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South Korea Says Cyberattack That Paralyzed Computers Was Traced To Chinese IP

March 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment

That doesn’t necessarily mean that China was behind the attack. There is a possibility that North Korean hackers launched the attack from China. » E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us News

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Computers May Someday Beat Chefs At Creating Flavors We Crave

December 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment

An IBM computer that analyzes flavor molecules and develops recipes is on the way in five years, scientists say. They are hoping to find not only novel and tasty flavor combinations, but ones that will appeal to us without adding to our waistlines. » E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us News

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Computers Grade Essays Fast … But Not Always Well

June 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Some schools, looking to cut costs, are intrigued by so-called robo-readers, computer programs that grade students’ writing and offer feedback. Some teachers find the programs helpful in the classroom, but skeptics say they’re not always the best judge of writing ability. » E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us News

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What’s In A Smile? Turns Out Computers Best Humans At Parsing What’s Genuine

May 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Researchers found that smiles are subtle and humans have a hard time reading them. » E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us News

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