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Mass-scale Manipulation of Twitter Trends Discovered
The Twitter Trends platform's algorithm for identifying and alerting Twitter users to popular hashtag-fueled topics is vulnerable to mass-scale manipulation, researchers...
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Engineers Create a Programmable Fiber
Engineering researchers collaborated on the design of the first programmable digital fiber.
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Quantum Memory Crystals Are a Step Towards Futuristic Internet
Researchers at Spain's Institute of Photonic Sciences have taken a step toward a secure quantum Internet by using crystals to execute quantum teleportation of information...
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The Internet Goes Quantum
A global network that would use quantum "entanglement" to weave intimate ties between far-flung users is beginning to take shape.
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A.I. Drone May Have Acted on Its Own in Attacking Fighters, U.N. Says
A United Nations report suggested that a drone, used against militia fighters in Libya's civil war, may have selected a target autonomously.
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Think You Know the World’s Most Popular Websites? Think Again
See the chaos of the Internet in this ridiculously detailed world map.
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Supreme Court Limits Reach of Computer Crime Law
The court said the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act does not cover people who "have improper motives for obtaining the information that is otherwise available to them...
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Google Says It's Committed to Ethical AI Research. Its Ethical AI Team Isn't So Sure
Six months after Timnit Gebru left, Google's ethical artificial intelligence team is still in a state of upheaval.
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This Is How Attackers Bypass Microsoft's AMSI Anti-Malware Scanning Protection
Researchers outline common tactics for circumventing the security software.
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Israel's Operation Against Hamas Was the World's First AI War
Israel's military calls its recent campaign against Hamas in the Gaza Strip the world's first artificial intelligence (AI) war.
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The Robot Smiled Back
Columbia Engineering researchers have developed an autonomous robot whose face can mimic the expressions of nearby humans.
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Like a Spellchecker for Developers: Automated Detection of Security Vulnerabilities in Cloud Applications
CodeShield software can detect and patch security bugs in cloud applications by automatically analyzing vulnerabilities in the program code.
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Brain-Computer Interface Smashes Previous Record for Typing Speed
Imagining writing-by-hand is faster than imagining moving a cursor in new BCI system.
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A Rural-Urban Broadband Divide, but Not the One You Think Of
Many more people in cities lack broadband access than in rural areas, but lawmakers are primarily focused on extending high-speed access to remote areas.
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How Apps and VR Therapy Can Help OCD Patients
Obsessive-compulsive disorder is often misunderstood. Here's what it is, and how those with OCD can use technology to help navigate uncertainty.
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U.K. Has a Plan for a New 'Pandemic Radar' System
Disease surveillance schemes to catch the next rising virus already exist—they're just not communicating with each other.
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Russian Cybercriminal Group Was Behind Meat Plant Attack, F.B.I. Says
Meat processing plants operated by JBS, which handles a fifth of the cattle and hog slaughter in the U.S., were coming back online on Wednesday but were not all...
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The M.T.A. Is Breached by Hackers as Cyberattacks Surge
Hackers with suspected ties to China penetrated the New York transit agency's computer systems in April, an M.T.A. document shows. Transit officials say the intrusion...
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Want Your Nails Done? Let a Robot Do It.
Start-ups are using technology to take a robotic approach to manicures, offering a simple way to provide foolproof nail polish.
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