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Facebook's New Tool Lets You See Which Apps, Websites Tracked You
Researchers at Facebook have developed a tool that lets users better see and control the information the company has collected about their browsing habits outside...
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Allen School Releases Robotic Race Car Platform to Drive Advances in AI Research, Education
The newly released Multi-agent System for non-Holonomic Racing (MuSHR) platform is intended for use in assembling a robotic race car, as well as for use as a tool...
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Software Engineering Grads Lack Skills Startups Need
The present state of software engineering education at universities does not meet the needs of technology-based software startups, according to a new study.
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AR Glasses May Help People with Low Vision Better Navigate Their Environment
Adapted augmented reality eyewear can improve mobility and grasp performance in people with the degenerative eye disease retinitis pigmentosa.
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Smartphone App Can Detect Tiny Amounts of Norovirus in Water
A new smartphone app can detect extremely small amounts of norovirus (the most common cause of gastroenteritis) in water, when used with a microscope attachment...
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Virtual Caucus at Risk After DNC Experts Hacked Conference Call
The Democratic National Committee warned its Rules and By-Laws Committee that virtual caucusing via teleconferencing may be untenable, as experts successfully hacked...
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Universal Algorithm Set to Boost Microscopes
A new algorithm can ascertain within seconds whether a super-resolution microscope is operating at maximum resolution, from just one image.
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The Quantum Revolution Is Coming, and Chinese Scientists Are at the Forefront
China's advantage in the quantum technology field is worrisome to some scientists and officials in the U.S., and Beijing's ongoing investment in the technology...
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Silicon Valley Looks North as Tech Giants Expand in Toronto
U.S. technology firms are hiring more employees in Toronto, Canada, drawn by a talented workforce, a diverse population, and labor and cultural properties that...
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Artificial Muscles Bloom, Dance, Wave
Researchers in South Korea have developed an ultrathin artificial muscle, also called an actuator, for soft robotics.
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Here's the No. 1 Highest-Paid, Most In-Demand Job in Every State
A study by online employment website CareerBuilder found software developers to be among the highest-compensated and fastest-growing jobs in every U.S. state.
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Faced with Data Deluge, Astronomers Turn to Automation
Researchers hope to use algorithms to improve multimessenger astronomy.
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Girls Now More Than 20% of Computing GCSE Entries
The number of girls in the U.K. choosing to take computing at the General Certificate of Secondary Education level increased this year, with girls now making up...
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Computer Model Could Help Test Sickle Cell Drugs
Brown University researchers have created a computer model to simulate the process by which sickle cell disease distorts red blood cells, which could be used in...
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The WIRED Guide to Cyberwar
The threat of cyberwar looms over the future: a new dimension of conflict capable of leapfrogging borders and teleporting the chaos of war to civilians thousands...
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Can We Print a New Set of Coral Reefs Before They're Gone?
Scientists at three Israeli institutions are collaborating to restore dying coral reefs via three-dimensional printing.
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EU Plans Sweeping Regulation of Facial Recognition
The European Commission is planning regulation that will entitle European Union citizens to control the use of their facial recognition data.
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Ethical Hackers Sabotage F-15 Fighter Jet, Expose Serious Vulnerabilities
"White hat" hackers identified serious cyber-vulnerabilities in the flight systems of F-15 fighter jets.
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Judge Bars Georgia From Using Current Voting Technology in 2020
U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg has ordered Georgia not to use its paperless voting machines, election management software, or servers for the 2020 election. ...
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