A mind reading helmet could allow military bosses to tell if new captured enemies are friend or foe, it has been claimed. The helmet is packed with sensors that monitor the wearer’s brain activity ...

Imagine you want to friend an influential person on Facebook who you don’t know and with whom you have no friends in common. How would you go about the task? One option is simply to send an invitation ...

Since Facebook introduced algorithms to prioritise what you see on your news feed, it’s generally assumed that posts made by your pals would be shown over, say, promotional posts by company pages.

Thanks to my friends, I discover some outstanding TV drama from time to time. Like Lost, for example, or the first three seasons of Homeland. Two years ago, someone suggested that I watch a show. To ...

Facebook is updating the News Feed ranking algorithm to incorporate data from surveys about who you say are your closest friends and which links you find most worthwhile. Today Facebook announced it’s ...

A multi-disciplinary research team specializing in canine behavior and Artificial Intelligence has developed an AI algorithm that automates the high-stakes process of evaluating potential working dogs ...

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