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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
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Apple's Jobs loses out in Paris street name vote
Steve Jobs may have been a technological revolutionary, but his legacy will not be remembered in a Paris street name.
From Blog@Ubiquity
Your Science T-Shirt Doesn’t Fly
A few months ago Science sent many people a sample of the magazine and a solicitation to subscribe. As seems to be the manner in which these things are done, there...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Global Technology Policy Update – December 2016
ACM PUBLIC POLICY HIGHLIGHTS Cybersecurity Education and Research in Europe – The ACM Europe Policy Committee released a policy white paper “Advancing Cybersecurity...
From ACM on Huffington Post
Wanting It Bad Enough Won't Make It Work: Why Adding Backdoors and Weakening Encryption Threatens the Internet
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Navy's futuristic-looking USS Zumwalt arriving in homeport
The Navy's most technologically advanced destroyer is arriving at its homeport after dealing with some glitches along the way.
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Nissan Juke uses onboard cameras to set world-first 'blind' J-turn record
The record-breaking Nissan Juke has done it again. This time the popular compact crossover has established the world's first 'blind' J-turn record with the driver...
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Expedition eyes sunken mini sub on Pearl Harbor anniversary
Federal archaeologists and scientists used a remotely operated vehicle Wednesday to document the condition of a mini submarine used in the attack on Pearl Harbor...
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Time to set limits: Business owners suffer tech overload
Three years into being a business owner, Becky Davis knew she needed to break the hold technology had on her.
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Expectation versus reality in the acceptance of self-driving cars
As interest in the development of automated cars increases, public and media attention has focused on the speculative benefit of having an abundance of in-vehicle...
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Big data helped Trump even after he scorned it
Donald Trump derided the use of data and technology tools for his presidential campaign—but those techniques might well have propelled him to victory.
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Thomas Edison's lab door key, lightbulbs up for auction
Thomas Edison's door key to the 19th century lab in New Jersey where he invented the phonograph goes up for auction this weekend, along with lightbulbs he perfected...
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Senate takes aim at 'bots' that snap up concert seats
The Senate is cracking down on computer software used by ticket brokers to snap up tickets to concerts and shows.
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The surprising technology behind the future of autonomous driving
As autonomous driving (AD) technology brings new advances and features to mobility, important questions inevitably arise. For example, how will drivers come to...
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Colombia plane crash—how can people survive deadly air disasters?
A plane crash in Colombia has killed at least 75 people including most of one of Brazil's top football teams, leaving just six survivors. While the investigation...
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Growing fears of IS use of weaponised drones
The Mosul battle in Iraq has seen the Islamic State group increasingly resort to weaponised drones, which Western governments fear could lead to a new type of attack...
From Blog@Ubiquity
The Funny Side of Science
Some people have the strange idea that science is too straight-laced to be funny. These people are not scientists. True scientists love to tell jokes about themselves...
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Should tech companies warn consumers that their products could be addictive?
How many times per day do you check your phone? Chances are, a lot. According to Time magazine, a recent study found Americans reach for their smartphones an average...
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How real is the risk posed by 3-D printed guns?
3-D printed guns are back in the news after Queensland Police reported last week that they had discovered a 3-D printer in a raid on what appeared to be a "large...
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How much should air traffic controllers trust new flight management systems?
With airfares at their lowest point in seven years and airlines adding capacity, this year's Thanksgiving air travel is slated to be 2.5 percent busier than last...
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