Author: JohnVlahos

• If Only AI Could Save Us from Ourselves
  Google has an ambitious plan to use artificial intelligence to weed out abusive comments and defang online mobs. The technology isn’t up to that challenge—but it will help the Internet’s best-behaving communities function better.

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• The Cancer Lottery
  Finding telltale mutations in tumors and targeting those cancers with precisely selected drugs is the newest front in the war on cancer. Now researchers just have to figure out why it doesn’t work for everyone.

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• Rejuvenating the Chance of Motherhood?
  An audacious startup thinks it can give 40-ish women a better shot at having children. Should desperate would-be parents believe it?

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• Meet the World’s First Completely Soft Robot
  Researchers use an ingenious design
  to make a soft robot that moves on its own.

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• Mr. Robot Killed the Hollywood Hacker
  The popular portrayal of computers as magic boxes capable of anything has done real societal harm. Now one TV show wants to save us.

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• Diagnosing Disease with a Snapshot
  Many genetic conditions come with clues in a person’s face, and new technology can help doctors diagnose them.

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• Security Experts Warn Congress That the Internet of Things Could Kill People
  Poorly secured webcams and other Internet-connected devices are already being used as tools for cyberattacks. Can the government prevent this from becoming a catastrophic problem?

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• Africa Finds Power Off the Grid
  Pay-as-you-go solar systems have begun to light up homes in underserved parts of the continent, but will need to pack more punch to leapfrog the grid.

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• Deaths in Immune-Therapy Trials Haunt Promising New Cancer Treatment
  Companies are racing to develop a new type of cancer therapy, but scientists are still assessing their safety.

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• These Wearables Detect Health Issues Before They Happen
  Technologies created by the federally funded MD2K project could lead to consumer devices that offer health guidance in real time.

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