WASHINGTON - Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute have come up with a novel approach of customizing electric cars for cost-effective commuting.

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LONDON - Though progressive in nature, yet highly sophisticated computer is no match to a child's common sense, as machines are not blessed with reasoning power. But artificial intelligence scientists are aspiring towards enabling computers to have human-level intelligence by developing a commonsense knowledge base.

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WASHINGTON - European researchers have created a legal analysis query engine that combines artificial intelligence, game theory and semantics to offer advice, conflict prevention and dispute settlement for European law.

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Microsoft, Sony take aim at Nintendo Wii at E3

LOS ANGELES — This year's Electronic Entertainment Expo has been quite the moving experience. During presentations at the video game industry trade show, both Microsoft and Sony debuted prototype motion-control devices for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 that could rival Nintendo's popular Wii, the first console to employ a motion-detecting controller when it debuted in 2006. Full article (606 words) »

WASHINGTON - A French software called 'MoGo TITAN', which runs on the Dutch national supercomputer Huygens, has set a new world record by defeated two professional 'Go' players at the Taiwan Open 2009. During the first two days of the event, MoGo TITAN has set two new world records by winning a 19×19 competition with a 7-stones handicap against the 9P dan professional Go player Jun-Xun Zhou, and a 19×19 competition with a 6-stones handicap against the 1P dan professional Go player Li-Chen Chien.

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Artificial intelligence and automation are helping researchers make sense out of data thrown up by ongoing endeavours in every discipline of science. These systems and devices are not only collecting, collating and analysing scientific data but are also intelligently and independently drawing up new hypotheses and approaches to research.

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HYDERABAD - City-based IT service provider BodhTree Consulting has entered into a strategic partnership with Red Hat as independent software vendor (ISV), the company said Monday.

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SYDNEY - Bees can recognise faces even when viewed from different perspectives, a discovery that potentially opens the way to improved artificial intelligence software ystems.

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