ComputingOctober 1, 2018
Clicks, Lies and Videotape
Artificial intelligence is making it possible for anyone to manipulate audio and video. The biggest threat is that we stop trusting anything at all
Computing
ElectronicsOctober 1, 2018
5G Devices Are about to Change Your Life
It will make 4G phones seem positively quaint
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ElectronicsSeptember 25, 2018
Will L.A.’s Anti-Terrorist Subway Scanners Be Adopted Everywhere?
Terahertz millimeter-wave technology will screen passengers for bombs and suicide vests from 10 meters distance as they rush to make the next train
ComputingSeptember 19, 2018
Bringing Esports to the Land of Letter Jackets
Expanding the youth sports landscape with the North America Scholastic Esports Federation
EngineeringSeptember 14, 2018
AI That Can Argue and Instruct
New algorithms will enable personal devices to learn any topic well enough to debate it
ComputingSeptember 14, 2018
Augmented Reality Everywhere
Coming soon: the world overlaid with data
ComputingSeptember 14, 2018
Algorithms for Quantum Computers
Developers are perfecting programs meant to run on quantum computers
CognitionSeptember 11, 2018
Are Digital Devices Altering Our Brains?
Some say our gadgets and computers can help improve intelligence. Others say they make us stupid and violent. Which is it?
ComputingSeptember 1, 2018
Only 150 of Your Facebook Contacts Are Real Friends
Even with social media, we max out at 150 real relationships
Artificial IntelligenceSeptember 1, 2018
Artificial Intelligence Will Serve Humans, Not Enslave Them
AI will serve our species, not control it
ComputingAugust 31, 2018
Artificial Intelligence Nails Predictions of Earthquake Aftershocks
A neural-network analysis outperforms the method scientists typically use to work out where these tremors will strike
EngineeringAugust 17, 2018
How to Make a Robot Use Theory of Mind
Researchers give AI the ability to simulate the anticipated needs and actions of others