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Doorbell Security Cameras Are Easily Hackable, Researchers Find
Florida Institute of Technology researchers have demonstrated that smart home security systems, including doorbells connected to a wireless camera, can be hacked...
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'Audeo' Teaches AI to Play the Piano
University of Washington researchers have developed a system that generates audio from silent piano performances.
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Deepfake Detectors Can Be Defeated, Computer Scientists Show for the First Time
Computer scientists at the University of California, San Diego have demonstrated that detectors programmed to spot deepfake videos can be beaten.
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Raising the Steaks: First 3D-Printed Rib-Eye Is Unveiled
Israeli company Aleph Farms has unveiled the world's first three-dimensionally printed rib-eye steak, cultivated from live animal tissue.
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Lye-Poisoning Attack in Florida Shows Cybersecurity Gaps in Water Systems
Experts said hackers' attempted lye-poisoning of a drinking water reservoir in Oldsmar, FL, last Friday highlights the vulnerability of the U.S. water supply.
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Robot Can Understand What a Hug Is
A prototype soft robot developed by researchers at Cornell University is imbued with sensory perception.
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Neural Network Has Learned to Identify Tree Species
Scientists at Russia's Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) have developed an algorithm that can identify tree species in satellite images.
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Blockchain Transactions Confirm Murky, Interconnected Ransomware Scene
A study by blockchain investigations firm Chainalysis found that cybercrime gangs often switch ransomware-as-a-service suppliers as they seek better profits.
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Where Do Vaccine Doses Go, Who Gets Them? The Algorithms Decide
Trump administration officials last year formulated a Covid-19 vaccine distribution plan that has an algorithm allocate shots nationwide.
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From Lightbulbs to 5G, China Battles West for Control of Vital Technology Standards
China is channeling state funding and political influence to wrest control of technical standards for cutting-edge technologies from the West.
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Scientists Develop Method to Detect Fake News
Researchers used machine learning to develop a method for identifying fake news even when such reports are repeatedly adapted.
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Flying Robots Suggest Bees Can't Rely on Instinct to Land on Flowers
Researchers used small drones to study how bees land on a flower.
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Quantum Systems Learn Joint Computing
Researchers connected two quantum bits (qubits) in two different laboratories to a distributed quantum computer via a 60-meter (196-foot) optical fiber.
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How the United States Lost to Hackers
America's biggest vulnerability in cyberwarfare is hubris.
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Scientists Achieve 'Transformational' Breakthrough in Scaling Quantum Computers
The Gooseberry cryogenic computer chip can operate at ‘millikelvin’ temperatures approaching absolute zero.
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Here's a Way to Learn If Facial Recognition Systems Used Your Photos
The Exposing.AI online tool lets people search image collections for photos of themselves, to learn if such images were used to train facial recognition systems...
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Ford's Spin Wants to Curb E-Scooter Dumping with Remote-Controlled Three-Wheelers
Ford Motor's Spin division has announced a new service allowing electronic scooter operators to remotely move their scooters if they wind up in public spaces.
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Scientists Develop Computational Approach to Understand How Infants Perceive Language
A team of cognitive scientists and computational linguists has developed a modeling framework based on large-scale simulation of infants' language learning process...
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Can AI Map Our Moods?
Researchers from Stanford University and the University of Michigan developed a machine learning model that can infer a person's mood from their Facebook posts....
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