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A Healthy Dose of AI
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When Drones Fly
Drone technology is poised to enter the mainstream of business and society, but engineering robust controls remains a challenge.
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Information Is Physics
Individual bits of information can have direct physical consequences.
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Soccer Team In Denmark Is Using Facial Recognition to Stop Unruly Fans
Brondby Stadium of Copenhagen, Denmark, is using one of Europe's first large-scale private facial recognition systems to catch those banned from the stadium as...
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UTSA Study Warns of Security Gaps in Smart Bulbs
Researchers found many popular smart-light brands have security holes and could be prime targets for hackers.
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Kirigami Sensor Patch for Shoulders Could Improve Injury Recovery, Athletic Training
University of Michigan researchers have designed a sensor-equipped shoulder patch that measures one's functional range of motion.
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Driving Hate from The Internet: Noble or Futile?
Cracking down on those who post violent manifestos and other hateful content.
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50 Years after Internet Conception, Dark Side Stirs Fear
Kleinrock expressed particular interest in using blockchain technology to attach reputations to people or things online to provide a gauge of who or what to trust...
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Security Researchers Warn of Online Voting Risks
Security researchers warned Australia should not rely on any online voting system that lacks a thorough ballot-verification method, to ensure against fraudulent...
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Walmart, Mattel Lease 'Floors' in a Virtual Toy Store
Toy company Mattel and retailer Walmart are "leasing floors" in a virtual store.
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California Launches Earthquake Early Warning System
California has launched the first statewide earthquake warning system in the U.S.
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Autonomous Shuttles in Northern Virginia Suburb Show Why Future of Robot Cars Might Be Slow
Two companies have partnered on an autonomous shuttle service to transport commuters between a Metro station and locations in Reston, VA.
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AI-Based Firefighter Safety Startup Wins IBM Call for Code Challenge
IBM named the winners of this year's Call for Code Global Challenge.
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Cybersecurity Giants to Combat Cyberthreats Under OASIS Umbrella
IBM, McAfee, and 16 more firms have launched an effort to address fragmentation and interoperability problems in cybersecurity.
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Engineers Solve 50-Year-Old Puzzle in Signal Processing
Iowa State University researchers have solved the mystery of the inverse fast Fourier transform algorithm.
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Microsoft Says Iran Tried Hack of U.S. Presidential Campaign
Microsoft says a hacker group connected to the Iranian government has tried to compromise email accounts of a U.S. presidential campaign, current and former U.S...
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Vietnam Developer, Sumitomo Join to Build $4B Smart City
Vietnamese developer BRG Group and Japanese trading company Sumitomo have announced a $4.21-billion smart-city development on the outskirts of Hanoi to begin next...
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Biggest Brands Embrace an Obscure Online Subculture
For years, the "Extremely Online" have shared the latest Internet memes and inside jokes. Now companies are doing the same.
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Academics Find Vulnerabilities in Android's VoIP Components
Scientists at China's OPPO ZIWU Cyber Security Lab, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Singapore Management University identified eight flaws in Android's...
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Google Draws House Antitrust Scrutiny of Internet Protocol
Congressional antitrust investigators are vetting Google's plans to use a new Internet protocol out of worry it could limit competitors' access to consumer data...
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