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Prototyping Faster with Laser Cutters
Laser cutting tools could outperform three-dimensional printers at prototyping stretchables, wearables.
Google Translate Does Not Understand the Content of the Texts
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Countering the Negative Image of Women in Computing
A positive image would inspire the capable but underrepresented who might otherwise give up on computing.
The Limit of Blockchains: Infeasibility of a Smart Obama-Trump Contract
Although smart contracts are Turing complete, it is a misconception that they can fulfill all routine contracts.
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Net Neutrality: Unexpected Solution to Blockchain Scaling
Cloud-delivery networks could dramatically improve blockchains' scalability, but clouds must be provably neutral first.
APIs, Standards, and Enabling Infrastructure
The widespread sharing of common or standardized APIs confers rich opportunities for choices of operating system or library implementations for the programming of applications.
Implementing Guidelines for Governance, Oversight of AI, and Automation
Governance and independent oversight on the design and implementation of all forms of artificial intelligence and automation is a cresting wave about to break comprehensively on the field of IT and computing.
Fitness Monitors, Smartwatches are Not Medical Devices
Manufacturers may blur the distinctions, but they're important.
Breaking the Chains of Freelance Slavery
The idea of working from home is no longer novel, and there are a number of drawbacks to consider.
Women Now Outnumber Men in Medical Schools. Computer Science Should Be Next.
This story about encouragement tells us how we can change girls' and women's lives.
A self-driving laboratory is a kind of robot scientist that uses sensors to become aware of its environment and artificial intelligence to autonomously make decisions.
An Emerging Threat, Hiding in Plain Sight
Steganography hides information, sometimes right before your eyes.
World’s Largest Quantum Computer Doubles Down
D-Wave unveils an upgraded quantum computer featuring more than twice the qubits.
Immigrants Help Solve the Looming STEM Worker Shortage
Our economic vitality depends on them.
Smart watches and other wearables are evolving into medical devices that will drive significant changes in healthcare.
Blockchain Was the First, but Will Not Be the Last
What is the outlook for Zero-Trust Decentralization, and should we expect other products aside from Blockchain?
In Search of A Rare Roman Pocket Calculator
As far as we know, three original copies of the Roman hand abacus have survived. There is a fourth device, but nobody knows where it is.
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