trivia
A new computerized question-answering system defeated former "Jeopardy!" champion Ken Jennings in an exhibition trivia bowl match.
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Why Robot That Gets 'tired and Hormonal' Is a Good Thing
Having certain robots operate using the electronic equivalent of an endocrine system could present advantages, according to researchers.
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New Report on Energy-Efficient Computing
Novel research could help overcome the barriers that are limiting progress in computing, according to a new report.
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Museum Specimens Find New Life Online
In a brightly lit room on the third floor of the Museum of Natural History here, stacks of wooden drawers are covered in glass, some panes so dusty that it is difficult...
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X-Ray Scans Expose an Ingenious Chip-and-Pin Card Hack
The chip-enabled credit card system long used in Europe, a watered down version of which is rolling out for the first time in America, is meant to create a double...
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After 10 Years, Google Books Is Legal
On Friday, a federal circuit court made clear that Google Books is legal.
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Can Myriad Wireless Networks Connect as One Fast, Secure System?
U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency researchers are working on a program that aims to solve critical wireless technology problems.
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