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Tiny Drones Team Up to Open Doors
Researchers have developed palm-sized drones that can forcefully tug objects 40 times their own mass by anchoring themselves to the ground or to walls.
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Self-Driving Car Dilemmas Reveal That Moral Choices Are Not Universal
The largest-ever multinational survey on machine ethics found many moral precepts that guide a driver's decisions are not universal.
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Bot Disguised as a Human Software Developer Fixes Bugs
A new software bot can find bugs in code and write patches with effectiveness comparable to that of human developers.
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AI, Explain Yourself
It is increasingly important to understand how artificial intelligence comes to a decision.
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A New Movement in Seismology
Unused telecom fiber might be used to detect earthquakes, uncover other secrets in the soil.
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Weighing the Impact of GDPR
The EU data regulation will affect computer, Internet, and technology usage within and outside the EU; how it will play out remains to be seen.
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What Comes After the Roomba?
It has been 16 years since the Roomba robot vacuum cleaner was introduced by iRobot.
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With 5G, You Won't Just Be Watching Video. It'll Be Watching You, Too
Remember the last time you felt terrified during a horror movie? Take that moment, and all the suspense leading up to it, and imagine it individually calibrated...
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Teleportation Over a 6-Kilometre Cable, Courtesy of Quantum Powers
The fibre-optic cables that carry Internet traffic can also be used for a powerful form of the strange phenomenon known as quantum teleportation.
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MIT Invention Builds Memory Walls to Protect Against Meltdown, Spectre Attacks
A new system can more effectively protect modern PC architectures against vulnerabilities exploited by malware like Meltdown and Spectre, researchers say.
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New Data Science Method Makes Charts Easier to Read at a Glance
Researchers have developed a technique to measure visual complexity by supplying a score that automatically identifies difficult charts.
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Baidu's AI Can Do Simultaneous Translation Between Any Two Languages
Would-be travelers of the galaxy, rejoice: The Chinese tech giant Baidu has invented a translation system that brings us one step closer to a software Babel fish...
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The Computer Chauffeur Is Creeping Closer
With artificial intelligence discreetly improving driving safety, the technology is likely to find its way into luxury vehicles.
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Brain-Inspired Algorithm Helps AI Systems Multitask and Remember
Researchers have found that adapting a well-known brain mechanism can dramatically improve the ability of artificial neural networks to learn multiple tasks.
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Recruiting With Virtual Reality
As the market for new employees grows increasingly competitive, some recruiters use virtual reality applications to attract qualified candidates.
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Will There Be a Ban on Killer Robots?
A group of arms control advocates, humans rights groups, and technologists is lobbying the United Nations to craft a global decree that bans autonomous weapons....
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Here's What the Quantum Internet Has in Store
A future 'quantum internet' could find use long before it reaches technological maturity, a team of physicists predicts.
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NOAA Is About to Make Some Big Changes to Its Global Weather Model
The nation's weather and climate organization, NOAA, has appointed a new director of its Environmental Modeling Center.
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How Smartphone Apps Track Users and Share Data
Researchers analyzing about 33% of the Android apps in the Google Play Store found almost nine out of 10 track smartphone data and transmit it back to Google.
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