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Big data helped Trump even after he scorned it
From Phys.org Technology News

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.

Thomas Edison's lab door key, lightbulbs up for auction
From Phys.org Technology News

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...

Senate takes aim at 'bots' that snap up concert seats
From Phys.org Technology News

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.

The surprising technology behind the future of autonomous driving
From Phys.org Technology News

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...

Colombia plane crash—how can people survive deadly air disasters?
From Phys.org Technology News

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...

Growing fears of IS use of weaponised drones
From Phys.org Technology News

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...

The Funny Side of Science
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...

Should tech companies warn consumers that their products could be addictive?
From Phys.org Technology News

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...

How real is the risk posed by 3-D printed guns?
From Phys.org Technology News

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...

How much should air traffic controllers trust new flight management systems?
From Phys.org Technology News

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...

Researchers discover most winter boots are too slippery to walk safely on icy surfaces
From Phys.org Technology News

Researchers discover most winter boots are too slippery to walk safely on icy surfaces

A team of researchers from the iDAPT labs at Toronto Rehabilitation Institute-University Health Network are dedicated to keeping Canadians safer this winter by...

Police worried they lack powers to probe phone involvement in crashes: new study
From Phys.org Technology News

Police worried they lack powers to probe phone involvement in crashes: new study

Police officers are worried they lack the right powers and resources to properly investigate whether a mobile phone was being used by a driver at the time of a...

Most expensive destroyer in Navy history breaks down
From Phys.org Technology News

Most expensive destroyer in Navy history breaks down

The most expensive destroyer ever built for the Navy suffered an engineering problem in the Panama Canal and had to be towed to port.

Food data at your fingertips
From Phys.org Technology News

Food data at your fingertips

EPFL is launching openfood.ch, a website that provides the public with data on more than 14,000 food products sold in Switzerland. The website's data set will be...

Democratizing Reputation
From The Noisy Channel

Democratizing Reputation

I was an early adopter of LinkedIn. As one of the first 50K people to join the platform in 2003, I started blogging about it in 2008 and… Continue reading on ...

Character Filtering
From The Noisy Channel

Character Filtering

Search queries are made up of characters. It’s easy to take characters for granted; indeed, people who have never implemented a search… Continue reading on Query...

Drone had 'very near-miss' with plane near London's Shard
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Drone had 'very near-miss' with plane near London's Shard

A drone just missed hitting an A320 plane flying above the Shard skyscraper in central London in July—one of several near-misses involving passenger jets in Britain...

Obama administration gives specifications for smart gun tech
From Phys.org Technology News

Obama administration gives specifications for smart gun tech

The Obama administration is announcing baseline specifications for smart-gun technology.

Can Chatbots Replace Customer Service Reps?
From Blog@Ubiquity

Can Chatbots Replace Customer Service Reps?

Chatbots may be good at cosumer-focused tasks, but the verdict is still out are not whether a chatbot can completely replace human assistants. The post Can Chatbots...

At $800K a pop, new Navy destroyer's ammo is in question
From Phys.org Technology News

At $800K a pop, new Navy destroyer's ammo is in question

The new guns on the Navy's biggest and most advanced destroyer are going to be firing blanks if the Navy can't find cost-effective projectiles.
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