A.I. and Humans Battle It Out in a Cybersecurity Showdown

Experts and college students used A.I. agents to try to break into and defend computer networks in a national competition.
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NASA’s Apollo moon missions relied on this computer scientist and differential equations

It’s July 20, 1969. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin are about to land on the moon. They will be the first humans to set foot ...
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UCLA team awarded $5 million DARPA contract to develop AI for math advancement

Fields medalist Terence Tao is part of Team ALPHA, which aims to develop artificial intelligence tools to transform how ...

Study says trees counter half the world’s urban heating, but not in the places that need it most

Tree cover globally cools nearly half the warming from built-up cities, but it’s doing it more in richer, cooler areas and ...
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Choosing between AP CSP and CSA made easy

AP Computer Science Principles (CSP) and AP Computer Science A (CSA) both introduce students to computing, but in very different ways. CSP emphasizes broad computing concepts, creativity, and societal ...

Disappearing before our eyes: One photographer's passion project of capturing local newsrooms

If you think the life of a journalist is glamorous, take a look at Ann Hermes' photograph of Tom Haley from a winter day in ...

Accused attacker at Washington media dinner is a tutor and computer engineer from California

The California man arrested in the shooting incident at the media dinner in Washington is a highly educated tutor and amateur video game developer who's opposed to the policies of President ...

College students are changing course in search of ‘AI-proof’ majors. But no one knows what they are

Two years ago, Josephine Timperman arrived at college with a plan. She declared a major in business analytics, figuring she’d learn niche skills that would stand out on a resume and help land a good ...

A robot is beating human pros at table tennis. Its maker calls it a milestone for machines

A paddle-wielding robot is so adept at playing table tennis that it is posing a tough challenge to elite human players and sometimes defeating them, according to a new study in the journal Nature that ...