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Microsoft Describes Hard-to-Mimic Authentication Gesture
A gesture-unlock method proposed by Microsoft researchers would enable smartphone users to secure their devices without the use of lengthy passcodes.
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Google Takes On Mobile Payments
Android Pay follows hard on the heels of Apple Pay in the 'tap and pay' sector.
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Military Robots: Armed, But How Dangerous?
An open letter calling for a ban on lethal weapons controlled by artificially intelligent machines was signed last week by thousands of scientists and technologists...
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China to Restrict Drone, Supercomputer Exports
China will restrict the export of drones and supercomputers from Aug. 15 to help protect national security out of fears such equipment could fall into the hands...
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Facial Recognition Tool 'works in Darkness'
A new tool can identify people in complete darkness by using their thermal signature and matching infrared images with ordinary photos.
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For Sympathetic Ear, More Chinese Turn to Smartphone Program
She is known as Xiaoice, and millions of young Chinese pick up their smartphones every day to exchange messages with her, drawn to her knowing sense of humor and...
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Facial Recognition Tool 'works in Darkness'
Two scientists at a German university have developed a tool which recognises a person's face in complete darkness.
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Hackers Can Disable a Sniper Rifle—Or Change Its Target
Put a computer on a sniper rifle, and it can turn the most amateur shooter into a world-class marksman.
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China Pushes to Rewrite Rules of Global Internet
China's government aims to redraft the rules of the global Internet so it can regulate the Internet on its own terms.
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Researchers Enlist Machine Learning in Malware Detection
Cylance researchers are using machine learning to improve malware detection.
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Researchers Hack Air-Gapped Computer With Simple Cell Phone
The most sensitive work environments, like nuclear power plants, demand the strictest security.
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Connecting Artificial Intelligence With the Internet of Things
Oblong Industries CEO John Underkoffler does not believe a connection between the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence will become a threat to mankind...
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The Rise of On-Body Cameras and How They Will Change How We Live
Shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court's blockbuster decision on marriage equality, a short YouTube video made the rounds online.
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AI Researchers Call For Ban on Autonomous Weapons
Technologists ask the UN to outlaw weapons that operate outside of human control.
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After Jeep Hack, Chrysler Recalls 1.4m Vehicles For Bug Fix
Welcome to the age of hackable automobiles, when two security researchers can cause a 1.4 million product recall.
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Computer Security Tools for Journalists Lacking in a Post-Snowden World
Researchers studying the computer security habits of journalists across two continents found security weaknesses in their technological tools and ad-hoc workarounds...
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A Light Bulb Goes On, Over the Mall
Among the many promises of the Internet of Things—a network of Wi-Fi-connected devices and equipment managed with smartphones—is the automation of everyday life...
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Iarpa Funds Program to Predict Next Wave of Cyberattacks
The U.S. Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Agency is funding a program to develop a framework for coupling threat indicators with external information sources...
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