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nveiling the Hidden Layers of Deep Learning
A new method for visualizing the mechanisms and hidden layers of neural networks could provide insights into deep learning.
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How to Hack the Hackers: The Human Side of Cyber Crime
Say what you will about cybercriminals, says Angela Sasse, "their victims rave about the customer service".
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Driverless Cars Must Have Steering Wheels, Brake Pedals, Feds Say
Driverless cars should have a fairly easy time getting the green light to operate on U.S. roadways, as long as they look and act like the vehicles people have been...
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Pentagon Paying Techies to Think Like Terrorists
To stop a terrorist, it helps to think like one.
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The .s. Government Launches a $100-Million 'apollo Project of the Brain'
A new $100-million project will reverse-engineer a section of the brain in order to improve machine-learning and artificial-intelligence algorithms.
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The .s. Government Launches a $100-Million 'apollo Project of the Brain'
Three decades ago, the U.S. government launched the Human Genome Project, a 13-year endeavor to sequence and map all the genes of the human species.
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Gps and the World's First 'space War'
Twenty-five years ago U.S.-led Coalition forces launched the world’s first "space war" when they drove Iraqi troops out of Kuwait.
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Deciphering the Language of the Brain
Understanding how brains work is one of the greatest scientific challenges of our times, but despite the impression sometimes given in the popular press, researchers...
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Csi: Cyberattack Scene Investigation--a Malware Whodunit
Forensic probes of cyberattacks can uncover their modus operandi and severity, but finding perpetrators is a difficult proposition.
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Nasa and the .s. Air Force Test a New Ground-Based Gps
Anyone who has struggled to pinpoint his or her location in a mall, airport or urban canyon amid skyscrapers has experienced a GPS gap firsthand.
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Robotic Limbs Get a Sense of Touch
Advanced prosthetics have for the past few years begun tapping into brain signals to provide amputees with impressive new levels of control.
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sing Technology to Break the Speed Barrier of Reading
I grew up in a tiny New York City apartment, packed in alongside our four cats and my father's immense personal library of some 3000 books.
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5 Mobile Technologies Help Level the Playing Field For People with Disabilities
Mobile devices have become incredibly popular for their ability to weave modern conveniences such as Internet access and social networking into the fabric of daily...
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A Computer's Heat Could Divulge Top Secrets
The most secure computers in the world can't "Google" a thing—they are disconnected from the Internet and all other networks.
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What Is the Big Secret Surrounding Stingray Surveillance?
Given the amount of mobile phone traffic that cell phone towers transmit, it is no wonder law enforcement agencies target these devices as a rich source of data...
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Will Millimeter Waves Maximize 5g Wireless?
Every decade or so since the first cellular networks appeared the companies that make mobile devices and the networks linking them have worked out new requirements...
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Future 'top Guns' Will Be Battle Managers Flying Bigger, Slower Aircraft
At the dawn of aerial combat 100 years ago, World War I flying aces frequently closed to within 15 meters before firing at enemy aircraft with their machine guns...
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How Cybersecurity Became Your Problem
Cyberattacks threaten to rise in frequency and complexity, which makes every person using modern technology a potential target.
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Do You Only Trust Wall-E Because He's Cute?
Each year it seems a little less like science fiction to ask your phone for advice about local chinese food or trust your car to get you to a new location.
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