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Starfall: Finding a Meteorite with Drones and AI
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Starfall: Finding a Meteorite with Drones and AI

Neural network used to spot a space rock in the Australian outback.

Does Social Media Make Teens Unhappy? It May Depend on Their Age
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Does Social Media Make Teens Unhappy? It May Depend on Their Age

A large study in Britain found two specific windows of adolescence when some teenagers are most sensitive to social media.

Mysterious Satellite Hack Has Victims Far Beyond Ukraine
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Mysterious Satellite Hack Has Victims Far Beyond Ukraine

The biggest hack since Russia's war began knocked thousands of people offline. The spillover extends deep into Europe.

Greece's National Postal Service Restoring Systems After Ransomware Attack
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Greece's National Postal Service Restoring Systems After Ransomware Attack

ELTA has released multiple updates on the situation after reporting on Monday that it was struggling to deal with a ransomware attack they discovered on Sunday...

Europe's Digital Markets Act Takes a Hammer to Big Tech
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Europe's Digital Markets Act Takes a Hammer to Big Tech

The EU targets tech giants' walled gardens with aggressive new rules, but the smaller companies the DMA is meant to help are skeptical it will work.

Food Businesses Lose Faith in Instagram After Algorithm Changes
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Food Businesses Lose Faith in Instagram After Algorithm Changes

The change of Instagram's algorithm to prioritize videos over photos has put a damper on the social media strategies of small food businesses.

Robotized Insects May Search Collapsed Buildings for Survivors
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Robotized Insects May Search Collapsed Buildings for Survivors

Researchers have developed robotized insects that could be used to search for survivors in collapsed buildings.

A Tool for Predicting the Future
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A Tool for Predicting the Future

A group of researchers has developed a system that allows nonexperts to generate predictions in just a few seconds.

Honda's Asimo Robot to Retire After 20-Year Career Wowing the Public
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Honda's Asimo Robot to Retire After 20-Year Career Wowing the Public

Honda has been developing the Asimo bipedal humanoid robot since 2000 with the goal of developing robots that will coexist with and be useful to people.

Study Finds Parents' Social Media Use Associated with Parenting Style
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Study Finds Parents' Social Media Use Associated with Parenting Style

Researchers found a link between parents’ social media use and their parenting styles.

Have iPhone Cameras Become Too Smart?
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Have iPhone Cameras Become Too Smart?

Apple's newest smartphone models use machine learning to make every image look professionally taken. That doesn't mean the photos are good.

EU Takes Aim at Big Tech's Power With Landmark Digital Act
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EU Takes Aim at Big Tech's Power With Landmark Digital Act

The European Union was expected to finalize the Digital Markets Act, the most sweeping legislation to regulate tech since a European privacy law was passed in 2018...

 Anonymous Claims it Hacked Russia's Central Bank
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Anonymous Claims it Hacked Russia's Central Bank

Group has already leaked thousands of Kremlin documents relating to the war.

Email as Therapy
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Email as Therapy

Many people find in-person counseling threatening, and may prefer the flexibility of message-based mental health services.

Russia's Killer Drone in Ukraine Raises Fears About AI in Warfare
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Russia's Killer Drone in Ukraine Raises Fears About AI in Warfare

The maker of the lethal drone claims that it can identify targets using artificial intelligence.

Most People are Cool with Implanting Chips in Their Brains, but Only if They Can Turn Them Off
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Most People are Cool with Implanting Chips in Their Brains, but Only if They Can Turn Them Off

More than three-quarters of U.S. adults polled were against surgically implanting a chip in their brains to improve their cognitive abilities.

CISA Warning: Russian Actors Bypassed 2FA
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CISA Warning: Russian Actors Bypassed 2FA

What happened, how to avoid it.

A Big Bet to Kill the Password for Good
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A Big Bet to Kill the Password for Good

FIDO is looking to get to the heart of what still makes passwordless schemes tough to navigate.

Helping A.I. to Learn About Indigenous Cultures
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Helping A.I. to Learn About Indigenous Cultures

Data on Native communities are not at the levels needed for accuracy in A.I.-driven tools. A group is trying to solve that problem.

Battery-free Devices Float on the Wind like Dandelion Seeds
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Battery-free Devices Float on the Wind like Dandelion Seeds

University of Washington researchers have developed a tiny battery-free device that can be blown by wind currents, like dandelion seeds.
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