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AI Helps Auto-Loan Company Handle Industry's Trickiest Turn
Prestige Financial Services is among a growing number of lenders using artificial intelligence to digest increasing volumes of data to determine creditworthiness...
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Countering Russian Disinformation the Baltic Nations' Way
As the new Congress begins, it will soon discuss the comprehensive reports to the U.S. Senate on the disinformation campaign of half-truths, outright fabrications...
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Kroger, Microsoft Create Futuristic Grocery Store
Microsoft and the Kroger supermarket chain are collaborating on online grocery shopping.
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Chinese Tech Investors Flee Silicon Valley as Trump Tightens Scrutiny
New Trump administration policies aimed at curbing China's access to American innovation have all but halted Chinese investment in U.S. technology startups, as...
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AI Removes the Drudgery from Legal Due Diligence
Software can review contracts, and more, faster and more accurately than lawyers.
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With Drone Deliveries on the Horizon, Europe Moves to Set Ground Rules
A group of companies are testing unmanned aviation technology to prove drones can fly delivery routes without crashing into each other, and that they can be tracked...
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Can a Set of Equations Keep .S. Census Data Private?
Protecting confidentiality has been a priority for the Census Bureau for most—but not all—of its existence.
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Artificial Intelligence Vs. the Hackers
Last year, Microsoft Corp.'s Azure security team detected suspicious activity in the cloud computing usage of a large retailer: One of the company's administrators...
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Curbs on A.I. Exports? Silicon Valley Fears Losing Its Edge
A common belief among tech industry insiders is that Silicon Valley has dominated the internet because much of the worldwide network was designed and built by Americans...
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niversity in North Carolina Issues Degrees sing Blockchain
East Coast Polytechnic Institute University graduates can now receive and digitally store degrees with blockchain technology, which delivers secure, immediate verification...
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Schools in China Track Students With GPS-Enabled 'Smart' niforms
Students at 11 schools in the Chinese province of Guizhou are wearing "smart uniforms" incorporating computer chips to ensure they attend classes and behave properly...
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Ohio Eyes New Connected Vehicle Test
The Ohio Department of Transportation, in collaboration with Honda, is planning a connected vehicle project in the city of Marysville.
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AI Can Easily Break Text CAPTCHA
A new machine learning algorithm can crack most text-based CAPTCHAs within 0.05 seconds.
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As Air Taxis Arrive, Software Issues Arise
Urban 'flying car' technology is almost here, but with proponents haunted by a 1977 helicopter crash, getting safety right is the top priority.
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These Incredibly Realistic Fake Faces Show How Algorithms Can Now Mess with s
These faces don't seem particularly remarkable. They could easily be taken from, say, Facebook or LinkedIn. In reality, they were dreamed up by a new kind of AI...
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China's Tech Giants Want to Go Global. Just One Thing Might Stand in Their Way.
In the early 1980s, a cluster of fledging computer companies opened up shop in a chaotic corner of northwest Beijing, near the campuses of Peking and Tsinghua Universities...
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Hyundai Develops Fingerprint Tech to Unlock and Start Cars
Hyundai Motor has developed a system that will allow drivers to unlock and start their vehicles using only their fingerprints.
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Consumer Rating Algorithms Score Big with Businesses, Governments
Businesses, universities, and governments increasingly are turning to algorithms to make crucial decisions about how to treat customers and citizens.
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Sydney Motorists sing Mobile Phones Will Be Snapped in Camera Trial
Drivers who illegally use mobile phones while driving will have their pictures taken along several motorways in Sydney, Australia, in a pilot of new high-tech cameras...
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