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Self-Driving Cars Getting Dinged in California
Four of the nearly 50 self-driving cars now rolling around California have gotten into accidents since September, when the state began issuing permits for companies...
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Researchers Craft Network Attack to 'hack' Surgical Robot (sort Of)
As part of a series of experiments, a group of researchers at the University of Washington's BioRobotics Lab launched denial-of-service attacks against a remotely...
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w Researchers Hack a Teleoperated Surgical Robot to Reveal Security Flaws
Researchers recently conducted a series of experiments to test how attackers could hijack remote-controlled surgical robots, and to make such operations more secure...
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Does Artificial Intelligence Pose a Threat?
After decades as a sci-fi staple, artificial intelligence has leapt into the mainstream.
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Engineers of Addiction
You can play a slot machine in Las Vegas before you've even reached baggage claim: there are tiny slots parlors in every terminal of McCarran International Airport...
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How Dry Is Texas? Smap, Txson Network Aim to Find Out
A new network of sensors in the bone-dry Texas hill country will produce detailed data on soil moisture—when there is any.
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Brain Technology Patents Soar As Companies Get Inside People's Heads
From ways to eavesdrop on brains and learn what advertisements excite consumers, to devices that alleviate depression, the number of U.S. patents awarded for "neurotechnology"...
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Here's What a Cyber Warfare Arsenal Might Look Like
The Pentagon has made clear in recent weeks that cyber warfare is no longer just a futuristic threat—it is now a real one.
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The Internet Mapmakers Helping Nepal
The night after the earthquake hit Nepal, people feared to sleep in their homes, worrying about powerful aftershocks toppling the few buildings left standing.
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The Trouble with Reference Rot
The scholarly literature is meant to be a permanent record of science.
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With Boxing Match, Video Piracy Battle Enters Latest Round: Mobile Apps
The method used by thousands of people to watch unauthorized broadcasts of Saturday night's big boxing match might have been new, but to longtime media executives...
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To Invent the Future, You Must nderstand the Past
"You can't really understand what is going on now without understanding what came before."
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Online Voting a Step Closer Thanks to Breakthrough in Security Technology
Researchers say they have developed a new technique that could enable people to cast an election vote online, even if their home computer is infected with malware...
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Holograms Could Bring Videogame-Like Navigation to Your Car
There are plenty of ways to get directions in the car, but most have one big shortcoming.
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Nih Reiterates Ban on Editing Human Embryo Dna
The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has reaffirmed its ban on research that involves gene editing of human embryos. In a statement released on 29 April,...
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Lawmakers Want a Few Good Hackers to Help Bring Congress Into the 21st Century
The Hack4Congress D.C. brought together technology enthusiasts and non-technology hobbyists to work on projects intended to make the U.S. Congress more efficient...
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You Can't Backdoor a Platform
According to law enforcement and intelligence agencies, encryption should come with a backdoor.
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Smartphone Secrets May Be Better Than a Password
Before you read this story, try to answer the following question: Who was the first person to text you today?
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Researchers Plan to Demonstrate a Wireless Car Hack This Summer
A note of caution to anyone who works on the security team of a major automobile manufacturer: Don't plan your summer vacation just yet.
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