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Scientists Count Elephants From Space with Satellites, Computer Smarts
Scientists in the U.K. have developed a technique for counting African elephant populations using satellite camera imagery and a deep learning algorithm.
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Side-Channel Attack Can Recover Encryption Keys From Google Titan Security Keys
Researchers at French security company NinjaLab found a vulnerability impacting chips used in Google Titan and YubiKey hardware security keys.
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CISQ Publishes the Cost of Poor Software Quality in the U.S.: A 2020 Report
Software quality is crucial to delivering value to organizations, U.S. economy.
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“Can You Hear Me Now That I’m On 5G?”
Additional 5G spectrum is on the way…but which entity will control it?
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Venice Is Watching Tourists' Every Move
Officials in Venice, Italy, are using technology to track the number of tourists in the city, and where they go.
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Social Media Manipulation by Political Actors an industrial Scale Problem
A 2020 survey of 81 countries by the U.K.'s Oxford Internet Institute uncovered evidence of social media manipulation of political communications in each country...
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Hack the Army Bug Bounty Challenge Asks Hackers to Find Vulnerabilities in Military Networks
The Defense Digital Service and HackerOne are calling on military and civilian hackers to identify cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the U.S. Army's computer systems...
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White House Launches the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office
The White House's new National AI Initiative Office will be integral to the Federal Government's efforts to maintain its leadership position in artificial intelligence...
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Auto Production Disrupted by Chip Shortages
A global shortage of computer chips has hit automakers worldwide, a problem compounded by spiking demand for new cars.
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He Created the Web. Now He's Out to Remake the Digital World.
Tim Berners-Lee hopes to bring the Web back to his original vision of a decentralized marketplace through personal online data stores (pods), with users controlling...
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Nissan Source Code Leaked Online After Git Repo Misconfiguration
Software engineer Tillie Kottmann said Nissan North America's misconfiguration of a Bitbucket Git server led to the online leakage of the automaker’s source code...
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A Pursuit of Better Testing to Sort Out the Complexities of ADHD
Computer simulation could help identify symptoms of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children, according to Ohio State University (OSU) researchers. ...
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Malware Uses WiFi BSSID for Victim Identification
A newly discovered malware strain collects an infected user's Basic Service Set Identifier, in order to ascertain the location of the user and their Wi-Fi access...
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Autonomous Shipping Charts Its Course
The maritime industry wades into digitalization; will it float?
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CIOs Enter 2021 with Expanded Role
Information technology (IT) executives say the pandemic has expanded their clout in corporate boardrooms and front-office decision-making.
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A Robotic Revolution for Urban Nature
An international team of more than 170 experts evaluated the opportunities and challenges facing the use of robotic technology for urban nature and green space....
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Open Source Developer, Manager David Recordon Named White House Director of Technology
President-elect Joe Biden's transition team announced that open source software developer David Recordon will serve as the White House Director of Technology.
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Shift Gears, Accelerate: CIOs Reordered IT Priorities in 2020
Chief information officers last year had to reprioritize corporate demands and establish new boundaries to prevent team burnout due to remote work and the ramp-up...
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LinkedIn Migration Data Shows Techies Aren't Leaving Seattle Despite 'Exodus' in Silicon Valley
While tech workers appear to be fleeing Silicon Valley in an exodus sparked by the pandemic, Seattle—home to tech giants Microsoft and Amazon—has not seen the same...
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