In hopes of creating better access to medical care, Stanford researchers have trained an algorithm to diagnose skin cancer.
All eight infants now have fully functioning immune systems after undergoing treatment, say experts.
The easiest, as well as the most comprehensive way, to define the Blockchain (BC) would be to to call it a “a highly secure, resilient, algorithmic & accurate globally distributed…
The body of a 23-year-old British backpacker who vanished in Guatemala recently has been found, according to a missing persons charity.
The influencers on your screens increasingly rely on teams of producers to feed YouTube’s hungry algorithms, creating new career opportunities.
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Archaeologists have harnessed radar and laser scanning technology to reveal a long-hidden military tunnel and fortifications beneath Alcatraz.
Even a few days into the year, most CEOs have earned more than the average worker's annual salary. Here's how it looks around the world.
There are dozens of new tutorials on both traditional machine learning concepts and cutting-edge techniques.
Company says it has ‘listened to its critics’ as it increases US rate to $15 and UK to £9.50
When the engineers had at last finished their work, Eugenia Kuyda opened a console on her laptop and began to type. “Roman,” she wrote. “This is your digital monument.” It had been three months since Roman Mazurenko, Kuyda’s closest friend, had died. Kuyda had spent...
A group of Panamanian monkeys may have entered their own stone age, scientists said.
The fallibility of the human memory is well known to psychologists, yet many of us consistently underestimate its capacity to deceive. Read BBC Future’s round-up of its oddest quirks.
A story written by Ernest Hemingway in 1956 is being published for the first time this week in the summer edition of the Strand Magazine, a literary quarterly that has released obscure works by Raymond Chandler, John Steinbeck and others.
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After the death of her mother, photographer Kirsty Mitchell created a fairy-tale world inspired by the books she was read as a child
In the online world, the concept of a fixed price is disappearing. Instead, customer data is being used by retailers and companies to predict what you're willing to pay to maximise profits.
Creating winning analytics solutions means combining and making the most of different approaches and techniques. Taking a look at how Google does this for YouTube can provide inspiration and set a framework for analytics solutions.
The fallibility of the human memory is well known to psychologists, yet many of us consistently underestimate its capacity to deceive. Read BBC Future’s round-up of its oddest quirks.
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The headlines almost scream of superhuman data analytics, yet the motivation and methods behind the Murder Accountability Project are profoundly human. Thomas Hargrove wants to save lives.
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The captain of doomed Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 selected a route that would effectively render the plane invisible on radar in order to commit suicide, experts said Sunday.
A century ago, some studies found a link between diet and mental health. Now, it’s emerging the bacteria inside us could be a crucial link between our diet and mental state.
Archaeologists have harnessed radar and laser scanning technology to reveal a long-hidden military tunnel and fortifications beneath Alcatraz.
The online fashion giant says cutting prices to match rivals has not shifted more clothes.
Learn how Figure.NZ uses specialised typing techniques to turn open data into usable data, linking datasets together around common concepts.
A Tennessee woman who was about to be arrested after allegedly leading police on a high-speed chase on Monday could be seen on dash-cam video exiting the car with a beer in hand and taking a few chugs before getting put in handcuffs, authorities said.
A grieving Atlanta mother said a spirit that looked like her deceased son was captured in her home's security camera, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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People in football love to talk about mental strength. Well, I’m the strongest dude you’re ever going to meet.
Diversity and empowerment -- these are the two words that come to mind when trying to summarize this year’s 30 Under 30 Asia list.
Jo Cameron is one of two people on Earth known to have a mutation that means she feels almost no pain.
Many of us suspect that the beautiful, often highly-edited images of people we see on social media make us feel worse about our own bodies. But what does the research say?
The House of Commons publishes its report into fake news with some strong criticism of Facebook.
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After the death of her mother, photographer Kirsty Mitchell created a fairy-tale world inspired by the books she was read as a child
A police department in Northern California has identified a “Jane Doe” after 28 years.
The influencers on your screens increasingly rely on teams of producers to feed YouTube’s hungry algorithms, creating new career opportunities.
Wife Nicola Kinloch made it to her husband's bedside with their baby shortly after giving birth.
Bored Midwesterners are putting the polar vortex to the test this week, challenging whether or not the current temperature in their area is cold enough to instantly freeze a pot of boiling water.
An estimated 10% of women have this condition, which can include debilitating pain. But it’s under researched, poorly understood – and still without a cure.
A science fiction story for MIT Technology Review’s blockchain issue.
Cybersecurity experts warn that Iran's government could retaliate against the U.S. with cyberattacks on critical infrastructure and businesses following President Donald Trump's decision to reimpose sanctions and pull out of an Obama-era nuclear deal.
