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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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Enhancing Disease Modeling
Computational math and biology yield sophisticated guidance for public health officials.
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Conference Organizers Say .s. Travel Ban Not A Disaster – Yet
Travel restrictions appear to have had minimal impact on conference attendance so far.
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Apprenticeship Emerging To Fill Skills Gaps
New approaches to apprenticeship aim to provide talented, if not traditionally trained, computing professionals.
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Modeling Gun Violence as a Contagion
Using data to try to keep people from getting shot.
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Pollsters' Failures Signal Need For Changes
For opinion researchers, the unexpected outcomes of the Brexit vote and the U.S. presidential election signals it is time to reassess the kinds of data they gather...
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Computer Models Help Fight Climate Change
Salt marsh modeling holds the potential to protect coastal locations from rising sea levels.
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Network Operators Beef p Last Mile For Cord-Cutters
Consumers increasingly are bypassing traditional content providers to download content a la carte via broadband connection.
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Homeowners' Groups Fill .s. Last-Mile Broadband Gap
Private homeowners associations are sidestepping incumbents by contracting with alternative network providers.
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You Can Run, but You Cannot Hide
Computerized methods turn up evidence of cheating in marathons.
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On Your Mark. Get Set. Print!
Athletic footwear is about to be customized in the extreme, through a combination of computer vision-enabled scanning and three-dimensional printing.
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The Road to Regulating Self-Driving Cars Is Long, Winding
Real-world use of autonomous vehicles will depend on how they are evaluated, and whether federal regulators have the expertise to lead evaluation efforts.
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Pair Programming Is Still Vibrant
The agile methodology has not grown quickly, but still has its adherents.
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The Data Lake Concept Is Maturing
Meeting the needs of the new era of big data analytics.
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Fast Facial Analysis Software Set For Release
The new software could be particularly useful in fields where subjective interpretation has been the norm.
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Fast Facial Analysis Software Set For Release
Researchers say a new facial recognition software package is fast, computationally efficient, and robust enough for state-of-the-art results.
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