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Most Laptops Vulnerable to Attack via Peripheral Devices, Say Researchers
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Most Laptops Vulnerable to Attack via Peripheral Devices, Say Researchers

Researchers have determined that hackers can potentially hijack an unattended computing device in seconds through peripherals like chargers and docking stations...

Managing with Technology
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Managing with Technology

Human Resources departments are taking advantage of the workforce management capabilities provided by artificial intelligence.

Mini Cheetah Is First Four-Legged Robot to Do a Backflip
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Mini Cheetah Is First Four-Legged Robot to Do a Backflip

Researchers have engineered a four-legged robot modeled after a cheetah, which is able to perform a 360-degree backflip from a standing position.

Quantum Physics Could Protect the Grid From Hackers, Maybe
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Quantum Physics Could Protect the Grid From Hackers, Maybe

Cybersecurity experts have sounded the alarm for years: Hackers are ogling the U.S. power grid.

China Is Catching ­p to the ­S on Artificial Intelligence Research
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China Is Catching ­p to the ­S on Artificial Intelligence Research

Researchers, companies and countries around the world are racing to explore—and exploit—the possibilities of artificial intelligence technology.

Software Tracks Activity of Neurons in Real Time
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Software Tracks Activity of Neurons in Real Time

Researchers have developed software to automate the monitoring of neuron activity via a mix of standard computational methods and machine learning techniques.

SpaceX Crew Capsule, With Dummy Astronaut, Docks With Space Station
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SpaceX Crew Capsule, With Dummy Astronaut, Docks With Space Station

A SpaceX capsule autonomously docked with the International Space Station.

VR: The New Education Prescription
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VR: The New Education Prescription

Researchers have developed a virtual cleanroom environment to train pharmacy students on compounding procedures and technique.

Flaws in 4G, 5G Allow Snooping on Calls, Pinpointing Device Location
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Flaws in 4G, 5G Allow Snooping on Calls, Pinpointing Device Location

An academic research team has found security flaws in the 4G and 5G cellular networks that can be exploited to spy on phone calls and localize mobile devices.

How I Became a Robot in London, From 5,000 Miles Away
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How I Became a Robot in London, From 5,000 Miles Away

I am but a babe, exploring the world for the first time. Wearing a computerized glove, I reach forward in pursuit of a little toy basketball.

Doctor ­ses 5G to Direct Surgery Live From Mobile World Congress
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Doctor ­ses 5G to Direct Surgery Live From Mobile World Congress

A surgical team in Spain excised a tumor from a patient's colon under the remote direction of a surgeon via a 5G-enabled live video link from Mobile World Congress...

China's Tech Firms Are Mapping Pig Faces
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China's Tech Firms Are Mapping Pig Faces

Chinese technology companies are developing advanced systems to make certain the country's pigs are in good health.

Security Technology Detects Cyberattacks on Drones, Cars, Robots
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Security Technology Detects Cyberattacks on Drones, Cars, Robots

Researchers at Mitsubishi Electric have developed sensor-security technology for detecting inconsistencies in sensor measurements when a system is under attack....

Your Next FedEx Delivery Could Be a Pizza
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Your Next FedEx Delivery Could Be a Pizza

FedEx has unveiled an early model of an autonomous delivery robot.

Huawei Goes on Offense in the Battle for Hearts and Minds
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Huawei Goes on Offense in the Battle for Hearts and Minds

Huawei Technologies Co. has turned to a blend of wit, sarcasm and defiance to publicly fight allegations that the world's largest maker of telecommunications equipment...

Exposing Flaws in Metrics for ­ser Login Systems
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Exposing Flaws in Metrics for ­ser Login Systems

Researchers have found that metrics commonly used in research to report the performance of user login systems are flawed, and pose a major security and privacy...

Circuit Secures the IoT Against Quantum Attack
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Circuit Secures the IoT Against Quantum Attack

A new encryption system performs schemes that classical computers can use, but quantum computers cannot crack.

Artificial Intelligence Informs Eating
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Artificial Intelligence Informs Eating

How deep learning food recognition can take the hassle out of watching what you eat.

Siberia's Ancient Ghost Clan Starts to Surrender Its Secrets
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Siberia's Ancient Ghost Clan Starts to Surrender Its Secrets

Samantha Brown didn't have high hopes when she opened the ziplock bag containing some 700 shards of bone. It would be a lot of work to analyse them and none was...

String of Ions May Out-Compute Best Quantum Computers
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String of Ions May Out-Compute Best Quantum Computers

Usually, I reflexively delete press releases. This one was no different, but as the message vanished, the subject line registered—"IonQ… quantum computing."
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