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Vint Cerf: 'sometimes I'm Terrified' By the Iot
Google chief Internet evangelist Vint Cerf says he finds certain aspects of the Internet of Things particularly worrisome.
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Internet Voting Not Ready Yet, but Can Be Made More Secure
Online voting systems lack sufficient security to ensure accurate vote counts, but election officials could take steps to improve their security and transparency...
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Microsoft Offers Researchers $500k to Work on Hololens
Microsoft is looking for new ideas on potential uses for its HoloLens augmented reality headgear. The company recently issued a request for proposals seeking projects...
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How Encryption Keys Could Be Stolen By Your Lunch
Researchers from Tel Aviv University have developed an easily concealable device that can deduce encryption keys by sniffing the electromagnetic leakage from a...
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Hacker Turns Toy Into Tool That Can Open Garage Doors in Seconds
Security researcher Samy Kamkar has developed an attack for fixed-code garage door openers.
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Free Tool Reveals Mobile Apps Sending Unencrypted Data
A new program will allow people to test whether their mobile data is protected.
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Google's Self-Driving Cars of Tomorrow Face the Mean Streets of Today
Google says its self-driving cars will be good for road safety because they can pay better attention to the road than humans do.
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Researchers Hack Sony Headset to Simulate Autism
Japanese researchers have used an experimental headset to simulate the vision and hearing of people with autism spectrum disorder.
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Goodbye Gps? DARPA Prepares New Tracking Technology
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is developing more advanced position- and navigation-tracking technology.
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Fujitsu Psychology Tool Profiles sers for Risk of Cyberattacks
Fujitsu researchers are integrating psychology into profiling software to make computer security more personalized.
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Computers May Soon Know You Better Than Your Spouse
Researchers say a new program analyzes a user's likes on Facebook to characterize their personality with an accuracy rivaling that of a close family member.
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6 Technologies that Will Change Pcs in 2015
Six disruptive technologies could change the face of computing in 2015.
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Facebook's Flow Could Help Javascript Programmers Spot Elusive Bugs
Facebook researchers have developed Flow, an open source debugging tool for JavaScript designed to highlight problems caused by the misuse of data types.
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Ask Watson or Siri: Artificial Intelligence Is as Elusive as Ever
Scientists are no closer to achieving an overall general artificial intelligence, in the sense that a computer can behave like a human.
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Seven Ways DARPA Is Trying to Kill the Password
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is funding research at institutions working on desktop and mobile authentication technologies.
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Python Bumps Off Java as Top Learning Language
Python has surpassed Java as the top language used to introduce U.S. students to programming and computer science, according to a survey published by ACM.
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Google Agitates For a Revolution in Web Development
Google company engineers say Web Components, a World Wide Web Consortium standard designed to help organize complex Web pages, will "change everything."
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Internet Traffic Congestion Real, But Sporadic, Study Says
A new study suggests Internet congestion can be a problem, but it is often intermittent and temporary.
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Mit Figures Out How to Give the Moon Broadband--Using Lasers
Researchers have developed a system that can give a satellite orbiting the moon faster Internet access than many U.S. homes get.
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