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A Healthy Dose of AI
Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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FBI Cybersecurity Program for Critical Infrastructure Hacked
A database with contact information for elite cybersecurity professionals is now being sold on the dark web to the highest bidder.
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Apple Says Your iPhone's Usage Data is Anonymous, but Tests Say That's Not True
Researchers found Apple is collecting personally identifiable information from iPhones, despite the company’s promises that the devices' usage data is anonymous...
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What Is Web3 and Why Should You Care?
The next Internet revolution is upon us—here's why it matters.
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We’re Making the Facebook Papers Public. Here’s Why and How
Independent experts from NYU, UMass Amherst, Columbia, Marquette, and the ACLU are partnering with Gizmodo to responsibly publish this historic leak.
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Resetting Your IoT Device Before Reselling It Isn't Enough, Researchers Find
A new study suggests Amazon's recommendation that users factory reset their Internet of Things devices to erase personal information before reselling them may not...
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California Passes Regulation Banning 'Dark Patterns' Under Landmark Privacy Law
New rules enacted under California's Consumer Privacy Act bar dark patterns, underhanded practices that encourage users to behave atypically.
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NASA Using Red and Blue 3D Glasses to Drive Mars Rover While Working From Home
Planners are remotely piloting the Curiosity rover on Mars while working from home.
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Facebook Will Now Remind You When It's Not the Only One Looking at Your Data
Facebook users will now receive notifications reminding them that third parties have a glimpse into their information, and that controls are available to restrict...
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Deep Learning Is Making Video Game Characters Move Like Real People
Scientists used deep learning neural networks to help digital characters in video games move more realistically.
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How Times Square Works
When we stepped out onto the roof, the wind whipped me sideways, and it took me a second to get my bearings.
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Inside the Secret Building That's Bringing Cell Service To Nyc's Subway
As Hurricane Sandy revealed almost two years ago, New York's 100-year-old subway is not a modern and robust system.
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Nyc's Touchscreen Subway Maps Are Finally Here, and They're Amazing
New York subway riders first were promised futuristic touchscreen wayfinding maps a year ago.
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What the World Would Look Like If You Could See Cell Phone Signals
There are thousands of invisible signals bouncing around us all the time, and the world would be a very different place if we could see them.
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