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Category Killers of the Internet Are Significantly Reducing Online Diversity
A multi-institutional team of Australian researchers has found the diversity of online players is declining.
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Technology Could Turn You Into a Tiffany
Companies are developing digital tools for the design of personalized jewelry, which can be fabricated via sophisticated three-dimensional metal printing.
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Girl Scout Troop Teams Up With Google Wing on Cookie Deliveries
A Virginia girl scou troop teamed up with Google Wing amid COVID-19.
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As Auctioneers and Artists Rush Into NFTs, Many Collectors Stay Away
Auction sales show a schism in the market: speculative buyers flock to crypto art while blue-chip collectors hold back, fearing legal gray areas and copyright issues...
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France’s Macron Eyes Artificial Intelligence to Monitor Terrorism
The move comes as the French president comes under pressure to crack down on terrorism and Islamist separatism.
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Stanford Study Questions How Medical AI Devices Are Evaluated
A group of Stanford University researchers wanted to know how much regulators and doctors actually know about the accuracy of the AI devices they are tout and approve...
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Exclusive: Air Force Research Taps Quantum Computing
The Air Force plans to partner with quantum computing software company QC Ware to harness its algorithms to better surveil unmanned aircraft.
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Justice Department Convenes Task Force to Tackle Wave of Ransomware Attacks
The U.S. Department of Justice launched the Ransomware and Digital Extortion Task Force to address the increase in ransomware attacks on critical U.S. organizations...
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Can the 'Belief Propagation' Algorithm Accurately Describe Complex Networked Systems?
Researchers have demonstrated a novel belief propagation algorithm to solve probabilistic models on networks containing short loops.
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Viable Plan or Security Theatre? Europe Embraces Digital Health Pass
The EU Commission is expected to award a contract soon for a central system to verify "digital green passes" for those who have been vaccinated against COVID-19...
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Cyber-Securing the Home Office
Patching the security holes that arise when working from home.
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Apple and Google Are Killing the (Ad) Cookie. Here's Why
Farewell, advertising cookie.
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Emotet Botnet Harvested 4.3 Million eMail Addresses; FBI Using 'Have I Been Pwned' to Alert the Victims
The law enforcement agency is working with the data breach service to alert people that their information may have been harvested by the botnet.
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Researchers Develop First-of-Its-Kind Extended Reality Testbed to Speed Virtual, Augmented Reality Innovation
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researchers have launched an open source extended reality testbed to democratize XR systems research.
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SolarWinds, Microsoft Hacks Prompt Focus on Zero-Trust Security
A U.S. Department of Defense spokesperson said the public and private sectors should adopt zero-trust models of security.
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How Data Is Changing the Way Offices Are Run
Building owners are using data collection and artificial intelligence to help control systems like heating, lighting, air quality, and even the flow of workers....
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Cobots Act Like Puppies to Better Communicate with Humans
Zoomorphic gestures inspired by dogs makes understanding cobots intuitive for anyone.
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AI Agent Helps Identify Material Properties Faster
Researchers have demonstrated that artificial intelligence can speed up X-ray diffraction data analysis and improve accuracy in searches for new materials.
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Google Play Apps Steal Texts, Pepper You With Unauthorized Purchases
McAfee mobile researchers have discovered malware hidden in eight Google Play apps that steals users' text messages and makes unauthorized purchases.
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