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Even with Rising Wages, Robot Revolution Skips Restaurants
Clamshell grills are making burger flipping obsolete at McDonald’s, Johnny Rockets and other burger chains. Digital kiosks, tabletop tablets and mobile phones are...
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Blind Athlete Runs Desert Marathon Unassisted Using Smartphone App
IBM researchers have developed an application designed to help visually-impaired runners navigate on their own.
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Keyboard Warriors: South Korea Trains New Frontline in Decades-Old War with North
In one college major at Seoul's elite Korea University, the courses are known only by number, and students keep their identities a secret from outsiders.
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Where's the Lane? Self-Driving Cars Confused By Shabby .s. Roadways
Volvo's North American CEO, Lex Kerssemakers, lost his cool as the automaker's semi-autonomous prototype sporadically refused to drive itself during a press event...
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Apple Encryption Stand Highlights Mobile Operators' Dilemma
Apple Inc's stance on privacy in the face of a U.S. government demand to unlock an iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino attackers has raised awkward questions...
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Biodegradable Bodies For More Eco-Friendly Robots
Scientists in Italy are developing "smart materials" that will enable robots to biodegrade like a human body once they have reached the end of their life span.
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App Differentiates a Baby's Crying Sounds
Researchers at National Taiwan University Hospital have developed the Infant Cries Translator app, which can distinguish four separate crying sounds made by babies...
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Chinese Researchers Unveil Brain-Powered Car
Chinese researchers from Nankai University have spent the last two years developing a mind-controlled car.
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Dog Robot Copes with Rough Terrain
Researchers have designed and built a new robot "dog" that can traverse rough terrain either autonomously or while controlled by a remote operator.
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Brain-Computer Link Enables Paralyzed California Man to Walk
A brain-to-computer technology that can translate thoughts into leg movements has enabled a man paralyzed from the waist down by a spinal cord injury to become...
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Car Dashboards That Act Like Smart Phones Raise Safety Issues
When it comes to dashboard displays that are more like smart phones, two things are clear: Customers want them, and automakers are intent on supplying them.
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Hi-Tech and Big Data Offer Hope to Battered .s. Oil Industry
The tech geeks are coming to the oil industry's rescue.
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Silicon Valley Debate on Self-Driving Cars: Do You Need a Map?
The Silicon Valley race to build a self-driving car may revolve around one simple question: to map or not to map.
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China Says Tech Firms Have Nothing to Fear from Anti-Terror Law
China's proposed anti-terrorism law will not affect the legitimate interests of technology firms, a top Chinese spokeswoman said Wednesday after U.S. President ...
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Downing North Korea's Internet Not Much of a Scalp
If someone did just knock North Korea off the Internet for half a day, it wouldn't have taken much.
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Cars that Drive Themselves Starting to Chat with Each Other
An Acura RLX sedan demonstrated an unusual way to tow another car this week: the vehicles were not physically attached.
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.s. Fda Approves 'star Wars' Robotic Arm For Amputees
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a robotic arm for amputees that is named for the "Star Wars" character Luke Skywalker and can perform multiple...
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Nsa Infiltrated Rsa Security More Deeply Than Thought Study
Security industry pioneer RSA adopted not just one but two encryption tools developed by the U.S. National Security Agency, greatly increasing the spy agency's...
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DDoS Cyber Attacks Get Bigger, Smarter, More Damaging
Crashing websites and overwhelming data centers, a new generation of cyber attacks is costing millions and straining the structure of the Internet.
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