This Handwriting Robot Definitely Won’t Be Used To Forge Signatures
Now, if we could just get the AxiDraw to think up its own insights into “The Scarlet Letter,” so it could do our homework too, we’d be all set.

March 17, 2016 at 03:31PM
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There’s now a machine that knows when you’re tweeting drunk
Even machines now know when you’ve been live-tweeting “The Walking Dead” after half a bottle of wine.

March 17, 2016 at 01:10PM
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Watch Video Of A Live Actor Instantly Render In Unreal Engine
To get the characters exactly right for “Hellblade,” which is due out later this year, game developer studio Ninja Theory had a live actress record movements and facial expressions for the game’s protagonist. And because Unreal Engine is awesome, all the footage renders immediately and looks basically like real life.

March 17, 2016 at 11:19AM
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These Robots Could Start For Your Favorite College Basketball Team
Every year around March everyone likes to take in a good basketball game, and robots are no exception. These ballin’ bots know a thing or two about knocking down big shots.

March 17, 2016 at 11:19AM
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How a Midwestern Potato Farm Became the World’s First Nuclear Waste Site
One company in St. Louis produced nearly all the uranium used in the Manhattan Project.

March 17, 2016 at 11:00AM
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Google Puts Boston Dynamics Up for Sale in Robotics Retreat
After questions about short-term profitability and association with humanoid robots, Google has decided to sell the producer of all those creepy robots, Boston Dynamics.

March 17, 2016 at 11:00AM
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Automatic emergency braking will be standard in most US cars by 2022
The National Highway Safety Transportation Administration (NHTSA) and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) announced today that 20 automakers have agreed to make automatic emergency braking (AEB) standard by September 1st, 2022, representing “more than 99 percent” of the US auto market.

March 17, 2016 at 09:59AM
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March 17, 2016 at 09:42AM
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Inside Apple CEO Tim Cook’s Fight With the FBI
To be clear: Apple complied with, and actively assisted, the FBI’s investigation. Right up until it didn’t.

March 17, 2016 at 07:35AM
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March 17, 2016 at 05:47AM
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