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Source: ieee.org

Linux at 25: Why It Flourished While Others Fizzled: Timing, cost, and the right license made all the difference

Linux at 25: Why It Flourished While Others Fizzled: Timing, cost, and the right license made all the difference
Source: ieee.org

Machines Just Got Better at Lip Reading: New speech recognition technology can distinguish sounds that look the same on

Machines Just Got Better at Lip Reading: New speech recognition technology can distinguish sounds that look the same on lips, making lip reading easier for machines
Source: ieee.org

The rise of the robots Excellent read but of a gloomy dystopian future where robots and software take over manual tasks

The rise of the robots Excellent read but of a gloomy dystopian future where robots and software take over manual tasks (as they already have done) and also skilled labour displacing even highly skilled jobs in time. Healthcare might survive a little longer but physicians assistants empowered by...
Source: amazon.co.uk

VW Emissions Cheating Scandal Spreads to Sports Cars: Volkswagen denies new EPA findings of emissions-cheating software

VW Emissions Cheating Scandal Spreads to Sports Cars: Volkswagen denies new EPA findings of emissions-cheating software in luxury and sports car models
Source: ieee.org

The VW scandal exposes the high tech control of engine emissions: Computers control much of an engine's performance these

The VW scandal exposes the high tech control of engine emissions: Computers control much of an engine's performance these days. And it's surprisingly easy to tweak the software to bypass emissions controls, as done by Volkswagen.
Source: theconversation.com

Electronic health records software often written without doctors’ input: The reason why many doctors find electronic health

Electronic health records software often written without doctors’ input: The reason why many doctors find electronic health records (EHR) difficult to use might be that the software wasn't properly tested, researchers suggests.
Source: reuters.com

As mobile changes the way we communicate, Microsoft Office has had its day: According to Microsoft, the future of work hinges

As mobile changes the way we communicate, Microsoft Office has had its day: According to Microsoft, the future of work hinges on the sorts of collaboration that come from using a package of software like Microsoft Office. This has been especially embodied in its latest version…
Source: theconversation.com

Facebook Takes a Step Into Education Software reports the New York Times.

Facebook Takes a Step Into Education Software reports the New York Times.
Source: nytimes.com

The Fuzzy Logic of Fleeing for Your Life: Computer models are becoming more attuned to human fear during crowd evacuations

The Fuzzy Logic of Fleeing for Your Life: Computer models are becoming more attuned to human fear during crowd evacuations
Source: ieee.org