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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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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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Why We Should Not Know Our Own Passwords

March 20, 2017March 20, 2017 by Michael Morguarge

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Published By: The Conversation, 3/9/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Elon University Professor Megan Squire looks into possible methods for protecting the data on your smartphone and social media accounts. The article focuses on potential searches…

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Twitter Inches Forward in Fight Against Abuse

March 14, 2017March 14, 2017 by Nnamdi Onwumere

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Published By: The Huffington Post, 3/1/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Twitter is making efforts to crack down on harassment on their platform using several strategies: enhancing the Mute feature with new screening options, increasing…

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Machine-Learning Algorithms Can Predict Suicide Risk More Readily Than Clinicians, Study Finds

March 7, 2017March 6, 2017 by Nnamdi Onwumere

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Published By: Newsweek, 2/27/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Human clinicians are known not to be very accurate at predicting suicides, so researchers are developing machine-learning algorithms that use multiple factors to identify short-term suicide risk.…

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Twitter Researchers Offer Clues for Why Trump Won

March 6, 2017March 14, 2017 by Michael Morguarge

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Published By: University of Rochester, 2/20/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Jiebo Luo and Yu Wang are using Twitter data to develop models that would correctly predict the result of the 2016 presidential election. They are…

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Google Cousin Develops Technology to Flag Toxic Online Comments

March 2, 2017March 2, 2017 by Nnamdi Onwumere

Nnamdi Onwumere

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Published By: The New York Times, 2/23/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Google Alphabet has developed new software called Perspective that will flag potentially problematic user comments, for example so news sites can narrow down…

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Computer Crashes May Be Due to Forces Beyond Our Solar System

March 1, 2017March 14, 2017 by John Daniell

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Published By: Computer World, 2/17/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Interference from subatomic particles could be the cause of serious computer malfunctions at the hardware level. A single-event upset, or SEU, can disrupt microelectric circuitry,…

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New Internet Security Device Launched to Safeguard Schools Against Child Abuse

February 27, 2017March 14, 2017 by Michael Morguarge

Michael Morguarge

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Published By: Plymouth University, 2/20/2017 >> View the Article << Summary The University of Plymouth has developed ICAlert, an easy-to-install device that monitors network traffic and sends alerts if users try to access dangerous web content…

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Toyota Funds AI Research to Build Autonomous Cars

February 23, 2017February 23, 2017 by Anna Clark

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Published By: Network World, 2/7/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Toyota is investing 50 million dollars and partnering with Stanford University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to develop artificial intelligence and robotics technology…

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A Chip Flaw Strips Away Hacking Protections for Millions of Devices

February 22, 2017 by John Daniell

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Published By: Wired, 2/14/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Dutch researchers have discovered a method of hacking commonly used microprocessors. Operating systems randomly assign the locations in memory where programs run, but this hack detects…

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