Build Your Own Google Neural Synthesizer
A “piano-flute” is just one of the crazy instruments you can build with the NSynth open-source deep-⁠learning project

Experts Bet on First Deepfakes Political Scandal
Researchers wager on a possible Deepfake video scandal during the 2018 U.S. midterm elections

Researchers Fish Yellowcake Uranium From the Sea With a P...
For decades, researchers have attempted to capture uranium dissolved in the world’s oceans and convert it to fuel for nuclear power plants

4 Reasons NASA Projects Miss Deadlines and Blow Budgets
Managers think their projects are “too big to fail,” and believe future scientific progress will excuse any delays or cost overruns

First Semisolid Lithium Batteries to Debut This Year, in ...
SolidEnergy Systems will start with drones and aims to have its lithium batteries in electric vehicles after 2021

AMD Tackles Coming "Chiplet" Revolution With New Chip Net...
Active silicon interposers could make for smaller, better computers but the networks need to mesh

IDG Contributor Network: The hidden transformation underl...
As companies race towards “AI transformation,” applying machine learning and other techniques to optimize their processes, products, and services, there are ...

The 70% Rule: When Imperfect Understanding Is Best
At conferences, maybe it’s a good thing if some engineers don’t understand your entire presentation

Viral Connection to Alzheimer’s: Herpes Virus Implicated ...
Researchers provide evidence that certain species of human herpesvirus contribute to the development of Alzheimer's disease. The study reports high levels of...

Solar and Energy Storage Combine for One Power Energy Sol...
Solar energy and energy storage are rapidly being adopted by homeowners and Fortune 100 utilities alike. The speed of this adoption is unheard of for any typ...

What’s the Best Company to Work for in Silicon Valley?
Facebook jumps over Salesforce, Google, and Apple to take the top spot in Indeed’s ranking of Bay Area workplaces

'Please Alexa': are we beginning to recognise the rights ...
It is just as much for our own sake, as for the sake of robots, that we should begin recognising the rights of intelligent machines.

Teaching law students creative skills could save the prof...
Australian law firms are beginning to demand that law schools teach students new skills for the new AI economy, but legal education is failing to keep up.

How Will the Rise of Artificial Superintelligences Impact...
Cars drive themselves down our streets. Planes fly themselves through our skies. Medical technologies diagnose illnesses, recommend treatment plans, and save...

Flying Dragon Robot Transforms Itself to Squeeze Through ...
DRAGON can change its shape to move through complex environments and even manipulate objects

6 Reasons Why IoT Security Is Terrible
The Internet of Things bears little resemblance to traditional IT systems—and that makes it harder to protect

Study of 800 Millions Tweets Finds Distinct Daily Cycles ...
Using AI to examine over 800 million tweets, researchers reveal how our mode of thinking alters during the course of the day. The study reports early morning...

A Prosthetic That Feels Pain
Electronic receptors mimic the ability of human skin to sense pain and pressure

Robot bloodhound tracks odors on the ground
Bloodhounds are famous for their ability to track scents over great distances. Now researchers have developed a modern-day bloodhound -- a robot that can rap...

Cooler computing through statistical physics?
Recent breakthroughs in nonequilibrium statistical physics have revealed opportunities to advance the 'thermodynamics of computation,' a field that could hav...

Controlling robots with brainwaves and hand gestures
System enables people to correct robot mistakes on multi-choice problems.

The Internet of Things Will Need Better Ways to Locate Stuff
Our current methods for locating individual devices in an IoT network aren't up to snuff

Preventing and Eliminating Lightning Damage with Surge Ar...
With proper grounding and high-current surge protection devices, electrical equipment and personnel can be protected from the dangers of lightning.

China and the US are racing to develop AI weapons
Disruptive technology is fundamentally reshaping global security, and potentially laying the ground for a US-China conflict.

Chip upgrade helps miniature drones navigate
Low-power design will allow devices as small as a honeybee to determine their location while flying.

How to control robots with brainwaves and hand gestures
Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory system enables people to correct robot mistakes on multiple-choice tasks.

5 Things to Know About 5G New Radio
The Future of Wireless Communication

Artificial Intelligence Weekly - Artificial Intelligence ...
In the News China will soon track cars on public roads with AI National plan to electronically scan autos adds to the ways Beijing can monitor its citizens, ...

Charles Petrie: Giving Burning Man Its Wings
For one week a year, a patch of desert becomes one of Nevada’s busiest airports

Success of Blood Test for Autism Affirmed
Researchers have developed a new algorithm that uses data based on metabolites in blood samples to successfully predict if a child is on the autism spectrum.

Diagnostics of genetic cardiac diseases using stem cell-d...
A new study demonstrates that with the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning, it is possible not only to accurately sort sick cardiac cell cult...

World's first intra-operative MRI-guided robot for bilate...
Scientists have recently designed the first neurosurgical robotic system capable of performing bilateral stereotactic neurosurgery inside a magnetic resonanc...

Next-gen medical devices: Security, AI, rethinking design...
Medical devices are proliferating throughout the healthcare landscape, especially with the advent of the Internet of Things and the myriad new products that ...

Reliefband’s Motion Sickness Wearable, Take 2
Two years ago, I tried the original and judged it to be my favorite gadget ever. Version 2.0 aims for better form to match its function

Watch: Laser Origami Makes Inductors
Army researchers use a common laser engraver to make inductors and other complex shapes

Healthcare analytics has a long way to go - but could get...
I'm not always a fan of assigning a score, on the fabled scale of one to 10, to assess the maturity or readiness of a particular sector of a particular i...

Digital Enterprises - How Product Analytics can be used t...
Learn about the role of product analytics in optimizing the utilization phase of an enterprise’s solution.

California Tests Kindle-ized License Plates
California drivers can now opt for e-paper license plates that display custom messages

Patents hold clues about Apple, Amazon, Google and Micros...
Many eyes are watching the likes of Amazon, Apple, Google , Microsoft and other tech stalwarts for some kind of signal about their healthcare intentions. Whi...

Faster analysis of medical images
Algorithm makes the process of comparing 3-D scans up to 1,000 times faster.

Poker Has a ‘Tell’ About Strategic Thinkers
Reviewing the data of over 35,000 people playing online poker games, researchers gain insight into how people process strategic information in competitive se...

CSAIL launches new five-year collaboration with iFlyTek
Lab will work with Chinese company on research in artificial intelligence, language processing, and human-computer interaction.

Perceptin's Under-$10K Self-Driving Vehicle
It's a slow-driving pod, but that should be good enough for corporate campuses

Google's new principles on AI need to be better at protec...
AI has caused a "techlash" against Google. These principles are first step, but more needs to be done.

Two Critical U.S. Dams at High Risk From Insider Cyber Th...
A new report by the Interior Department's Inspector General highlights several basic cybersecurity issues

The Most Remote Island in the World is Home to Seals, Sea...
Bouvet Island's most valuable resource might be its untapped .bv country code

MIT engineers build smart power outlet
Design can “learn” to identify plugged-in appliances, distinguish dangerous electrical spikes from benign ones.

Elon Musk's Boring Company Wins Chicago High-Speed Transi...
Chicago cuts deal with Musk's Boring Company to whisk passengers to O'Hare Airport underground on high-speed electric vehicles