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An All-in-One Cyber Toolkit for Criminal Investigations
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An All-in-One Cyber Toolkit for Criminal Investigations

Researchers at Purdue University have developed an all-in-one platform to help investigators solve cybersecurity crimes.

These Cameras Can Spot Shoplifters Even Before They Steal
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These Cameras Can Spot Shoplifters Even Before They Steal

Japanese startup Vaak has developed artificial intelligence software that looks for potential shoplifters on video surveillance footage.

Top ­niversities Join to Push 'Public Interest Technology'
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Top ­niversities Join to Push 'Public Interest Technology'

As technology becomes increasingly pervasive in American life, universities across the United States have been devising ways to teach students how to grapple with...

NSA Makes Ghidra, a Powerful Cybersecurity Tool, Open Source
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NSA Makes Ghidra, a Powerful Cybersecurity Tool, Open Source

The U.S. National Security Agency has chosen to open source the cybersecurity tool Ghidra, a reverse-engineering platform that takes "compiled" software and "decompiles"...

Self-Driving Cars Risk 'Future Errors' Due to Difficulty Detecting Darker Skin Tones
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Self-Driving Cars Risk 'Future Errors' Due to Difficulty Detecting Darker Skin Tones

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have found that state-of-the-art object-detection systems are better at detecting people with lighter skin tones...

India Fights Diabetic Blindness With Help From AI
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India Fights Diabetic Blindness With Help From AI

The Aravind Eye Hospital in Madurai, India, is working with Google artificial intelligence scientists to automate the identification of diabetic retinopathy.

Technology Brings Rugged Iditarod Race to Global Audience
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Technology Brings Rugged Iditarod Race to Global Audience

Alaska's Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race uses technology so organizers and fans worldwide can monitor the race in real time.

New Zealand Farmers Have New Tool for Herding Sheep: Drones That Bark Like Dogs
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New Zealand Farmers Have New Tool for Herding Sheep: Drones That Bark Like Dogs

New Zealand farmers are using drones to herd livestock.

Israeli Moon Lander 'On the Right Path' Despite Recent Glitch
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Israeli Moon Lander 'On the Right Path' Despite Recent Glitch

Israel's first lunar lander, nicknamed Beresheet, is back on course for the Moon despite recently missing a planned orbit-raising engine burn due to an unexpected...

What Programming Languages Engineers, Employers Love--and Hate
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What Programming Languages Engineers, Employers Love--and Hate

A survey on the love/hate relationships between software engineers and coding languages found Google's Go language was the global leader.

Ocean Life in 3D: Mapping Phytoplankton With a Smart A­V
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Ocean Life in 3D: Mapping Phytoplankton With a Smart A­V

Norwegian University of Science and Technology scientists are using autonomous underwater vehicles to map out phytoplankton distribution in the North Atlantic Ocean...

Know-It-All Bot Shuts Down Dubious Family Texts
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Know-It-All Bot Shuts Down Dubious Family Texts

Taiwanese researchers have developed an artificial intelligence bot that interjects in real time to identify factual errors and alternative interpretations in news...

Cisco: Patch Routers Now Against Massive 9.8/10-Severity Security Hole
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Cisco: Patch Routers Now Against Massive 9.8/10-Severity Security Hole

Cisco has advised enterprise users of its wireless virtual private network and firewall routers to immediately install updates to patch a critical flaw.

Computing the Future
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Computing the Future

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology hosted a fireside chat, featuring six of its professors who have received ACM's A.M. Turing Award.

Humans Are Needed in the Robotic Loop
From ACM News

Humans Are Needed in the Robotic Loop

Are people the answer to the robot reliability issue?

You Won't Need a Car Key Anymore with Hyundai's New 'Digital Key' Technology
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You Won't Need a Car Key Anymore with Hyundai's New 'Digital Key' Technology

Hyundai is rolling out a Digital Key with the redesigned 2020 Hyundai Sonata that will allow drivers to unlock and start their vehicles via smartphone.

FBI Head Christopher Wray: We Can't Let Criminals Hide Behind Encryption
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FBI Head Christopher Wray: We Can't Let Criminals Hide Behind Encryption

Encryption should have limits. That's the message FBI Director Christopher Wray had for cybersecurity experts Tuesday.

Buyer Beware: Hollywood Special Effects Now Permeate Property Listings
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Buyer Beware: Hollywood Special Effects Now Permeate Property Listings

Computer-generated imagery traditionally reserved for Hollywood has now become so cheap and easy to use that home sellers are digitally revising their online listings...

How Georgia Tech is ­sing GPS Technology to Improve Performance
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How Georgia Tech is ­sing GPS Technology to Improve Performance

The Georgia Institute of Technology football team is using wearable GPS devices to measure a host of actions by each player.

Weather-Responsive Intersections Could Ease Traffic Congestion
From ACM TechNews

Weather-Responsive Intersections Could Ease Traffic Congestion

Researchers have found that adjusting traffic signals at intersections during snowstorms could reduce traffic delays by as much as 20%.
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