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Stuart Gray

How fake images change our memory and behaviour - 0 views

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    Fake images created or edited on a computer can change our perceptions of events, even if we know them to be fake. (Links to TOK here too)
samaraad

Google gets driverless licence - 0 views

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    Driverless cars will soon be a reality on the roads of Nevada after the state approved America's first self-driven vehicle licence. The first to hit the highway will be a Toyota Prius modified by search firm Google, which is leading the way in driverless car technology.
samaraad

AMD unveils Trinity processors - 0 views

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    Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has launched its new Trinity processor family boasting "twice the performance per watt" of its earlier Llano chips. Like Intel's rival Ivy Bridge release, the update includes up to four CPU (central processing unit) cores and a single GPU (graphics processing unit).
samaraad

Tech powers Philippines call centre success - 0 views

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    When night falls in Manila, a wave of young people scurry into the skyscrapers which criss-cross the city. They're call centre agents, and because most of their clients are on the other side of the world, the night shift is their busiest time.
samaraad

SIM card to fight phone bullying - 4 views

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    Parents will be able to control their child's mobile phone thanks to a SIM card remotely managed from a computer. The Bemilo system, to be run on the Vodafone network, offers a service for parents to prevent their children from going online, texting or calling during certain hours.
samaraad

Google must answer trust concerns - 0 views

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    Google has "a matter of weeks" to allay concerns it is abusing its dominant position in the search engine market, the European Commission has said. An investigation by Europe's antitrust head Joaquin Almunia looked at whether Google gave preferential treatment to its own services in its search results.
samaraad

Iran 'to sue Google' over Gulf - 0 views

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    Google is facing legal action over its decision to not label the body of water separating Iran and neighbouring Arab Gulf states on its online map service. The Iranians call the waterway the Persian Gulf, while Arab countries often refer to it as the Arabian Gulf.
Stuart Gray

Database of government spending to be opened up - 0 views

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    Details of UK government spending will be publicly available for the first time online as part of an open government drive.
Stuart Gray

In Graphics: Supercomputing Super Powers - 0 views

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    Nice graphics showing a break-down of supercomputers by processor, country, application, and so on.
Stuart Gray

Technology powers F1 Williams team - 1 views

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    "As the Formula One world waits to see who will win this season's title, behind the scenes the teams are already modelling and testing the cars which will appear on the tracks next year." Includes details of the hardware required to implement these models.
Stuart Gray

Artificial Examiners put to the Test - 2 views

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    An older article (2007), but still interesting. Covers the use of AI software to grade English comprehension exam answers. The article includes a bit about how the software works - being trained on good examples and then looking for common phrases associated with high marks.
Stuart Gray

Real lessons from virtual battle - 1 views

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    The use of virtual reality applications to train soldiers heading to Iraq and Afghanistan.
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