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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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Rattled by Cyberattacks, Hospitals Push Device Makers to Improve Security
With cyberattacks against Internet-connected medical devices on the rise, hospitals and health systems in the U.S. are pressuring device manufacturers to bolster...
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Amazon Accused of Violating Kids' Privacy With Smart Speakers
Privacy and child-advocacy organizations have filed a complaint alleging Amazon has been illegally recording and retaining conversations of children using its Echo...
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Facial Recognition Software Meets Its Match: Barnyard Animals
Attempts to identify barnyard animals via facial recognition are complicated by the software's difficulty in distinguishing between animals.
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The Robots That Manage the Managers
New artificial intelligence-driven coaching apps and platforms aim to provide basic training in traditional supervisory skills such as delivering feedback and delegating...
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MTA's Initial Foray Into Facial Recognition at High Speed Is a Bust
New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority program to identify high-speed drivers at the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge via facial-recognition technology is a failure...
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Walmart Rolling Out the Robots
Walmart is expanding its deployments of robots in its stores to help track inventory, clean floors, and unload trucks.
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Drone Racing Fans Have Some Questions: Where's the Drone? Who's Winning?
With drone racing becoming more popular, spectators and commentators need better ways of seeing which drones are ahead and which are falling behind.
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Why the Card Game Hanabi Is Next Big Hurdle for AI
Researchers hope to train artificial intelligence to master Hanabi, a card game in which everyone wins or loses depending on how well they communicate.
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Your Drone-Delivered Coffee Is (Almost) Here
Iceland-based Aha uses aerial drones to deliver food and small consumer goods.
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Food Lion, Other Grocers Will se AI for Food Suppliers
Food Lion and five sister U.S. grocery chains will use artificial intelligence to revamp their food-ordering process.
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The Risks of Marrying 'Smart' Technology With 'Dumb' Machines
Before the Internet of Things becomes a pervasive reality, technology experts and public safety professionals are airing their concerns about cyber-physical security...
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Display Technologies Set to Transform Workspaces
Within the next decade, new workspaces will emerge with multiple displays and larger, panoramic screens.
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Tonight's Dinner? In a Cooler-Sized Robot That Knows Where You Live
Venture-backed startups have been dispatching cooler-sized robots in cities around the U.S. to deliver food and groceries to customers' doorsteps.
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AI Efforts at Large Companies May Be Hindered by Poor Quality Data
Poor-quality customer and business data may be keeping companies from leveraging digital tools to reduce costs, increase revenue, and stay competitive.
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Buyer Beware: Hollywood Special Effects Now Permeate Property Listings
Computer-generated imagery traditionally reserved for Hollywood has now become so cheap and easy to use that home sellers are digitally revising their online listings...
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SpaceX Crew Capsule, With Dummy Astronaut, Docks With Space Station
A SpaceX capsule autonomously docked with the International Space Station.
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Mercedes Enlists Quantum Computing to Build a Better Electric Vehicle Battery
Mercedes-Benz is exploring how quantum computers could be used to discover new materials for advanced batteries in electric cars.
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Pentagon Drafts AI to Fight Wildfires
The Pentagon has launched a program to use artificial intelligence to analyze data collected by drones to improve how wildfires are fought.
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Inside Google's Team Fighting to Keep Your Data Safe From Hackers
Google's Threat Analysis Group is an in-house counterespionage unit committed to keeping sensitive online information safe from hackers and spies.
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