IBM’s Project Debater to Set Stage for New Kind of Civil Society

Could this be how the Anthropocene age ends, not with a bang, but with a corporate AI composing fragmented arguments in favor of telemedicine?

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Which JD Power Study Should You Trust the Most?

The surveys do different things: VDS does a better job forecasting reliability of a car you'll own for years, while IQS counts hassles (navi hard to use) as well as mechanical issues in the first 90 days.

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Apple Keyboards Vulnerable to Single Grain of Sand: Analysis

Apple's butterfly keyboards are so poorly designed, keys can be jammed and irreparably broken thanks to a single grain of sand.

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Here’s Why the Steam Hardware Survey Went Nuts Last Summer

Valve's Steam Hardware Survey is finally working properly again -- and the company has clarified what went wrong in the first place.

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Leaked Microsoft Email Describes Dual-Screen ‘Andromeda’ Device

Microsoft's Project Andromeda is clearly still in development, but what's the market for this fold-up smartphone-sized gadget?

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SpaceX Launches Previously Flown Falcon 9 and Dragon Capsule

Both the Falcon 9 first stage booster and the Dragon capsule have been used in previous launches, allowing SpaceX to again gloat about its reusable rocketry prowess.

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Japan’s Hayabusa 2 Spacecraft Reaches Asteroid, Prepares to Collect Sample

The Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) has now confirmed that Hayabusa 2 is in position to begin its primary science operations. On the agenda are numerous mapping and remote surveys, as well as a brief landing to collect samples for return to Earth.

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