From Schneier on Security
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration
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B. Schneier| February 29, 2024
Bright and airy, the workspace at Comax is much like other Israeli hi-tech firms, except that a rabbi has carefully vetted its design to allow ultra-Orthodox Jewish... From Phys.org Technology News | July 11, 2016 at 02:19 AM
Several advantages of online voting were identified in a recent post by Conversation columnist and software researcher David Glance who backed the introduction... From Phys.org Technology News | July 7, 2016 at 08:00 AM
With three billion camera-equipped cellphones in circulation, we are awash in visual information. Cameras are lighter, smaller and cheaper than ever and they're... From Phys.org Technology News | July 6, 2016 at 08:00 AM
As SIGACT chair I announced at the STOC’16 business meeting that starting in 2017, STOC will turn into a 5-day event, a Theory Fest. This idea was discussed atspecial...Michael Mitzenmacher From My Biased Coin | July 6, 2016 at 01:47 AM
New technology often raises new ethical questions—and those questions only multiply as technology advances. From Phys.org Technology News | July 5, 2016 at 07:57 AM
With gunshots ringing out just feet away, Eddie Justice hid in a bathroom in the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, and frantically texted his mother for help... From Phys.org Technology News | July 5, 2016 at 05:20 AM
Apple wants to encourage millions of iPhone owners to register as organ donors through a software update that will add an easy sign-up button to the health information... From Phys.org Technology News | July 5, 2016 at 05:13 AM
Joshua Brown, the first U.S. fatality in a wreck involving a car in self-driving mode, had an adventurous streak with a "need for speed" but also was a brilliant... From Phys.org Technology News | July 2, 2016 at 04:18 AM
The first U.S. fatality using self-driving technology took place in May when the driver of a Tesla S sports car operating the vehicle's "Autopilot" automated driving... From Phys.org Technology News | June 30, 2016 at 06:29 PM
Sports fans are about to get a whole new way of experiencing the upcoming Tour de France and select endurance sports at the Rio 2016 Olympics thanks to a start-up... From Phys.org Technology News | June 30, 2016 at 10:12 AM
An American sailor has tapped a cloud-based technology for mobile phones to make it easier to have volunteers take turns driving drunk friends home, an initiative... From Phys.org Technology News | June 28, 2016 at 02:53 AM
A Norwegian court has dismissed a lawsuit that sought a legal guarantee to allow Edward Snowden to travel to Norway without risk of being extradited to the United... From Phys.org Technology News | June 27, 2016 at 09:35 AM
The US Navy is quietly pushing ahead with a radical new cannon that one day could transform how wars are fought, even though some Pentagon officials have voiced... From Phys.org Technology News | June 25, 2016 at 02:40 AM
Query understanding has been my obsession for years. But my recent work at Etsy and Pinterest has sharpened my thinking on the topic.Continue reading on Medium...Daniel Tunkelang From The Noisy Channel | June 21, 2016 at 09:01 AM
Law enforcement agencies have touted drones as a powerful new tool for searches and investigations, but police in Utah report they've stopped using the devices... From Phys.org Technology News | June 19, 2016 at 12:36 PM
A new online service allows organisations and individuals to report aviation safety occurrences to aviation authorities. Developed by the JRC at the request of... From Phys.org Technology News | June 17, 2016 at 09:30 AM
Imagine leaving your dog at home while it turns on the smart TV and chooses a programme to watch. Meanwhile you visit a zoo where you play interactive touchscreen... From Phys.org Technology News | June 17, 2016 at 07:40 AM
Lightbulbs are disappearing. The traditional incandescent bulbs that revolutionised daily life in the 20th century have largely already gone and the energy efficient... From Phys.org Technology News | June 14, 2016 at 07:50 AM
Like everyone else in Silicon Valley, I woke up this morning to the news that Microsoft is acquiring LinkedIn, my former employer, for $26B…Continue reading on...Daniel Tunkelang From The Noisy Channel | June 13, 2016 at 02:36 PM
I didn’t mind creating a publication — in fact, I saw that as a plus, since much my Noisy Channel material is a bit different from the…Continue reading on Medium...Daniel Tunkelang From The Noisy Channel | June 12, 2016 at 12:31 PM