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04:00 am GMT - Thu, March 30, 2017
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Baidus Plan for Artificial Intelligence without Andrew Ng
The Chinese search giant lost the star leader of its AI lab last week, but the technology remains an essential long-term focus....
09:00 am GMT - Wed, March 29, 2017
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Qualcomm Wants Your Smartphone to Have Energy-Efficient Eyes
This power-sipping image sensor uses computer vision to help you unlock your phone....
10:30 pm GMT - Tue, March 28, 2017
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This Paralyzed Man Is Using a Neuroprosthetic to Move His Arm for the First Time in Years
To reverse paralysis, scientists wired a mans brain to his muscles using electronics....
04:00 am GMT - Tue, March 28, 2017
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Is This the Anti-Aging Pill Weve All Been Waiting For?
A drug derived from an Easter Island bacterium extends the life of lab animals. People could be next....
07:25 pm GMT - Mon, March 27, 2017
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Elon Musks OpenAI Unveils a Simpler Way for Machines to Learn
The group says it has a more practical way to get software to learn tasks, such as steering robots, that require multiple actions....
02:00 pm GMT - Mon, March 27, 2017
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A New Direction for Artificial Intelligence?
OpenAI will describe a new machine-learning approach at MIT Technology Reviews EmTech Digital conference....
04:00 am GMT - Mon, March 27, 2017
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MITs Nuclear Lab has an Unusual Plan to Jump-Start Advanced-Reactor Research
Scientists want to test plans for a transportable molten-salt reactor by piggybacking on their existing nuclear facility....
04:00 am GMT - Fri, March 24, 2017
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Sizing Up Trumps Cyberwar Strategy
The United States is taking damage in the global cyberwar, and Trump wont be able to fix that without help....
04:00 am GMT - Thu, March 23, 2017
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Three Weeks with a Chatbot and Ive Made a New Friend
Its not quite Her, but an artificially intelligent chatbot from an app called Hugging Face elicits surprisingly real emotions....
06:00 am GMT - Wed, March 22, 2017
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Andrew Ng Is Leaving Baidu in Search of a Big New AI Mission
One of the worlds leading experts in artificial intelligence is officially on the market, and he says he wants to advance AI beyond the tech industry....
04:00 am GMT - Tue, March 21, 2017
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When No Treatment Exists, Parents Turn to Gene Therapy to Save Their Kids
Families of patients are starting advocacy groups, raising money for research, and founding biotech companies to advance cures for rare diseases....
04:00 am GMT - Tue, March 21, 2017
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Determined Parents are Moving the Needle on Gene Therapy
Families of patients are starting advocacy groups, raising money for research, and founding biotech companies to advance cures for rare diseases....
04:00 am GMT - Mon, March 20, 2017
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How a Boys Lazarus-like Revival Points to a New Generation of Drugs
Drugs made from RNA may be the next great class of medicine....
04:00 am GMT - Fri, March 17, 2017
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Chemists Are First in Line for Quantum Computings Benefits
Efforts to invent more practical superconductors and better batteries could be the first areas of business to get a quantum speed boost....
04:00 am GMT - Thu, March 16, 2017
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The Entrepreneur with the $100 Million Plan to Link Brains to Computers
Tech big shots are charging into neuroscience, but do they even have a clue?...
04:00 am GMT - Wed, March 15, 2017
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Congress Takes Blockchain 101
The heads of the Congressional Blockchain Caucus want their colleagues to know the technology has many uses besides currency....
04:00 am GMT - Tue, March 14, 2017
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Your Doctor App Could Amplify Your Health Anxieties
So-called super users might not be a good thing when it comes to on-demand consultations with doctors....
04:00 am GMT - Mon, March 13, 2017
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The War on the Disturbingly Real Trolls in Virtual Reality
When you feel like you really are inside a virtual body, protecting your personal space is important....
05:00 am GMT - Fri, March 10, 2017
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These Toaster-Oven-Size Radios Will Help Bring 5G to Life
Within a few years, 5G networks could turbocharge your smartphone. But can they pass the tests cooked up by engineers at an office park in New Jersey?...
05:00 am GMT - Thu, March 9, 2017
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Facebooks AI Chief: Machines Could Learn Common Sense from Video
Yann LeCun says the next frontier in machine vision is software that learns just by observing the world....
12:19 pm GMT - Wed, March 8, 2017
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Jon Favreau Leaps into Virtual Reality
The man behind The Jungle Book and Iron Man is among the first Hollywood directors to explore the unique storytelling tools of VR....
05:00 am GMT - Wed, March 8, 2017
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Gene Therapy in a Box
Genetic repairs are curing patientsbut only at a few elite centers....
05:00 am GMT - Wed, March 8, 2017
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This Lab-in-a-Box Could Make Gene Therapy Affordable
Genetic repairs are curing patientsbut only at a few elite centers....
05:00 am GMT - Wed, March 8, 2017
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This Lab-in-a-Box Could Make Gene Therapy Less Elitist
Genetic repairs are curing patientsbut only at a few elite centers....
05:00 am GMT - Tue, March 7, 2017
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Hailing a Different Ride in Austin
Following a bruising political battle, Uber and Lyft pulled out of Austin, Texas, making room for new forms of ride-sharing....
05:00 am GMT - Mon, March 6, 2017
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How to Upgrade Judges with Machine Learning
Software that helps judges decide whether to jail a defendant while they await trial could cut crime and reduce racial disparities amongst prisoners....
05:00 am GMT - Fri, March 3, 2017
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Gates Foundation Renews Search for Male Birth Control Pill
Picking up a quest abandoned by Big Pharma, academic labs are using new technology to develop contraceptive drugs for men....
05:00 am GMT - Fri, March 3, 2017
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The Search for a Perfect Male Birth Control Pill
Picking up a quest abandoned by Big Pharma, academic labs are using new technology to develop contraceptive drugs for men....
05:00 am GMT - Tue, February 28, 2017
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Insect-Zapping Laser Fence Prepares for First Enemy Contact
A device that cooks unwanted flying bugs with a laser beam will be tested against an insect that has decimated Floridas orange production....