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Faulty Software Snarls Vaccine Sign-Ups
Persistent flaws in software for setting up COVID-19 vaccination appointments online threaten to slow the U.S. vaccine rollout.
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Russia Says It Is Slowing Access to Twitter
Moscow accused the social network of failing to remove content it deemed illegal. Soon after, a raft of government websites suffered a short outage.
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Your Loved Ones, and Eerie Tom Cruise Videos, Reanimate Unease With Deepfakes
A tool that allows old photographs to be animated, and viral videos of a Tom Cruise impersonation, shined new light on digital impersonations.
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A.I. Here, There, Everywhere
Many of us already live with artificial intelligence now, but researchers say interactions with the technology will become increasingly personalized.
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The Robots Are Coming for Phil in Accounting
Many U.S. companies are adopting software to perform tasks that previously involved teams of employees, and white-collar workers are concerned.
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China Charges Ahead with National Digital Currency
China is forging ahead with a national digital currency called the electronic Chinese yuan (eCNY).
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Digidog, a Robotic Dog Used by the Police, Stirs Privacy Concerns
The New York Police Department has been testing Digidog for deployment in dangerous situations, but some fear it could become an aggressive surveillance tool.
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How One State Managed to Actually Write Rules on Facial Recognition
Massachusetts is one of the first states to put legislative guardrails around the use of facial recognition technology in criminal investigations.
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California Wins Court Victory for Its Net Neutrality Law
A federal judge's ruling can allow the state to go ahead with its law while a lawsuit works its way through the courts.
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A.I. Here, There, Everywhere
Many of us already live with artificial intelligence now, but researchers say interactions with the technology will become increasingly personalized.
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After Russian Cyberattack, Looking for Answers and Debating Retaliation
Senators and corporate executives warned Tuesday that the "scope and scale" of the hacking of government agencies and companies were still unclear.
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A Digital Firewall in Myanmar, Built With Guns and Wire Cutters
As the military seized power again, the generals moved quickly to take the country offline, criminalize online dissent, and block social media.
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In the Pandemic, Online Home-Buying Picks Up Speed
First-time buyers have the tech-smarts and now the tools to do all or part of their purchase online, sometimes even before seeing their new houses in person.
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Why an Animated Flying Cat With a Pop-Tart Body Sold for Almost $600,000
A fast-growing market for digital art, ephemera and media is marrying the world's taste for collectibles with cutting-edge technology.
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Where Do Vaccine Doses Go, Who Gets Them? The Algorithms Decide
Trump administration officials last year formulated a Covid-19 vaccine distribution plan that has an algorithm allocate shots nationwide.
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How the United States Lost to Hackers
America's biggest vulnerability in cyberwarfare is hubris.
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Here's a Way to Learn If Facial Recognition Systems Used Your Photos
The Exposing.AI online tool lets people search image collections for photos of themselves, to learn if such images were used to train facial recognition systems...
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Clearview AI’s Facial Recognition App Called Illegal in Canada
Canadian authorities declared that the company needed citizens' consent to use their biometric information, and told the firm to delete facial images from its database...
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Electric Cars Are Coming, and Fast. Is the Nation's Grid Up to It?
GM's decision to phase out gasoline vehicles is the latest in a major shift that will mean drastic new demands on electric utilities. Here are four things that...
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