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Lennon or McCartney? Machine Learning Tries to Crack Disputed Beatles Authorship
Researchers used machine learning to ascertain the authorship of disputed Beatles songs.
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FBI, ICE Find State Driver's License Photos a Gold Mine for Facial-Recognition Searches
U.S. federal investigators using facial-recognition technology to search millions of Americans' state driver's license photos, without their knowledge or permission...
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Someone Is Spamming and Breaking a Core Component of PGP’s Ecosystem
A new wave of spamming attacks on a core component of PGP's ecosystem has highlighted a fundamental weakness in the whole ecosystem.
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Does the .S. Need a Cabinet-Level Department of Cybersecurity?
Some say a new department is needed to coordinate the nation's defenses. Others say it would only weaken those defenses.
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Neuromorphic Computing Finds New Life in Machine Learning
Researchers are working to resolve the fact that spiking neurons currently have no way that they can be trained via gradient descent—the basis of conventional machine...
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Before Connecting an IoT Device, Check Out a New NIST Report for Cybersecurity Advice
A new report from the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology aims to help Internet of Things users protect themselves, their data, and their networks...
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How Computing Goes Green
Tech companies have bigger carbon footprints than ever. Here's what some of them are doing about it.
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How to Evaluate Computers that Don't Quite Exist
A team of researchers compared quantum computers developed by IBM, Rigetti Computing, and the University of Maryland.
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Data Can Now Be Stored Inside Molecules That Power Our Metabolism
Brown University researchers have stored information within molecules smaller and less complex than DNA.
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How Do You Read Ancient Scrolls Too Brittle to nfurl? American Scientist May Have Answer
Ancient papyrus scrolls too fragile to unwrap are being scanned with the hope of "digitally unwrapping" and reading them.
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Code in Chinese Surveillance App Analyzed
Travelers entering China from Kyrgyzstan must install an app on their phones, and researchers have analyzed how the app works.
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Best Algorithms to Make Solar Power Storage Profitable
Scientists have identified optimal types of solar power storage management algorithms.
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The Worm That Nearly Ate the Internet
It infected 10 million computers. So why did cybergeddon never arrive?
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China's Big Brother Casinos Can Spot Who's Most Likely to Lose Big
Some of the world's biggest casino operators in the Chinese territory of Macao are using technology to identify which of their customers are likely to lose the...
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Walmart Turns to VR to Pick Middle Managers
Virtual reality training is becoming more common in a range of industries.
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Robots Could Take 20 Million Manufacturing Jobs by 2030
A study by Oxford Economics anticipates machines will replace human workers in about 20 million manufacturing jobs across the world over the next decade.
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How E-Commerce Sites Manipulate You Into Buying Things You May Not Want
E-commerce websites sometimes use devious techniques to manipulate consumers into purchasing items and online services they may not otherwise want.
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