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Judges of the European Court of Human Rights listen in Strasbourg, eastern France, on October 31, 2017. French President Emmanuel Macron addresses the European Court of Human Rights, where he is expected to defend France's controversial anti-terror law that gives authorities permanent powers to search homes, shut places of worship and restrict the movements of suspected extremists. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Jean-Francois Badias (Photo credit should read JEAN-FRANCOIS BADIAS/AFP/Getty Images)

Technology

AI learns to predict the outcomes of human rights court cases

AI is going into law. It can now predict the outcomes of human rights cases and next year Estonia is planning to use the technology to moderate disputes in small claims courts

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The hardest thing about robots? Teaching them to cope with us

Technology

The hardest thing about robots? Teaching them to cope with us

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Life

Macaques really can use logical reasoning to solve puzzles

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This self-riding bicycle follows you around while you walk

Technology

This self-riding bicycle follows you around while you walk

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Life

Don't Miss: African origins, deadly mozzies and meeting of minds

Culture

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Technology

It's too soon to tell if DeepMind's medical AI will save any lives

Analysis

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Humans

Our ancestors may have begun barbecuing 1.5 million years ago

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Technology

AI passes theory of mind test by imagining itself in another's shoes

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Life

Orangutan mothers tell infants where to go by scratching themselves

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Technology

AI beats professionals at six-player Texas Hold ’Em poker

For the first time, an AI has won six-player, no-limit Texas Hold ’Em, beating professional poker players who each have more than $1 million in winnings

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Humans

James Lovelock says artificial intelligence is the start of new life

Regulars

Humans

Our species got to Europe 165,000 years earlier than we thought

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Health

AI can teach doctors to spot signs of cancer-causing viruses

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Life

Goats reveal their feelings with the sound of distinctive bleats

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