Are you forgetful? That's just your brain erasing useless memories
Most of us think “perfect” memory means never forgetting, but maybe forgetting actually helps us navigate a world that is random and ever-changing. So say two neuroscientists in a review published...
View ArticleHackers, beware! Girl Scouts are out to stop you
Need a cybersecurity expert? Never fear, qualified Girl Scouts are here. Or at least they will be. Girl Scouts of the USA and Palo Alto Networks has announced a collaboration to introduce a series of...
View ArticleThe Man Who Helped Turn Toronto Into a High-Tech Hotbed
His impact on artificial intelligence research has been so deep that some people in the field talk about the “six degrees of Geoffrey Hinton” the way college students once referred to Kevin Bacon’s...
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This kind of A.I. is spreading to thousands of domains (not just loans), and as it does, it will eliminate many jobs. Bank tellers, customer service representatives, telemarketers, stock and bond...
View Article35 Years of Global Economics
A lot has happened to the global economy over the last 35 years. The forces of economic liberalization, globalization, and the rise of the multinational corporation have all left their mark. Many...
View ArticleSpaceX sticks its 2nd rocket landing in 48 hours, and oh just take us to...
Lucky number 13. SpaceX just performed its 13th rocket landing back on Earth after launching 10 communications satellites on their way to orbit on Sunday at 4:25 p.m. ET from California's Vandenberg...
View ArticleWhat Is Your Hogwarts House Percentage?
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View ArticleDid you catch that? Robot's speed of light communication could protect...
Science News from research organizations Date: Source: Cornell University Summary: If you were monitoring a security camera and saw someone set down a backpack and walk away, you might pay special...
View ArticleWorld's first all-electric autonomous container ship to set sail in 2018
While self-driving cars are regularly in the news, we haven't heard as much noise on the autonomous shipping front, which could have equally far-reaching ramifications. Now Norwegian company Yara has...
View ArticleHow to Be a Winner in the Consumer Robotics Revolution
Robotics These devices are coming to a home near you, maybe your home. And that's not science fiction. How can your business get in on this? June 15, 2017 Smart robots playing the role of personal...
View ArticleCheck out how easy it'll be to hail one of Airbus' conceptual...
Hailing a flying taxi will someday be as easy as pulling out your phone and pressing a button. That's the future presented by a number of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft projects, and...
View ArticleAfrica is now the world’s testing ground for commercial drones
Muhanga, Rwanda The world’s first commercial drone delivery service operates from a hill almost smack dab in the middle of Rwanda. A barbed wire fence surrounds a field, a white tent, and a control...
View ArticleThe ambitious plan to plant nearly 100,000 trees a day with drones
Posted June 25, 2017 06:30:47 Related Story: Not quite a Kelpie, drones help farmers muster in rugged terrain Related Story: Abandoned mines are rife across Australia, report finds An Australian...
View Article6 Things Quantum Computers Will Be Incredibly Useful For
Computers don’t exist in a vacuum. They serve to solve problems, and the type of problems they can solve are influenced by their hardware. Graphics processors are specialized for rendering images;...
View ArticleEurope has been working to expose Russian meddling for years
Kremlin interference in American politics, European countries are deploying a variety of bold tactics and tools to expose Russian attempts to sway voters and weaken European unity. Across the...
View ArticleFIRST STEM Advocacy Network
Subscribe to the FIRST Advocacy Network, our state and federal advocacy community. Through advocacy, FIRST aims to make government funds available to schools to enable and support participation in...
View ArticleAvis signs on to manage Waymo’s self-driving vehicle fleet in Phoenix
Waymo has entered into an agreement with rental car company Avis that will see Avis manage its autonomous vehicle fleet in Phoenix. Phoenix is the site of Waymo’s first commercial self-driving car...
View ArticleRigetti Launches Full-Stack Quantum Computing Service and Quantum IC Fab
Much of the ongoing quantum computing battle among tech giants such as Google and IBM has focused on developing the hardware necessary to solve impossible classical computing problems. A Berkeley-based...
View ArticleHow CRISPR Yanked Jennifer Doudna Out of the Ivory Tower
Jennifer Doudna remembers a moment when she realized how important CRIPSR—the gene-editing technique that she co-discovered—was going to be. It was in 2014, and a Silicon Valley entrepreneur had...
View ArticleFlorida is now the fourth state to permit delivery robots on sidewalks
Today, Florida became the fourth state in the country to pass a statewide law permitting the use of unmanned delivery robots on sidewalks and crosswalks. Having a robot drive down a sidewalk without a...
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