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New York City Takes Aim at AI
The Big Apple fields an action plan for artificial intelligence.
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The Billion Dollar War Over Maps
During a test drive near Ford's Michigan headquarters, the team noticed something strange with its self-driving cars.
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Could the S Take Out North Korea's Missiles Before Launch?
A failed missile launch in North Korea Sunday has brought renewed attention to reports that the United States is trying to degrade North Korea's missile capabilities...
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U.s. Military Spending Millions to Make Cyborgs a Reality
The U.S. military is spending millions on an advanced implant that would allow a human brain to communicate directly with computers.
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Could a Robot Have Written This Story? The Rise of the Robo-Journalist
At large news agencies where speed is crucial, template-style stories have long been used for company results, allowing journalists to simply key in the relevant...
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Will Nano Technology Soon Allow You to 'swallow the Doctor'?
Imagine a swarm of microscopic robots, so tiny that a teaspoon can hold billions of them.
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Lighting on the Wall: World's Most Spectacular Video Projections
Sydney has had a radical makeover this summer, with the famous Opera House dressed in snakeskin and the underpass dotted with flowers to mark the city's Vivid festival...
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New Technology Aims to Rid World Cup of 'ghost Goals'
In 1966, British soccer legend Geoff Hurst booted a right-foot shot against Germany in the World Cup championship game.
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Americans Wary of Futuristic Science, Tech
While the majority of Americans surveyed think tech developments will make life in the next half-century better, 30 percent said they would make life worse.
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Forget Wearable Tech, Embeddable Implants Are Already Here
Smartphone mapping features are great for getting directions, until you lose signal.
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5 Biometric Alternatives to the Password
There are many things that make you special: Your sense of humor, your dance moves, your personal style, the shape of your ear.
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Teen to Government: Change Your Typeface, Save Millions
A Pittsburgh-area middle school student says his school district can save up to $21,000 annually by printing documents exclusively in the Garamond font.
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How Rodents and Coffee Could Shape Future Space Robots
What do artificial whiskers and coffee-filled balloons have in common?
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How Corporate America Fights Hackers
To defend themselves against hackers, some of America's largest corporations have adopted shadowy tactics usually reserved for government spies.
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Japan: A Haven For Humanoid Robots
Noriko Arai is not the first woman to spotlight the hazard that boys and their toys can present, and she won't be the last.
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'feel' Objects in Thin Air: The Future of Touch Technology
Touch technology has come a long way in the last decade.
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Graphene: 'miracle Material' Will Be in Your Home Sooner Than You Think
Just under 10 years ago, the Dutch-British physicist Andre Geim stumbled across a substance that would revolutionize the way we understand matter and win him and...
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Top 5 Jobs in Silicon Valley
If there's anything observers can say with certainty, it's that Silicon Valley remains an anomalous industry.
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Website Maps 1.2 Billion Facebook Faces
Facebook has so many users—more than a billion, or roughly the population of India—that squeezing them all into one Web page seems almost impossible.
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The Five Scariest Hacks We Saw Last Week
If something can connect to a network, it can be hacked. Computers and phones are still popular targets, but increasingly so are cars, home security systems, TVs...
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