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Discovering Emotional Engines: what will it take to trust emotionally intelligent machines with data and decisions?

By Lucia Komljen, 25 July 2017 at 18:00

The Shape of Things to Come Everyday services will soon embrace a layer of functionality akin to the human quality of emotional intelligence, enabling them to be responsive to what their users are feeling. We can also assume the emergence of...Continue reading »

The SHIELD project: applying cognitive security to future virtualized networks

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By The Telefonica Blog Team, 29 June 2017 at 16:33

The path towards virtualize networks In order to take advantage of network capabilities and to improve efficiencies and response times in enterprise managed security services, network virtualization becomes an optimal security solution (vNSF or Virtualized Network Security Function). This is achieved...Continue reading »

Artificial intelligence could allow us to predict earthquakes

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By Pablo G. Bejerano, 8 March 2017 at 17:27

The possibilities of predicting earthquakes increase with artificial intelligence techniques and the mass introduction of data in algorithms. Throughout history, natural catastrophes have been some of the most surprisingly terrible phenomena. Cultures created entire mythologies based on these moments when nature...Continue reading »

DARPA and its ambition to combine humans and machines

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By Pablo G. Bejerano, 6 March 2017 at 18:26

The American agency DARPA is characterized by undertaking the most futuristic projects. At its core, extremely celebrated inventions such as the Internet itself, or at least its embryo, have arisen. It goes without saying that artificial intelligence is one of...Continue reading »

Flying cars will not appear as you might think

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By Antonio Sabán, 6 March 2017 at 18:02

Despite all the flying cars we’ve seen in science fiction, the vehicles we’ll be seeing in the foreseeable future will be more reminiscent of giant drones or helicopters. Futuristic science fiction tends to play with our illusions. And in this sense,...Continue reading »

Bot or not? | Part 2

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By Jennifer Riggins, 6 February 2017 at 11:00

This is part two of the original part one published last week here. Alternatives to the Turing Test: The right questions to ask to determine if it’s a bot or not: Now, back to that Turing Test, which has been countlessly suggested...Continue reading »

South Korea plans to build a train that will travel at 1,000 km/h

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By Pablo G. Bejerano, 31 January 2017 at 17:37

The first train to travel at 1,000 km/h may soon be a reality in South Korea, where there are already plans to build it in the “not too distant future”. The Korea Railroad Research Institute, which is administered by the South...Continue reading »

Bot or not? | Part 1

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By Jennifer Riggins, 30 January 2017 at 11:57

With chatbots and robots having stronger artificial intelligence every day — and with the sure-to-be epic Blade Runner 2049 out later this year — one question is going to continue to plague us: How can you tell if you’re talking...Continue reading »

A molecular knot is created to design lighter and more flexible materials

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By Angela Bernardo, 30 January 2017 at 11:40

A group of scientists from Manchester have achieved the world’s tightest molecular knot, which will allow the development of new materials. A team from the University of Manchester has managed to tie a molecular knot which is invisible to the eye....Continue reading »

Switch, Nintendo’s riskiest and most innovative venture

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By Antonio Sabán, 24 January 2017 at 15:28

The new Nintendo Switch is the most ambitious console produced by the Japanese company to date. Brimful with innovation, it is noteworthy in that it is hybrid – hand-held and desktop in a single product. Nintendo has launched its new console amid...Continue reading »

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Bot or not? | Part 1

These start-ups are making robots a reality

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Discovering Emotional Engines: what will it take to trust emotionally intelligent machines with data and decisions?

The SHIELD project: applying cognitive security to future virtualized networks

Artificial intelligence could allow us to predict earthquakes

DARPA and its ambition to combine humans and machines

Flying cars will not appear as you might think

Bot or not? | Part 2

South Korea plans to build a train that will travel at 1,000 km/h

Bot or not? | Part 1

A molecular knot is created to design lighter and more flexible materials

Switch, Nintendo’s riskiest and most innovative venture

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