Looking to create a system that quickly converts documents in foreign languages into English so that military personnel can react more rapidly to threats, DARPA today awarded BBN Technologies a $5.6 ...

In the 23rd century, people will use a gizmo that looks suspiciously like a flashlight to communicate with alien species. That’s in the world of “Star Trek.” In the here and now, a small Marina del ...

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