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Drone Operators Who Halted Russian Convoy Headed for Kyiv
A Russian armored convey headed toward Kyiv was halted by night ambushes by Ukrainian special forces and drone operators who are part of an air reconnaissance unit...
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AI-Driven Algorithm Can Detect Autism in Brain 'Fingerprints'
A new algorithm may help detect autism by analyzing functional magnetic resonance imaging rain scans, and can also forecast the severity of autism symptoms in individuals...
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Solving the Challenges of Robotic Pizza-Making
Researchers have created an architecture for a robotic manipulation system that could teach robots to handle pizza dough.
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Apple Rushes Out Patches for Zero-Days Threatening iOS, macOS Users
Apple recently released patches for two critical zero-day vulnerabilities discovered by an anonymous researcher that affect the operating systems of iPhones, iPads...
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Chinese AI Turns Commercial Satellite into Spy Tracker Able to Follow Small Objects with Precision: Paper
The AI algorithm could be uploaded to processors on some of China's Earth observation satellites already in orbit without any ground assistance: researchers.
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U.S. Disrupts Prolific Botnet Controlled by Russian Military
U.S. officials worked with law enforcement in the U.K., and network security company WatchGuard, to analyze the malware and develop detection and remediation tools...
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Hackers Target Customers of 8 Malaysian Banks
According to Slovak security firm ESET, the malicious apps are tied to websites spoofing legitimate services in Malaysia, including six clearing services and a...
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First, There Were Bug Bounties. Now, Here Come the Bias Bounties
Offering rewards for the identification of bias in algorithms.
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Pinterest Bans All Climate Misinformation
The image-focused social network says it will take down content that distorts or denies facts of climate crisis.
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You're Still Being Tracked on the Internet, Just in a Different Way
Apple and Google are pushing privacy changes, but a shift in digital tracking is giving some platforms a bigger advertising advantage.
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Researchers Identify 'Master Problem' Underlying All Cryptography
The existence of secure cryptography depends on one of the oldest questions in computational complexity.
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In Memoriam Yulia Zdanovska: 2000-2022
A gifted mathematician, Zdanovska began participating in Informatics, Mathematics, and Physics Olympiads during her time in elementary school.
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Google Bans Apps With Hidden Data-Harvesting Software
Code placed in consumer-facing apps is tied to U.S. national-security contractors, documents show.
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Hackers' Fake Claims of Ukrainian Surrender Aren't Fooling Anyone. So What's Their Goal?
Experts say the hackers' intentions might not be to actually trick anyone, but to erode confidence in Ukrainian media outlets and institutions.
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Cities Using Digital Twins Like SimCity for Policymakers
Cities like Orlando, FL, and Singapore are using digital twins to generate virtual models of themselves, in order to simulate the effects of potential new policies...
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Researchers Use Decommissioned Satellite to Broadcast Hacker TV
Researchers in the Shadytel telecommunications and embedded device hacking group used a decommissioned Canadian satellite to broadcast a livestream to the Northern...
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AI Can Create Computer Inside Itself to Run Another AI, Play Pong
University of Pennsylvania researchers have developed an approach that enables a neural network to run a code like a standard computer.
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'We Became Like a Big Startup.' How Kyiv Adapted Tech to Save Lives
Kyiv city officials have been working to adapt and repurpose the Ukrainian capital's technology amid the war with Russia.
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ACM Prize in Computing Recognizes Pioneer of Robot Learning
Pieter Abbeel's groundbreaking research helped shape contemporary robotics and continues to drive the future of the field.
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