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The Quantum Computing Party Hasn’t Even Started Yet

But your company may already be too late

Artificial Intelligence Sniffs Out Unsafe Foods

Researchers trained machine-learning algorithms to read Amazon reviews for hints that a food product would be recalled by the FDA. Christopher Intagliata reports.

A Computer Tells Real Smiles from Phonies

Slight changes around the eyes are indeed a giveaway as to whether a smile is sincere or faked.

Should Kids Learn to Code?

Not necessarily!

Can an Illusory World Help Treat Psychosis’s Real-World Delusions?

Psychologists launch a clinical trial to gauge whether virtual reality can quell the fears of patients with the mental disorder

For Ants, the Sky’s the Compass

Computer modeling revealed that insects with a celestial compass can likely determine direction down to just a couple degrees of error. Christopher Intagliata reports. 

“Anonymous” Data Won’t Protect Your Identity

A new study demonstrates it is surprisingly easy to ID an individual within a supposedly incognito data set

Rhinos and Their Gamekeepers Benefit From A.I.

Starting in 2017, an artificial intelligence monitoring system at the Welgevonden Game Reserve in South Africa has been helping to protect rhinos and their caretakers.  

Humans Fold: AI Conquers Poker’s Final Milestone

A new program outperforms professionals in six-player games. Could business, political or military applications come next?

The Geopolitics of Artificial Intelligence

As the U.S. and China vie for global influence, AI will be central to the balance of power

DNA Data Storage Is Closer Than You Think

Life’s information-storage system is being adapted to handle massive amounts of information

Advanced Food Tracking and Packaging Will Save Lives and Cut Waste

A combination of two technologies could vastly improve food safety

Collaborative Telepresence Could Render Distance (Relatively) Meaningless

Soon participants in virtual gatherings will feel like they are physically together

Social Robots Play Nicely with Others

Droid friends and assistants are penetrating deeper into our lives

The Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2019

“Emotional AI” Might Sound Good, but It Could Have Some Troubling Consequences

But its consequences could be troubling

Social Media Bots Deceive E-cigarette Users

Social media bots promote unproved benefits of e-cigarettes

A New “Law” Suggests Quantum Supremacy Could Happen This Year

Quantum computers are improving at a doubly exponential rate

The Quantum Internet Is Emerging, One Experiment at a Time

Breakthrough demonstrations using defective diamonds, high-flying drones, laser-bathed crystals and other exotica suggest practical, unhackable quantum networks are within reach

The Problem with Quantum Computers

It’s called decoherence—but while a breakthrough solution seems years away, there are ways of getting around it