New method to detect off-target effects of CRISPR

Since the CRISPR genome editing technology was invented in 2012, it has shown great promise to treat a number of intractable diseases. However, scientists have struggled to identify potential off-target effects in therapeutically relevant cell types, which remains the main barrier to moving therapies to the clinic. Now, a group of scientists have developed a reliable method to do just that.

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Through thick and thin: Neutrons track lithium ions in battery electrodes

Lithium-ion batteries are expected to have a global market value of $47 billion by 2023, but their use in heavy-duty applications such as electric vehicles is limited due to factors such as lengthy charge and discharge cycles. Engineers are examining how the lithium moves in battery electrodes, important in designing batteries that charge and discharge faster.

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Lawmakers call for Zuckerberg to be held accountable for Facebook's privacy fumbles

Regulators and lawmakers worldwide have begun to take a firmer stance against executives whose companies are found guilty of wrongdoing.

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Coincidence helps with quantum measurements

Through randomly selected measurements, physicists can determine the quantum entanglement of many-particle systems. With the newly developed method, quantum simulations can be extended to a larger number of quantum particles. Researchers now report on the first successful demonstration of this method.

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Using the physics of airflows to locate gaseous leaks more quickly in complex scenarios

Engineers are developing a smart robotic system for sniffing out pollution hotspots and sources of toxic leaks. Their approach enables a robot to incorporate calculations made on the fly to account for the complex airflows of confined spaces rather than simply 'following its nose.'

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Exploring what happens inside fires and explosions

The inside of a fire might be the last place one would explore, but a new method to do just that could lead to advances in fighting fires, creating cleaner engines and even space travel.

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From nata de coco to computer screens: Cellulose gets a chance to shine

Researchers meticulously measured the optical birefringence of highly aligned cellulose nanofibers, paving the way for sharper television, computer, and smartphone screens.

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Living room conservation: Gaming and virtual reality for insect and ecosystem conservation

Gaming and virtual reality could bridge the gap between urban societies and nature, thereby paving the way to insect conservation by the means of education and participation. This is what an interdisciplinary team strive to achieve by developing a virtual reality game dedicated to insect and plant species.

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The secret to a stable society? A steady supply of beer doesn't hurt

Scientists analyzed bits of beer vessels from an ancient Peruvian brewery to learn what the beer was made of and where the materials to make the vessels came from. They learned that production was local and that the ingredients for the beer included pepper berries that would grow even in droughts. The authors argue that this steady, reliable access to beer helped maintain unity in the empire.

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New concept for novel fire extinguisher in space

Researchers have developed a new concept of fire extinguishing, named Vacuum Extinguish Method. VEM is based on the 'reverse' operation of the conventional fire extinguishing procedure: It sucks the combustion products, even flame and the firing source itself, into a vacuum chamber to clean up the firing zone. This concept is advantageous for space use, as it prevents the spread of harmful combustible products throughout the enclosed cabin.

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How bacteria build an enzyme that destroys climate-changing laughing gas

New research reveals how soil bacteria build the only known enzyme for the destruction of the potent global warming and ozone-depleting gas nitrous oxide. Alongside carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane, the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O), commonly known as 'laughing gas', is now a cause for great concern, and there is much international focus on reducing emissions. It is hoped that the findings will help pave the way for strategies to mitigate the damaging effects of N2O.

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Samsung's $2,000 folding phone gave me a tantalizing glimpse of the future — before it broke

Samsung's Galaxy Fold is a remarkable phone that shows what future foldable devices will eventually be like, allowing you to unfold your phone into a tablet, but this $2,000 phone broke after two days of testing.

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Google Chrome for Android Gets Dark Mode in Stable, Reader Mode Spotted in Canary: Reports

Dark Mode was in testing for a while and is now available on the latest stable version of Chrome for Android.

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Behold the Southern Lights!

As the International Space Station orbited 265 miles above the southern Indian Ocean about halfway between Madagascar and Antarctica, the crew snapped this image of the Aurora Australis.

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PUBG Mobile Club Open 2019 Group Stage Team Pooling Announced

PMCO 2019 is all set to begin on April 26 and will see participation of clubs from 10 regions around the world.

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Jio TV Launches 4 New Exclusive HD Channels With Movies in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu

Reliance Jio has quietly added four new exclusive HD channels to the Jio TV video-on-demand and live TV platform.

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WhatsApp Spotted With New Emoji Style for Status Updates

WhatsApp beta version 2.19.110 for Android devices has been reported to spot the new emoji style for status updates.

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Instagram Spotted Testing Co-Watching Feature on App

Instagram is testing a new feature that would let users co-watch on-platform video content with friends.

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YouTube Music Now Streaming Free on Google Home, Assistant-Powered Smart Speakers

YouTube is now offering its music streaming service for free on Google Home as well as other Assistant-powered smart speakers.

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Election Commission Launches 'Voter Turnout' App for Android

Election Commission (EC) on Thursday launched a new mobile application for near-realtime availability of voter turnout during elections across the country.

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Zoom's CEO emigrated from China 22 years ago and spoke little English — now he's worth $3 billion

Eric Yuan started Zoom in 2011 after helping build WebEx. His company is now worth $15.9 billion after its IPO, and Yuan owns about 20%.

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Google Pixel 3 Gets Photobooth Mode to Capture Best Selfies Automatically, Can Detect Kissing, Smiles, and Other Expressions

Google Pixel 3 models have received the Photobooth mode through the default Camera app.

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Microsoft Acquires Express Logic to Push IoT Dream

Microsoft has acquired San Diego-based software company Express Logic, that makes software for Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

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Now, a novel AI system will help radiologists improve ability to diagnose prostate cancer

The system was trained by making it analyse MRI scans of 417 men with prostate cancer.

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Google lets Android users choose browsers to ease EU antitrust concerns

Users of Android devices will be able to choose their browsers and search engines from five options starting on Thursday. The new options will appear on both existing and new Android phones in Europe.

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Bioengineers program cells as digital signal processors

Synthetic biologists have added high-precision analog-to-digital signal processing to the genetic circuitry of living cells. The research dramatically expands the chemical, physical and environmental cues engineers can use to prompt programmed responses from engineered organisms.

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New automated biological-sample analysis systems to accelerate disease detection

Microfluidics refers to the manipulation of fluids in microscale devices. Commonly called "labs on a chip," microfluidic systems are used to study and analyze very small-scale chemical or biological samples, replacing the extremely expensive and cumbersome instruments used for traditional biological analyses.

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Zero-gravity robot cleaner could automatically sterilise the ISS

Cleaning the International Space Station is laborious work, so hygiene firm GermFalcon has made a drone that works in zero-gravity to do the job instead

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Amazon Music Gets Free Ad-Supported Tier for Alexa Device Users, Takes on Spotify

Amazon Music now comes with a free, ad-supported tier in the US. The new free streaming plan is only available for Echo and Alex-based device users as of now.

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Google employees are worried about this contagious disease

Executives at Google's Silicon Valley headquarters are discussing ways to protect themselves and their families from measles after one of them was found working at the office despite being infected by the highly contagious virus.

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Here's how much Apple may have paid to end its dispute with Qualcomm

Apple may have paid chip-maker Qualcomm somewhere between $5 billion-$6 billion for an agreement to dismiss all ongoing litigations, including with Apple's contract manufacturers, between the two companies worldwide.

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Reliance Jio continues to add subscribers as profits grow

Telecom operator Reliance Jio on Thursday reported 64.7 per cent increase in its net profit to Rs 840 crore in the March quarter of 2018-19. The company had recorded net profit of Rs 510 crore in the same quarter a year ago.

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Engineering researcher uses network science to understand how materials work

Using network science -- part of a larger mathematical field called graph theory -- a professor mapped long range atomic forces onto an incredibly complex graph to simulate macroscopic material behavior.

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Antimicrobial paints have a blind spot

Researchers tested bacteria commonly found inside homes on samples of drywall coated with antimicrobial, synthetic latex paints. Within 24 hours, all bacteria died except for Bacillus timonensis, a spore-forming bacterium.

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Making digital tissue imaging better

A low-tech problem troubles the high-tech world of digital pathology imaging: There are no reliable standards for the quality of digitized tissue slides comprising the source material for computers reading and analyzing vast numbers of images. Poor-quality slides get mixed in with accurate slides, potentially confusing a computer program trying to learn what a cancerous cell looks like. Researchers are trying to fix this, sharing an open-source quality control standard.

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Lasers make magnets behave like fluids

Researchers have discovered how magnets recover after being blasted by a laser. It turns out, they act a bit like oil and water in a jar.

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Better method to recycle and renew used cathodes from lithium-ion batteries

Researchers have improved their recycling process that regenerates degraded cathodes from spent lithium-ion batteries. The new process is safer and uses less energy than their previous method in restoring cathodes to their original capacity and cycle performance.

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New automated biological-sample analysis systems to accelerate disease detection

Microfluidics refers to the manipulation of fluids in microscale devices. Commonly called "labs on a chip," microfluidic systems are used to study and analyze very small-scale chemical or biological samples, replacing the extremely expensive and cumbersome instruments used for traditional biological analyses.

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Fortnite World Cup Creative Announced With $3 Million Prize Money

Fortnite developer Epic Games has announced that it will host Fortnite World Cup Creative Trials through five events between April 29 and June 7.

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Uber's Self-Driving Unit Valued at $7.25 Billion in New Investment

Uber's autonomous vehicle unit has raised $1 billion from a consortium of investors including SoftBank Group, giving the company a much-needed funding boost for its pricey self-driving ambitions.

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Netflix Unveils Plans for New York Production Hub

Netflix announced plans Thursday to create a New York City production centre for its original programs that could lead to thousands of new jobs.

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TikTok Ban: Company Says It Has a Growing Team of Moderators to Prevent Misuse

The TikTok community is very much active in India despite an "interim" ban and the platform is relying on both technology and a "huge" content moderation team to prevent misuse, a top company executive said.

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BBM Aka BlackBerry Messenger to Shut Down in May, but BBM Enterprise Becomes Available to Individual Users

BBM (BlackBerry Messenger) is shutting down. Emtek will wind down the service on May 31, 2019. However, BlackBerry is opening up BBM Enterprise (BBMe) for personal use.

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Uber Unveils Safety Measures After College Student's Murder

Uber Technologies said it was rolling out new safety features to help riders avoid fake rideshare drivers.

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Facebook Says It Stored 'Millions' of Unencrypted Instagram Passwords

"Millions" of Instagram users had their passwords stored in unencrypted form on internal servers, Facebook said Thursday, raising its original estimate of tens of thousands.

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Amazon and Google End Spat, Agree to Allow Each Other's Streaming Apps

Amazon and Google announced Thursday they had agreed to allow each other's streaming media applications to work on their platforms, ending a spat over video between the tech giants.

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Google Testing a Play Store Budgeting Feature to Help Check App Spending

Once the budget is set on Play Store, Google’s new feature will keep showing you messages letting you know how close you have got to your budget.

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Meitu, Chinese Selfie App, Forays Into Skincare to Counter Drop in Users

Meitu has since suffered losses and its share price has more than halved, as China's smartphone market has run out of steam.

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TikTok Ban in India May Not Have the Desired Results, Claim Experts

TikTok, which is very popular among children, is facing criticism from different quarters for circulation of "pornographic content".

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Fortnite 8.40 Patch Notes Reveal Air Royale, Food Fight Deep Fried Limited Time Modes

This week's Fortnite update for Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and PC adds two Limited Time Modes or LTMs as they're known.

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Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Airtel, Jio, Vodafone Offer Curated Election Section on Their TV Apps

The election sections have content from different news channels like Live News TV channels, short news bulletins, collection of top interviews and expert analysis.

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Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Beta Test Starts Today on Android and iOS

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is the next game from Pokemon Go hitmaker Niantic and right now, it's available to download and play in select markets.

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Jio TV App Gets Picture-in-Picture (PiP) Support With Android App Update

Jio TV app with picture-in-picture (PiP) support is now available to download via the Google Play Store.

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TikTok Ban: Popular Chinese App Removed From App Store, Play Store in India After Court Order

Tiktok ban in India is a setback for an app that has been downloaded more than 240 million times in India.

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Nintendo shares surge more than 14% after tie-up with Tencent to sell Switch console in China

Tencent won approval from regulators to sell the Nintendo Switch in China, but analysts warned there are still more regulatory hurdles to overcome.

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Ancestry is pulling ad with apparent slavery-era theme

Ancestry said it has removed the ad from YouTube and is pulling it from TV.

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Uber announces $1 billion investment into its self-driving car group, weeks before going public

The investment from Softbank, Denso and Toyota values the division, known as the Advanced Technologies Group (ATG), at $7.25 billion and creates a newly formed corporate entity with its own board.

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Cramer: Overvalued stocks like Pinterest, Zoom could lead to a market peak

"The top of the market always comes when there is tremendous euphoria, and today we saw that euphoria in the two deals that went off hot," Jim Cramer says.

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SEC, Tesla CEO Elon Musk seek one-week delay to resolve contempt motion

On April 4, a federal judge gave Musk and the SEC two weeks to work out their differences, punting a request from the agency to hold him in contempt of court for allegedly violating an October securities fraud settlement. Now they want one more week.

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How to Avoid 'Avengers: Endgame' spoilers on social media

There are a few steps that can help you block the possibilities of coming across the leaked footage revolving online. Here’s how to do it.

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Apple and 5G: The what, when and how

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12 things you must do to prevent eye diseases caused by constant use of smartphones

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Green material for refrigeration identified

Researchers have identified an eco-friendly solid that could replace the inefficient and polluting gases used in most refrigerators and air conditioners.

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Forecasting contagious ideas: 'Infectivity' models accurately predict tweet lifespan

Estimating tweet infectivity from the first 50 retweets is the key to predicting whether a tweet will go viral, according to a new study.

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Artificial intelligence speeds efforts to develop clean, virtually limitless fusion energy

Scientists are applying deep learning -- a powerful new version of the machine learning form of artificial intelligence -- to forecast sudden disruptions that can halt fusion reactions and damage the doughnut-shaped tokamaks that house the reactions.

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Researchers use gene editing with CRISPR to treat lethal lung diseases before birth

Using CRISPR gene editing, researchers have thwarted a lethal lung disease in an animal model in which a harmful mutation causes death within hours after birth. This proof-of-concept study showed that in utero editing could be a promising new approach for treating lung diseases before birth.

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Three-dimensional imaging identifies nutrient exchange in the human placenta

New three-dimensional imaging of the human placenta has been developed to help understand the reasons for fetal growth restriction.

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Morphing origami takes a new shape, expanding use possibilities

Researchers have created a new type of origami that can morph from one pattern into a different one, or even a hybrid of two patterns, instantly altering many of its structural characteristics.

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New software aims to reduce variability in ELISA biomarker tests

A new computational approach has been developed to reduce variability in common research biomarker tests, a promising step in improving the ability of biomedical researchers and basic scientists to reproduce data and facilitate more consistent results across laboratories and long-term projects.

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Infamous 'death roll' almost universal among crocodile species

The iconic 'death roll' of alligators and crocodiles may be more common among species than previously believed, according to a new study.

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These beetles have successfully freeloaded for 100 million years

An ancient and rare beetle fossil is the oldest example of a social relationship between two animal species.

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How superstitions spread

Superstitious beliefs may seem irrational, but they can nevertheless catch on in a society. Using an evolutionary approach to studying the emergence of coordinated behaviors, biologists showed how a jumble of individual beliefs, including superstitions, can coalesce into an accepted social norm.

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'Induced' driving miles could overwhelm potential energy-saving benefits of self-driving

The benefits of self-driving cars will likely induce vehicle owners to drive more, and those extra miles could partially or completely offset the potential energy-saving benefits that automation may provide, according to a new study.

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NASA Celebrates Earth Day with Social Media, Public Events

This Earth Day, April 22, NASA invites you to celebrate our beautiful home planet by participating in a global social media event and local events around the country.

April 18, 2019
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Flies smell through a Gore-Tex system

Scientists have gained important insights into how the nanopores that allow the fruit fly to detect chemicals in the air, and has identified the gene responsible for their development.

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Panasonic to ramp up its smart factory solutions business in India, targets 1000-crore revenue in 3 years

Technology major Panasonic has announced its plans to ramp up its smart factory solutions business in India. The company says that it has integrated its welding business and SMT (Surface Mount Technology) equipment business to consolidate its software and hardware capabilities and become an end-to-end integrated Smart Manufacturing Solutions company.

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IIT Hyderabad to soon establish Centre of Excellence for drones

In a bid to speed up the development of drones in India, Japan-based Terra Drone Corporation, Terra Drone India and the Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, on Thursday announced that they have signed a pact to establish a first-of-its-kind Centre of Excellence for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in India.

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Hudson News chief James Cohen will reportedly buy National Enquirer

American Media is selling its tabloid the National Enquirer for $100 million to James Cohen, chief executive of Hudson News, the Washington Post reported.

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Data mining digs up hidden clues to major California earthquake triggers

A powerful computational study of southern California seismic records has revealed detailed information about a plethora of previously undetected small earthquakes, giving a more precise picture about stress in the earth's crust.

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Brain's imperfect execution of mathematically optimal perception

Human perception is based on mathematically optimal principles, but the brain implements those principles imperfectly, suggests new research.

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Adding human touch to unchatty chatbots may lead to bigger letdown

Sorry, Siri, but just giving a chatbot a human name or adding humanlike features to its avatar might not be enough to win over a user if the device fails to maintain a conversational back-and-forth with that person, according to researchers. In fact, those humanlike features might create a backlash against less responsive humanlike chatbots.

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