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Jazz-Playing Robots Will Explore Human–Computer Relations

MUSICA is part of a new DARPA program to explore new ways that people can interact with computers and robots

Back to the Future, Part II Predicted Techno-Marvels of October 21, 2015

Mr. Fusion aside, this 1989 time-traveling comedy was spot-on about many devices that we now take for granted

Apple Thins iPhone Cloud Connections

The company’s moves to have iPhones be less dependent on the cloud and to be more encrypted could mean more user privacy

Are Europeans Better Than Americans at Forecasting Storms?

European and U.S. models frequently make different predictions about weather and storm tracks, including that of Hurricane Joaquin. Here’s why

Max Tegmark on the Threat of a Robot Takeover

What the co-founder of the Future of Life Institute thinks about the rise of AI

Entrepreneurs Explore Bitcoin's Future

Academics and entrepreneurs are fascinated with the cryptocurrency's core block chain innovation, which serves as the official online ledger of every Bitcoin transaction

Advanced Robotics on a Dime

The toy company WowWee brings expensive university bots to store shelves

What Could Criminals Do with 5.6 Million Fingerprint Files?

The hack against the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) was bad—really bad—but the theft of biometric data was more symbolic than practical

What's Behind VW's Downfall and Secretive Emissions Deals

The German carmaker’s emissions-testing cheat reveals how car companies and government regulators negotiate trade-offs between fuel efficiency and performance

Can We Commercialize Touch?

Do We Need to Prepare for the Robot Uprising?

Some of the brightest minds in science and tech think we need a plan to keep humans safe from supersmart machines

Electronic Health Records Software Often Written without Doctors' Input

The reason why many doctors find EHRs difficult to use might be that the software wasn't properly tested, research suggests

The Robot Will See You Now

Editor's note: When we think of empathy, we don’t usually think of machines. But computer scientist Louis-Philippe Morency and others are getting closer to building machines that can interpret not just the words people say, but also the emotion that informs their meaning...

Cryptographers Brace for Quantum Revolution

Encryption fix begins in preparation for arrival of futuristic computers

Wikipedia Editors Woo Scientists to Improve Content Quality

The online encyclopedia hosted a conference to enlist the help of scientists and reduce disputes about the quality of entries

Using Technology to Break the Speed Barrier of Reading

New research suggests that one of humanity’s most important inventions can be improved

Will Artificial Intelligence Surpass Our Own?

A philosopher worries about computers’ ever accelerating abilities to outpace human skills

Drone Drop-Offs at Your Door Won't Happen until the FAA Delivers

Amazon and other companies face key technology and regulatory hurdles before drone delivery is possible

Move Over, Siri The Next Generation of Virtual Assistants Is Almost Here

Are you ready for supersmart AI to make your decisions for you?

A Surprise Source of Life's Code

Emerging data suggests the seemingly impossible—that mysterious new genes arise from “junk” DNA