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Major Security Flaws Found in South Korea Quarantine App
Software engineer Frederic Rechtenstein found a South Korean mobile application designed to enforce pandemic quarantines contained major security flaws that could...
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'Hands Free': Automakers Race to Next Level of Not-Quite-Self-Driving Cars
Auto industry executives are speeding up plans to automate routine driving tasks and aim to make the technologies widely available within five years.
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Google Promises Privacy With Virus App but Can Still Collect Location Data
Some government agencies that use the software said they were surprised Google may pick up the locations of certain app users. Others said they had unsuccessfully...
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Researchers 3D-Print Working Heart Pump with Real Human Cells
Researchers have three-dimensionally (3D) printed a functioning human heart pump in a laboratory.
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Google Announces 100,000 Scholarships for Online Certificates in Data Analytics, Project Management, UX
Google has launched new online certificate programs in data analytics, project management, and user experience design, through the online learning platform Coursera...
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Giving Robots Human-Like Perception of Their Physical Environments
Kimera builds a dense three-dimensional semantic mesh of an environment and can track humans in the environment.
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Supercomputer Finds Existing Osteoporosis Drug with Potential for Treating Covid-19
A European Union-supported supercomputing platform has identified a generic osteoporosis drug's potential effectiveness against Covid-19.
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Tech to Contain Coronavirus on College Campuses Sparks Fresh Privacy Concerns
U.S. colleges are racing to contain the Covid-19 pandemic with technology including contact-tracing applications and facial recognition, prompting concerns about...
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Parasite Infestations Revealed by Tiny Chicken Backpacks
A team of entomologists, computer scientists, and biologists has designed a wearable insect detection system that spots livestock mite infestations in poultry....
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3D Printing Takes Shape During the Pandemic
Three-dimensional printing is transforming medicine during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Filter Protects Against Deepfake Photos, Videos
Computer scientists at Boston University have created an algorithm that prevents deepfakes by adding an imperceptible filter to videos and photos before they are...
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How AI Helps Historians Solve Ancient Puzzles
Artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques are helping historians restore or recreate archaeological artifacts from photos of fragments.
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Coordinating Complex Behaviors Between Hundreds of Robots
Duke University researchers have proposed a new approach for coordinating complex tasks between hundreds of robots while satisfying logic-based rules.
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Multimodal Mixed Reality Visualization for Intraoperative Surgical Guidance
Researchers at Imperial College London in the U.K. proposed a multimodal mixed reality visualization platform for the Microsoft HoloLens, designed to assist surgeons...
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Michigan Law Would Make It Illegal for Companies to Force Employees to Be Implanted With Microchips
The Michigan House has passed the Microchip Protection Act, which would prohibit employers from requiring workers to be implanted with microchips. Although theView...
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Disney's Deepfakes Closer to Big-Screen Debut
Disney researchers have demonstrated what they described as the first photorealistic deepfake at megapixel resolution.
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Singapore Issues Covid-19 Contact Tracing Wearables to 'Vulnerable Seniors'
Covid-19 contact tracing wearables are being issued to Singapore's "most vulnerable seniors," who are not digitally connected and at higher risk of catching the...
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Using Your Phone's Microphone to Track Possible Covid-19 Exposure
Researchers have proposed a Covid-19 tracking system that would rely on signals sent and received from cellphone microphones and speakers.
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