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New Streaming Technology Will Change Computer Gaming
Researchers have developed a streaming technology that will allow a VR headsets to display computer games in extremely high quality.
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Attackers Using WhatsApp MP4 Video Files Vulnerability Can Remotely Execute Code
Facebook has reported a vulnerability in WhatsApp messaging software that allows malefactors to conduct denial-of-service or remote code execution attacks.
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Soft Skin-Like Robots You Can Put in Your Pocket
Researchers at the University of Bristol in the U.K. have developed stretchable skin-like robots that can be rolled up and fit in a pocket.
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AI Moves Into Healthcare
Artificial intelligence's diffusion into medicine is at a nascent stage, but researchers expect further proliferation.
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Bug Bounties: Big Business
Companies are learning that bug bounty programs are just one aspect of good security protocols.
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China Issues Rules to Clamp Down on Deepfake Technologies
China has issued rules banning online video and audio providers from generating, distributing, and broadcasting fake news as it cracks down on deepfake technologies...
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Turn Any Object Into a Robot Using This Program and a 3D Printer
Researchers created a program to render household items into hand-activated robots using a three-dimensional (3D) printer.
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Screening Technique Finds 142 Malicious Apps in Apple's App Store
Researchers have developed a method of detecting malicious apps that sneak through Apple's App Store screening process and onto some users’ phones.
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Mozilla Doubles Payouts as It Tries to Attract Software Vulnerability Hunters
Mozilla has increased payouts for its bug bounty program while adding new websites and services to the list in order to draw more interest from bug hunters.
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Can a Stealth T-Shirt Foil Digital Spies?
Researchers have designed stealth apparel that renders the wearer invisible to spying computers.
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Research Reveals Dirty Tricks of Online Shopping
Researchers have found dark patterns, or deceptive practices employed by user interface designs, frequently used on shopping websites of popular online retailers...
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Python Programming Language, AWS Skills Demand Exploding
Analysis of Indeed.com job search engine listings over the last five years found explosive growth in demand for skills in Python.
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Inside CDC's Scramble to Solve Mysterious Vaping Disease
Efforts by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to investigate a spate of vaping-related injuries and deaths required building a new data-collection...
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Tracking the Eye of the Pilot
Researchers have developed and tested eye-tracking software for use in training pilots.
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Search Results Not Biased Along Party Lines, Stanford Scholars Find
A research study did not uncover any apparent political bias in the algorithm of the Google search engine.
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Swarms of Golf Ball-Sized Robots Could Detect Leaks in the Sewers
Researchers have developed golf ball-sized robots designed to collect data as they float through pipes.
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Tesla’s Autopilot Could Save the Lives of Millions, But It Will Kill Some People First
The complicated ethics of Elon Musk's grand autonomous vehicle experiment.
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Cows Wearing VR headsets Might Produce Better Milk
They're happier in virtual fields than confined farms.
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Most Americans Want the Government to Do More to Protect Our Data. Few Think It Will Happen
A Pew Research Center study found 75% of Americans desire greater government regulation of consumer data, while about an equal percentage doubt the government will...
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