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Inside the Hunt For Russia's Most Notorious Hacker
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Inside the Hunt For Russia's Most Notorious Hacker

On the morning of December 30, the day after Barack Obama imposed sanctions on Russia for interfering in the 2016 US election, Tillmann Werner was sitting down...

It Begins: Bots Are Learning to Chat in Their Own Language
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It Begins: Bots Are Learning to Chat in Their Own Language

Igor Mordatch is IS working to build machines that can carry on a conversation.

What If Quantum Computers ­sed Hard Drives Made of Dna?
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What If Quantum Computers ­sed Hard Drives Made of Dna?

You've heard the hype: The quantum computer revolution is coming. Physicists say these devices will be fast enough to break every encryption method banks use today...

How the Cia's Hacking Hoard Makes Everyone Less Secure
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How the Cia's Hacking Hoard Makes Everyone Less Secure

When Wikileaks yesterday released a trove of documents purporting to show how the CIA hacks everything from smartphones to PCs to smart televisions, the agency's...

Baxter the Robot Fixes Its Mistakes By Reading Your Mind
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Baxter the Robot Fixes Its Mistakes By Reading Your Mind

Baxter is but a child, with bright eyes and a subtle grin.

Medical Devices Are the Next Security Nightmare
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Medical Devices Are the Next Security Nightmare

Hacked medical devices make for scary headlines.

Malware Lets a Drone Steal Data By Watching a Computer's Blinking Led
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Malware Lets a Drone Steal Data By Watching a Computer's Blinking Led

A few hours after dark one evening earlier this month, a small quadcopter drone lifted off from the parking lot of Ben-Gurion University in Beersheba, Israel.

What News-Writing Bots Mean For the Future of Journalism
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What News-Writing Bots Mean For the Future of Journalism

When Republican Steve King beat back Democratic challenger Kim Weaver in the race for Iowa's 4th congressional district seat in November, The Washington Post snapped...

Physicists Teach AI to Identify Exotic States of Matter
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Physicists Teach AI to Identify Exotic States of Matter

Put a tray of water in the freezer. For a while, it's liquid. And then—boom—the molecules stack into little hexagons, and you've got ice.

The AI Threat Isn't Skynet. It's the End of the Middle Class
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The AI Threat Isn't Skynet. It's the End of the Middle Class

In February 1975, a group of geneticists gathered in a tiny town on the central coast of California to decide if their work would bring about the end of the world...

For the Next Election, Don't Recount the Vote. Encrypt It
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For the Next Election, Don't Recount the Vote. Encrypt It

Let's be honest: The 2016 election wasn’t a sterling display of American democracy.

Google's Go-Playing Machine Opens the Door to Robots that Learn
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Google's Go-Playing Machine Opens the Door to Robots that Learn

Two robotic arms face two closed doors. Both reach forward and miss the door handles entirely.

Monero, the Drug Dealer's Cryptocurrency of Choice, Is on Fire
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Monero, the Drug Dealer's Cryptocurrency of Choice, Is on Fire

For the cryptocurrency community, 2016 was a very good year.

What Better Way For the Marines to Prepare For Future Wars Than With Sci-Fi?
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What Better Way For the Marines to Prepare For Future Wars Than With Sci-Fi?

Lance Cpl. Steven West steps into a remote enemy hideout clad in a 350-pound exoskeleton, sensors piercing the darkness and displaying digital info on his helmet...

Microsoft Thinks Machines Can Learn to Converse By Making Chat a Game
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Microsoft Thinks Machines Can Learn to Converse By Making Chat a Game

Microsoft is buying a deep learning startup based in Montreal, a global hub for deep learning research.

Darpa's Off-Roaders Ditch Windows For a Digital World View
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Darpa's Off-Roaders Ditch Windows For a Digital World View

Autonomous warriors may dominate the battlefield of tomorrow, but even those that still require human flesh will take on a robotic sheen. That shift could start...

2016: The Year That Deep Learning Took Over the Internet
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2016: The Year That Deep Learning Took Over the Internet

On the west coast of Australia, Amanda Hodgson is launching drones out towards the Indian Ocean so that they can photograph the water from above.

The Year Encryption Won
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The Year Encryption Won

Between the revelations of mega-hacks of Yahoo and others, Russia's meddling in the US electoral system, and the recent spike in ransomware, it's easy to look at...

Intel Bets It Can Turn Everyday Silicon Into Quantum Computing's Wonder Material
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Intel Bets It Can Turn Everyday Silicon Into Quantum Computing's Wonder Material

Sometimes the solution to a problem is staring you in the face all along.

Google's Improbable Deal to Recreate the Real World in Vr
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Google's Improbable Deal to Recreate the Real World in Vr

Let a thousand virtual worlds rain down from the clouds. Or rather, the cloud.
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