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Australia and France sign deal to build 12 submarines
From Phys.org Technology News

Australia and France sign deal to build 12 submarines

Australia and France signed an agreement Tuesday to build the world's largest diesel-electric submarines in the Australian industrial town of Adelaide.

MH370 officials: Crash site could be north of search area
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MH370 officials: Crash site could be north of search area

A team of international investigators hunting for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 said Tuesday it has concluded the plane is unlikely to be found in a stretch...

Combatting retail fraud using a simulator
From Phys.org Technology News

Combatting retail fraud using a simulator

Every year the retail industry lose billions of dollars to fraud in the US alone. To complicate the matter research in the field has been obstructed due to the...

Tokenization
From The Noisy Channel

Tokenization

Now that we can handle characters, let’s move on to words. Continue reading on Query Understanding »

FBI's DNA profiles to include more data, making them even more powerful at solving cases
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FBI's DNA profiles to include more data, making them even more powerful at solving cases

As the new year approaches, forensic labs across the country are gearing up for a big change in the way they generate DNA profiles, the genetic fingerprints so...

Lower cost of LEDs reduce profitability for manufacturing landscape
From Phys.org Technology News

Lower cost of LEDs reduce profitability for manufacturing landscape

Although residential and commercial industries are widely adopting energy-efficient light emitting diodes (LEDs), the drop in LED prices is driving away manufacturers...

Malawi drone test centre to help with healthcare, disasters
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Malawi drone test centre to help with healthcare, disasters

Malawi on Thursday launched Africa's first drone-testing corridor as developing countries explore how drones could be used during humanitarian crises such as floods...

Tackling the ethical challenges of big data
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Tackling the ethical challenges of big data

An authority on social data, Susan Etlinger argues we need to apply critical thinking and exercise caution as we enter the age of "data ubiquity."

Advances in transport infrastructure technology are quickly changing the landscape
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Advances in transport infrastructure technology are quickly changing the landscape

Sydney's transport system, long troubled by disjointed connections between bus, rail and ferry, should now be focused on delivering customised journeys that combine...

Apple's Jobs loses out in Paris street name vote
From Phys.org Technology News

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.

I don’t have any easy answers.
From The Noisy Channel

I don’t have any easy answers.

Continue reading on Medium »

I feel strongly that we should have non-exclusive ownership of our raw behavioral data — that’s…
From The Noisy Channel

I feel strongly that we should have non-exclusive ownership of our raw behavioral data — that’s…

But I’m not convinced that we should have any inherent rights to inferences that companies make from observing our behavior. Especially if… Continue reading on...

Your Science T-Shirt Doesn’t Fly
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...

Nice post.
From The Noisy Channel

Nice post.

Continue reading on Medium »

Privatizing Our Past
From The Noisy Channel

Privatizing Our Past

The essence of machine learning is learning from data. Since we can only learn from past data, machine learning uses our knowledge of the… Continue reading on ...

Navy's futuristic-looking USS Zumwalt arriving in homeport
From Phys.org Technology News

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.

Nissan Juke uses onboard cameras to set world-first 'blind' J-turn record
From Phys.org Technology News

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...

Expedition eyes sunken mini sub on Pearl Harbor anniversary
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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...

Time to set limits: Business owners suffer tech overload
From Phys.org Technology News

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.

Expectation versus reality in the acceptance of self-driving cars
From Phys.org Technology News

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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