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Microsoft Warns of Destructive Cyberattack on Ukrainian Computer Networks
The malware was revealed as Russian troops remained massed at the Ukrainian border, and after Ukrainian government agencies had their websites defaced.
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Former Google Scientist Says the Computers that Run our Lives Exploit Us
Meet Hume AI, a potentially more humane way to let the machines in.
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Researchers Develop Method Embedding Atoms One-by-One to Build Quantum Chip
A new silicon construction technique developed by German and Australian researchers could potentially make building quantum computers more affordable and reliable...
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Cloud-Based Platform Opens Genomics Data to All
A cloud-based platform developed by researchers at Johns Hopkins University offers access to one of the biggest genomics databases in the world.
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EU Integrating Quantum Accelerators into HPC Datacenters
The European Union is working hard to keep pace with quantum computing efforts worldwide.
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Developers are in Short Supply. Here are the Skills, Programming Languages Employers Need
Hiring managers expect finding qualified developers will be the biggest recruitment challenge of 2022, according to a survey of 14,000 developers and technology...
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How Game Theory Changed Poker
Researchers at the University of Alberta's Computer Poker Research Group pioneered game theory mathematics that transformed how professional poker players approach...
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Corkscrew-Shaped Robot Swims Through Blood Vessels to Clear Blockages
Researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong have developed a corkscrew-shaped microrobot that can swim through blood vessels and help drugs unblock clots...
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'Fitbit for the Face' Can Turn Any Face Mask into Smart Monitoring Device
Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a sensor that they say can transform any face mask into a smart monitoring device.
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Algorithmic Method Identifies Epidemic Waves of COVID-19
U.K. and Polish scientists have developed a technique to detect epidemic waves of COVID-19.
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Overloaded Memory Chips Generate Truly Random Numbers for Encryption
Generating truly random numbers for cryptographic algorithms could become possible through Nisa Bostanci and colleagues at Turkey's TOBB University of Economics...
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New Windows Server Updates Cause DC Boot Loops, Break Hyper-V
The updates cause Windows domain controllers enter a boot loop, with servers getting into an endless cycle of Windows starting and then rebooting after a few minutes...
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Smart Guns Arriving in the U.S.
Smart guns are beginning to become available to U.S. consumers.
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Reaching Across the Aisle to Find the Algorithms of Vision
Two styles of understanding visual processing—discriminative and generative approaches—have guided researchers on separate paths for decades, but now are being...
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Cryptocurrency is Suddenly Everywhere — Except in the Cash Register
While interest in crypto has exploded, few people are using it for its intended purpose: to pay for things.
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Camden Yards to Test Using AI for Security at Some Orioles Games This Season
"We believe this type of threat detection technology is the future of keeping fans safe at events," said Vernon J. Conaway Jr., the stadium authority's vice president...
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Robotic Arms Use ML to Reach Deeper into Distribution
Robots increasingly are being used in warehouses to sort, pack, and prepare orders for delivery as logistics operators faced with labor shortages turn to automation...
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Economists Pin More Blame on Tech for Rising Inequality
Some economists blame escalating inequality on the automation of tasks formerly done by humans, in addition to excessive technology investment and supportive public...
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When Mind Melds With Machine, Who's in Control?
Brain-computer interfaces are getting better all the time—and they're about to land us in a philosophical quagmire.
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