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EU Robotics Project Gives Maintenance Workers a 'Second Pair of Hands'
A five-year EU effort to develop a proactive humanoid assistant as a "second pair of hands" for industrial workers has concluded with the development of a new robotic...
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Software Developed by SMU Stops Ransomware Attacks
New software identifies ransomware attacks before attackers can cause catastrophic damage, even if the ransomware has not been previously used.
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Morocco Launches Fleet of DJI Drones to Tackle Coronavirus From the Sky
Morocco has expanded its fleet of aerial drones to help curtail the spread of the coronavirus.
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Companies Wrestle With Growing Cybersecurity Threat: Their Own Employees
As companies navigate an increase in cyberattacks amid the coronavirus pandemic, they must contend with the security threats posed by their own employees.
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Australian Military Gets First Drone That Can Fly With AI
The Royal Australian Air Force has received a prototype of a jet-powered drone that Boeing Australia said will use artificial intelligence to "fly independently...
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Hastily Introduced Fake News Laws Could Damage Efforts to Counter Disinformation, UNESCO Warns
Reports warn that legislation to curb disinformation on the coronavirus could damage legitimate journalism's efforts to combat this "disinfodemic."
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Technology Sector Shed Record Number of Jobs in April
Information technology trade group CompTIA estimated U.S. IT employers lost a record 112,000 jobs in April, based on U.S. Labor Department data.
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India Orders Coronavirus Tracing App for All Workers
India's government has directed all public- and private-sector employees to use a state-supported coronavirus contact tracing app.
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Tech Jobs in the Time of COVID
The first-quarter report of job search firm Dice reveals that overall hiring demand for tech professionals increased in many U.S. regions as the coronavirus emerged...
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How Many Jobs do Robots Really Replace?
Two economics professors have determined that the replacement of human workers by robots is a tangible trend, although they say claims of total automation are overstated...
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Australians Urged to Take Up Mental Health Telehealth, Put On 'Digital Sunscreen'
Since the Australian government announced it would fast-track digital alternatives to in-person medical care, a million mental health telehealth consultations have...
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How My Boss Monitors Me While I Work From Home
As we shelter in place in the pandemic, more employers are using software to track our work — and us.
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IT is Essential. Furlough Elsewhere
IT is central to continuity and recovery and job cuts should be avoided, but there are plenty of other places savings can be made.
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The Evolution of Brick and Mortar
New technologies are transforming the future of in-person retail.
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A Private Equity Firm Is Blocked From Buying .Org
The deal for the Internet domain for nonprofit organizations had set off fierce opposition.
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Supply-Chain Attack Hits RubyGems Repository with 725 Malicious Packages
ReversingLabs researchers found more than 725 malicious packages in RubyGems, the official channel for distributing programs and code libraries for the Ruby programming...
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Beyond Encryption: Protecting Consumer Privacy While Keeping Survey Results Accurate
Researchers have proposed a new technique for permanently altering survey datasets to shield consumers’ privacy, while retaining a reasonable degree of accuracy...
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Pakistan's Younger Women Riding Digital Wave in Drive for Better Jobs
Social enterprises like Circle have initiated programs to improve women's job prospects in Pakistan's information technology sector.
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