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Cyborgs at Work: Employees Get Implanted With Microchips

April 11, 2017April 10, 2017 by Nnamdi Onwumere

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Published By: CBS News/AP, 4/3/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Epicenter, a Swedish startup, is implanting microchips into their employees as replacements for swipe cards. Using Near Field Communication (NFC), the microchips provide identifying data…

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Paralysed Man Moves Arm Using Power of Thought in World First

April 10, 2017April 10, 2017 by Michael Morguarge

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Published By: The Guardian, 3/29/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Lead author Dr. Bolu Ajiboye and a team at Case Western Reserve University developed an experimental procedure that re-enables motor function in a paralyzed patient's…

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As Congress Repeals Internet Privacy Rules, Putting Your Options in Perspective

April 7, 2017April 10, 2017 by Anna Clark

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Published By: National Public Radio, 3/28/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Rules made in October by the Federal Commercial Commission (FCC) are expected to be overturned by Congress and President Trump. These rules would have…

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Scanners Can Be Hijacked to Perpetrate Cyberattacks

April 6, 2017 by John Daniell

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Published By: Ben-Gurion University, 3/28/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Researchers from Ben-Gurion University demonstrated the ability to communicate with and potentially activate malware on a computer by directing pulsing lights to a typical office…

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Startup Matroid Uses AI to Pluck Images From Streams of Video

April 4, 2017April 3, 2017 by Nnamdi Onwumere

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Published By: MSN/Bloomberg News, 3/26/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Reza Zadeh, a professor at Stanford University, has begun an artificial intelligence (AI) startup called Matroid whose software can detect specific people or objects in…

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Protecting Web Users’ Privacy

April 3, 2017April 6, 2017 by Michael Morguarge

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Published By: MIT News, 3/23/2017 >> View the Article << Summary MIT and Stanford University researchers are developing Splinter, an encryption system that hides online database queries. Splinter splits up and encrypts the request for data,…

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Skin Powered by the Sun? Energy-Saving Prosthetic Limbs Get Better Feeling

March 31, 2017March 31, 2017 by Anna Clark

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Published By: Reuters, 3/22/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Researchers from the University of Glasgow, UK, have developed a prototype for solar-powered prosthetic skin. The prosthesis is wrapped in a thin layer of carbon, which allows…

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Wi-fi on Rays of Light: 100 Times Faster, and Never Overloaded

March 29, 2017March 29, 2017 by John Daniell

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Published By: Eindhoven University of Technology, 3/17/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Work by researchers at the Eindhoven University of Technology could lead to wi-fi that transports data via infrared rays. This approach would have…

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Dive With a Blue Whale in New Virtual-Reality Experience

March 28, 2017March 27, 2017 by Nnamdi Onwumere

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Published By: Live Science, 03/16/2017 >> View the Article << Summary The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles (NHMLA) collaborated with designers from Wevr to develop an oceanic underwater virtual reality (VR) experience for visitors. The…

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Using Virtual Reality to Catch a Real Ball

March 27, 2017March 26, 2017 by Michael Morguarge

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Published By: EurekAlert!, 3/20/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Disney researchers are developing ways to improve virtual-reality interactions with physical objects. Specifically, they are seeking to make it easier to catch a real physical object…

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Offline AI Revolution Awaits Smartphones

March 23, 2017March 22, 2017 by Nnamdi Onwumere

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Published By: Phys.org/AFP, 2/27/2017 >> View the Article << Summary A number of smartphone manufacturers are attempting to improve devices' offline functioning by using artificial intelligence (AI) and onboard data storage that leverages faster processors. Other…

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AncestryAI Algorithm Traces Your Family Tree Back More Than 300 Years

March 21, 2017March 21, 2017 by John Daniell

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Published By: Aalto University, 3/16/2017 >> View the Article << Summary An Aalto University graduate student is developing a new family-tree algorithm called AncestryAI that uses Finnish parish registers to generate a probable family tree. Register…

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