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Intelligent Machines Are Asked to Explain How Their Minds Work
Researchers are trying to teach intelligent machines to explain, in human terms, how their minds work.
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'hackathon' Attempts to STEM Proliferation of Fake News
A hackathon inspired by the influence of fake news on the U.S. presidential election seeks to incentivize the prioritization of truth.
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Computer Algorithm Created to Encode Human Memories
Researchers at the University of Southern California and Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have spent 10 years developing an implant to help a brain encode memories...
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How to Raise a Personable Robot
Social roboticist Heather Knight's research focuses on making robots socially expressive so they can interact with people on a more personable level.
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Arms Deal Sets Limits on Cyber Technologies
Additions to the Wassenaar Arrangement will require technology companies to get permission from governments to sell a range of security and surveillance software...
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Japanese Robots Earn Their Keep
Japanese researchers have developed a robot designed to provide assistance and companionship to human astronauts who spend months working in space.
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Facebook Raises Fears with Ad Tracking
Facebook is working with a controversial data company called Datalogix that can track whether people who see ads on the social networking site end up buying those...
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Quantum Chip Breakthrough to Be Unveiled
University of Bristol researchers say they have developed a quantum chip that will lead to the creation of completely secure mobile phones and super-fast computers...
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Founding Father Wants Secure 'internet 2'
A new version of the Internet might be the best way to defend against cyberattacks, says Internet co-founder Vint Cerf.
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Invasion of the Body Hackers
Michael Galpert rolls over in bed in his New York apartment, the alarm clock still chiming. The 28-year-old internet entrepreneur slips off the headband that’s...
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Rules of Engagement For Cyberwars See Slow Progress
Rules of cyberwar engagement are lagging behind world powers' development of their cyberwarfare capabilities. Meanwhile, cyberwarfare funding continues to rise...
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It Will Soon Be Too Late to Stop the Cyberwars
Clearly defining cyberwar is problematic because there are various levels of cyberespionage and tactics that create uncertainty, writes Bruce Schneier.
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Cerf Warns Over Address Space Squeeze
Google chief Internet evangelist Vint Cerf is raising the alarm about the effect the impending depletion of IPv4 addresses will have on the Internet. Once IPv4...
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Hackers Turn Attention to Corporate Data Theft
Financial services and professional services are the most vulnerable to information theft, with four out of 10 companies reporting some sort of loss or attack...
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Google to Map Inflation Using Web Data
Google is using its vast database of web shopping data to construct the "Google Price Index"—a daily measure of inflation that could one day provide an alternative...
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Chinese and Saudis Lead Way in Internet Use
People in China and the Middle East are the busiest and most enthusiastic internet users, a study of the world’s online habits has revealed.
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Wikileaks: Hard Facts and a Hacker Ethos
Julian Assange has been hailed as a hero of investigative journalism and condemned as a risk to national security. Wikileaks, the site of which he is director,...
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Sinister Take on Search Engine Optimization
Cybercriminals are increasingly using SEO to trick computer users into visiting malicious websites, according to security researchers. In one tactic, cybercriminals...
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Google Ditches Windows on Security Concerns
Google is phasing out the internal use of Microsoft’s ubiquitous Windows operating system because of security concerns, according to several Google employees.
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