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Top Computer Scientists Form European Lab Devoted to AI
Prominent computer scientists have formed a coalition to establish a pan-European laboratory concentrating on artificial intelligence.
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Europe's Influence Over U.S. Tech Was More Formidable Than Ever in 2018
The influence of the biggest US tech companies is as powerful in Europe as anywhere else in the world. But what sets Europe apart is that the relationship is, to...
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The U.S. National Academies Reports on the Prospects for Quantum Computing
A task force evaluated the feasibility of developing a functional quantum computer, emphasizing "the time and resources required, and how to assess the probability...
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Using Drones to Simplify Film Animation
Researchers are using drones to streamline the production of realistic animated figures.
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The Chef That Can Make a Gourmet Burger Every 30 Seconds
A restaurant in San Francisco employs two robots to prepare gourmet burgers for diners.
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The 'Weird Events' That Make Machines Hallucinate
Computers can be tricked into misidentifying objects and sounds, raising issues about the real-world use of artificial intelligence; experts call such glitches...
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New Technology Helps the Visually Impaired Reach for the Stars
Researchers have developed an app that helps the visually impaired navigate the stars and planets in the solar system.
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The State of European Tech 2018
Welcome to the most comprehensive data-driven analysis of European technology.
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All Hail the AI Overlord: Smart Cities and the AI Internet of Things
Cities generate lots of data. The exact amount depends on the size of the city and its sophistication and ambitions, but it's certainly more than mere humans can...
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New Attack Could Make Website Security Captchas Obsolete
Researchers have demonstrated a deep learning algorithm that could render captcha security and authentication redundant.
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Researchers Demonstrate New Building Block in Quantum Computing
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have demonstrated a new level of control over photons encoded with quantum data.
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Teachers Say There's a Disconnect in Computer Science Education
Eighty-eight percent of surveyed K-12 teachers said computer science is critical for students' career success, while two in 10 said their students are not taught...
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Walmart Leads the Way...in Floor Scrubbing Robots?
By the end of next month, Walmart will deploy floor-scrubbing robots in its stores.
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2018 ACM Fellows Honored for Pivotal Achievements that Underpin the Digital Age
ACM has named 56 members as 2018 ACM Fellows for achievements underpinning the technologies that define the digital age.
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Robot Reality Check: They Create Wealth--and Jobs
A new Information Technology and Innovation Foundation report says U.S. adoption of automation is lagging behind that of other countries.
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UCR Researchers Uncover New Hacking Methods to Steal Personal Information
University of California, Riverside researchers in October demonstrated side-channel graphics processing unit attacks using direct and cross-computational stacks...
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ORU's New Supercomputer Has the Brains to Tackle Weather Forecasting, Physics, and More
Oral Roberts University has unveiled an $850,000 supercomputer, with the goal of bolstering the institution's science, technology, engineering, and math program...
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The Designer Changing the Way Aircraft Are Built
Generative design is being employed to design seatbelt brackets in cars, motorbike chassis, cabin partitions in passenger aircraft, and other everyday industrial...
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Overcoming AI Bias with AI Fairness
New tools aim to remove unconscious and other types of bias from algorithms.
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Smartphone Camera Replicates Physical Objects for Virtual Reality
A new technique allows physical objects to be replicated for the augmented and virtual reality space using any digital camera with a flash.12