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AI's ethics problem: Abstractions everywhere but where are the rules?

Machines that make decisions about us: what could possibly go wrong? Essays, speeches, seminars pose that question year after year as artificial intelligence research makes stunning advances. Baked-in biases in algorithms are only

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An imitation learning approach to train robots without the need for real human demonstrations

Most humans can learn how to complete a given task by observing another person perform it just once. Robots that are programmed to learn by imitating humans, however, typically need to be trained

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Upper Trishuli 3 'A' Hydroelectricity Project Comes Online After A Decade

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Barsha Man Pun jointly inaugurated the 60-megawatt-capacity project, the former from the Action Room at the Office of the Prime

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Apple bans vaping apps from the App Store

Apple said Friday it will ban vaping-related apps from its App Store and has removed all 181 vaping-related currently available. The move comes amid reports of thousands of vaping-related illnesses and 42 vaping-related

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Google enters battle for cloud gaming market

Ever-expanding Google becomes a gaming company Tuesday with the launch of its Stadia cloud service that lets people play console-quality video games on a web browser or smartphone. The internet giant hopes to

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5G tech in spotlight at Shenzhen fair

The application of 5G technology in various industries grabbed the spotlight at the China High-Tech Fair in Shenzhen, the country's largest technology event. Telecom equipment maker Huawei showcased its 5G applications for the

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Swiss-made ankle bracelets ride global prison reform trend

Electronic monitoring of convicted offenders is now being used in many countries for short sentences. Swiss company Geosatis has become one of the principal suppliers of electronic ankle bracelets worldwide. Made of plastic

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Researchers capture moving object with ghost imaging

Researchers have developed a way to capture moving objects with the unconventional imaging method known as ghost imaging. The new method could make the imaging technique practical for new applications such as biomedical

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Driverless shuttles gain steam in Michigan

After Michiganders tested the first wave of driverless buses, the greatest gripe was the lack of music. That’s good news for officials worried about the public’s more substantive concerns about getting

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Yahoo Japan, Line to merge business to form online giant

Online services Yahoo Japan and Line Corp. have announced they are merging. The combination in a joint venture through a tender offer will form an online giant with retail services, advertising and other

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Mid-Range VS Flagship- Which Smartphone Should You Get?

Every year, manufacturers release dozens of smartphones. All of them fall in different categories. The cheap ones are termed budget smartphones, if you go slightly higher, you get mid-range phones, similarly, there are

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The Evolution of Sports Cheating

As long as we’ve had sports, we’ve had cheaters. And those cheaters have used the best technology of the day to get a leg up (and eventually get caught). With this

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Seeing the "Sixth Sense"

It takes a special set of nerve cells for us to know where our body parts are without looking at them. This propioceptive system is sometimes referred to as our “sixth sense,” and

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Italian scientists find weeds are good for crops not the reverse

Weeds can help make farms more productive and not the opposite as is commonly believed, according to a new study out Friday by Italy's Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies located in the Tuscan

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China plans to complete space station construction around 2022: expert

China plans to complete the construction of a space station and have it put into operation around 2022, said Zhou Jianping, the chief designer of China's manned space program, at a forum held

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China sends two global multimedia satellites into planned orbit

Two global multimedia satellites were sent into planned orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Sunday. The two global multimedia satellites, KL-a-A and KL-a-B, was launched by Kuaizhou-1A (KZ-1A)

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What Ads Are Political? Twitter Struggles With a Definition

The Alzheimer’s Association was so concerned that it contacted Twitter this month to express misgivings about the political ads ban. “We’re not really sure how it’s going to impact us,

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Onix Adds Slack To Collaborative Cloud Solutions Portfolio

Leading cloud solutions provider Onix has made a further commitment to providing innovative cloud solutions for customers by adding Slack services to its ever-growing portfolio. Slack is a collaboration hub that connects you

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Cloud Private Branch Exchange (PBX) Software Market to Grow Significantly by 2019-2026 Focusing on Leading Players Microsoft, Bitrix, 3CX, Digium, Mitel Networks, CloudTalk, Monster VoIP

A professional survey done by Research N Reports has formulated a report titled “ Cloud Private Branch Exchange (PBX) Software Market”, which instills a crisp idea of the influential aspects affecting the growth of

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Common tech hurdles when starting a small business

Entrepreneurs love a challenge. But when starting a small business, there’s one challenge that can prove especially difficult: technology. Savvy business owners know they need the right technology to compete in today’

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World's leading AC manufacturers and innovative technology companies in running for the Global Cooling Prize

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Singapore’s new AI strategy confirms leadership in sector

The city-state of Singapore has unveiled a national artificial intelligence (AI) strategy. Part of a wider ‘Smart Nation’ initiative, key objectives include the use of AI to improve both the economy and the

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Microsoft, ministry to develop AI lab

Microsoft Thailand is working with the Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry to establish an artificial intelligence (AI) lab to cater to the farming sector and the smart city project. Microsoft is working

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Vietnam jails music teacher for 11 years over 'anti-state' Facebook posts

A court in Vietnam jailed a music teacher for 11 years on Friday for a series of posts on Facebook that the government said were “anti-state”. Nguyen Nang Tinh, 43, was accused of

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Will fibre broadband be obsolete by 2030 - and what about 5G?

There are three main types of broadband connection that link the local telephone exchange to your home or office: ADSL (asymmetric digital subscriber line) uses copper cables to a street-level cabinet or junction