Quick-Thinking AI Camera Mimics the Human Brain
The device will use artificial neurons and synapses to improve self-driving vehicle and drone performance
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Engineers Build Bendy Batteries for Wearables
Researchers built silver–zinc batteries that can bend and stretch—meaning they could be more elegantly integrated into future wearable devices. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Human Voices Are Unique but We're Not That Good at Recognizing Them
People are good at picking out voices of familiar people’s speech but ear-witness testimonies of strangers’ voices are notoriously unreliable and inaccurate
World's Most Powerful Particle Collider Taps AI to Expose Hack Attacks
Machine learning is crucial to staying ahead of hackers trying to break into at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider’s (LHC) massive worldwide computing grid
China Shatters "Spooky Action at a Distance" Record, Preps for Quantum Internet
Results from the Micius satellite test quantum entanglement, pointing the way toward hack-proof global communications—and a new space race
Robot Chef Learns to Twirl Pizza Like a Pro
A new bot uses feedback from sensors to stretch and fold dough
Shining a Light on the Dark Corners of the Web
Cybercrime researcher Gianluca Stringhini explains how he studies hate speech and fake news on the underground network 4chan
Physicists Make a 2-D Magnet
The breakthrough could lead to better data-storage devices and quantum computers
An AI That Knows the World Like Children Do
Artificial intelligence has staged a revival by starting to incorporate what we know about how children learn
When Hatred Goes Viral: Inside Social Media's Efforts to Combat Terrorism
Online video serves the Islamic State and other terrorist organizations as a powerful tool for recruiting new members and inciting violence. A potential fix remains curiously in limbo
20 Years after Deep Blue: How AI Has Advanced Since Conquering Chess
IBM AI expert Murray Campbell reflects on the machine’s long, bumpy road to victory over chess champ Garry Kasparov
Artificial Intelligence Helps in Learning How Children Learn
Alison Gopnik, author of “Making AI Human” in Scientific American’s June issue describes the use of Bayesian statistics to outline how youngsters infer the basics of cause and effect.
7 in 10 Smartphone Apps Share Your Data with Third-Party Services
The majority of apps running on Android and iOS smartphones report personal data to third-party tracking companies like Google, Facebook or Crashlytics
Fitness Bands Fail on Calorie Counts
Activity trackers accurately reckon heart rate—but they're way off in estimates of energy expenditure. Christopher Intagliata reports.
What Are Software Vulnerabilities, and Why Are There So Many of Them?
It can be useful to think of hackers as burglars and malicious software as their burglary tools
Any Half-Decent Hacker Could Break into Mar-a-Lago
Investigators tested internet security at four Trump properties. It’s not good
Why Banning Laptops from Airplane Cabins Doesn't Make Sense
It’s tempting to think that any level of cost and inconvenience is sensible if it cuts the risk of an attack even a little. But risks, inherent in flying and even driving, can never be avoided entirely
Why Installing Software Updates Makes Us WannaCry
All people had to do to stay safe from the global WannaCry ransomware attack was update their software. But people often don’t, for a number of specific reasons
HPE Debuts Its Next-Gen Computer--Sans Much-Anticipated Memristors
“The Machine” research prototype is designed to tackle complex problems, but it’s a work in progress
U.S. Hospitals Not Immune to Crippling Cyber Attacks
Outdated systems and earlier breaches underscore America's health care data security risks
