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computing

Tim Berners-Lee

Technology

Web creator Tim Berners-Lee speaks out on fake news

On the 28th birthday of the world wide web, its creator highlights fake news, political advertising and personal data collection as main challenges

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Why the dark net is more resilient to attack than the internet

Technology

Why the dark net is more resilient to attack than the internet

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A DNA helix

Life

First hint of how DNA calculators could supercharge computing

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Poker pro playing AI

Technology

AI just won a poker tournament against professional players

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eggshells

Technology

Recycled eggshells can be used for next-gen data storage

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Brainwaves could act as your password – but not if you’re drunk

Technology

Brainwaves could act as your password – but not if you’re drunk

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Microbit

Technology

How you can help micro:bit inspire more young inventors

Regulars

Poker pro takes on AI

Technology

Poker AI competes to beat top players in no-limit game

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Turing running

Humans

The Turing Guide: Last words on an enigmatic codebreaker?

Culture

Machine learning lets computer create melodies to fit any lyrics

Technology

Machine learning lets computer create melodies to fit any lyrics

AI lends a hand to songwriters by setting their words to a pop song melody. And later, the aim is to get it to create whole compositions with lyrics by itself

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Technology

Quantum computers ditch all the lasers for easier engineering

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Technology

Spikes in search engine data predict when drugs will be recalled

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Space

The inventions of our lifetime, picked by the people who know

Features

Technology

Quantum computers can talk to each other via a photon translator

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