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Computer Virus Has Thrown Philadelphia's Court System Into Chaos
A computer virus has crippled Philadelphia's online court system for more than three weeks, raising issues about how cities can respond when essential services...
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Swinburne Researchers Train Robots to Relieve Chronic Pain
A new collaborative robot system can treat back, neck, and head pain caused by soft tissue injury, automatically.
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Your Cadillac Can Now Drive Itself More Places
The automaker has expanded the range of Super Cruise to include trickier divided highways in the U.S. and Canada.
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How China's Smart-City Tech Focuses on Its Own Citizens
Deloitte and other sources say China is home to about half the approximately 1,000 smart cities currently under development worldwide.
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Computer Attack Mimics ser's Keystrokes, Evades Detection
Researchers have identified a malware technique designed to evade detection via individualized keystroke characteristics.
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A Single Punctuation Mark Has Been Skewing Our Entire System of Scientific Ranking
A study has determined that academic papers with hyphens in their titles are counted less frequently in citation-tallying datasets.
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The Day Computers Can Break All Encryption Is Coming
With quantum computing advancements threatening to expose all encrypted data, technology companies and security agencies are pursuing projects to preserve information...
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Supercomputing Dynamic Earthquake Rupture Models
Researchers have developed physics-based dynamic rupture models that can simulate complex earthquake ruptures using supercomputers.
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Robot Baristas are Latest Front in South Korea Automation Push
A wide range of South Korean businesses is increasingly incorporating robots and other automation technologies.
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Black Hole Mystery Solved With Most Detailed Simulation Ever
An international team of researchers used a supercomputer and custom-written code to generate the "most detailed" black hole simulation yet.
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Amazon nveils Hybrid Drone for Deliveries
Amazon has unveiled a drone that combines aspects of helicopters and airplanes, capable of vertical takeoffs and horizontal flight.
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Database Partitioning Method Supports High-Performance Data Processing
Researchers have developed a core technology that supports fast, efficient large-scale data analysis.
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Apple macOS Security Protections Easily Bypassed With 'Synthetic' Clicks, Researcher Finds
A researcher found a zero-day vulnerability in a central Apple macOS safeguard, allowing apps or malware to circumvent permissions and access a user's private data...
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Physicists Can Predict Jumps of Schrodinger's Cat (and Finally Save It)
Yale University researchers have developed a technique for saving Schrodinger's cat by predicting its jumps and taking real-time actions.
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Striking First to Beat Hackers at Their Own Game
Researchers can use the same covert channels hackers have taken advantage of to protect a vehicle's control systems.
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Quicker Eye for Robotics to Help in Our Cluttered, Human Environments
A new algorithm permits machines to sense their surroundings faster, which could help assistive robots operate more efficiently in unstructured environments.
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What Do Dating Technology and Alzheimer's Have in Common?
Researchers have developed a method of teaching a computer to detect an indicator of Alzheimer's disease in human brain tissue.
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SlothBot Takes Leisurely Approach to Environmental Monitoring
A new environmental monitoring robot measures chemical and climate-related changes in forest canopies, and is powered by photovoltaic panels to operate for months...
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Computing Professionals: Leave Internet Connectivity Out of Voting Machine Guidelines
ACM has asked the U.S. Election Assistance Commission to prohibit Internet connections from all voting equipment under an updated set of voluntary guidelines.
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