Communications of the ACM
A Healthy Dose of AI
Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Dell Laptops and Computers Vulnerable to Remote Hijacks
Dell laptops and personal computers can be remotely commandeered via a vulnerability in the Dell SupportAssist utility.
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Google Will Give sers More Control Over Who Tracks Them Online
Google is modifying its Chrome Web browser to give users more control over parties who track their online habits.
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Microsoft Offers Software Tools to Secure Elections
Microsoft is working with Galois to develop open source software to secure elections.
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Unhackable: New Chip Stops Attacks Before They Start
A new computer chip architecture could enable proactive defense against cyberthreats.
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China's Mass Surveillance More Sophisticated Than Thought
Some of China's biggest technology companies are helping the government operate a mass surveillance system.
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Improving Security as AI Moves to Smartphones
Researchers suggest the vulnerability of compressed, or quantized, artificial intelligence models to adversarial attack could be remedied by adding a mathematical...
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Apple Cracks Down on Apps That Fight iPhone Addiction
Over the past year, Apple has removed or restricted at least 11 of the 17 most downloaded screen-time and parental-control apps.
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U.S. Airports Will se AI To Scan 97% Of Passengers' Faces Within 4 Years
U.S. Customs and Border Protection plans to expand its Biometric Exit program to cover 97% of outbound air passengers within four years.
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Could Technology Protect Synagogues, Soft Targets from Mass Shootings?
Activists and business leaders are focusing on technological solutions that could prevent or limit the devastation of mass shootings, as political solutions have...
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Forget about Artificial Intelligence, Extended Intelligence is the Future
We should challenge the cult of Singularity. Artificial Intelligence won't take over the world.
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Cryptocurrency Mining Malware ses Leaked NSA Exploits to Spread Across Enterprise Networks
Malware is being used to infiltrate corporate networks and hijack computers into running mining code to produce cryptocurrency.
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Academics Hide Humans From Surveillance Cameras With 2D Prints
Researchers have developed a technique of using simple two-dimensional images to render wearers invisible to surveillance cameras.
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In Australia, Hacked Lime Scooters Spew Racism, Profanity
Vandals hacked the audio files of scooters in Australia, to make them generate profanities and racist speech.
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Questioning Quantum
Researchers hunt for ways to keep quantum computing honest.
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Deep Insecurities: The Internet of Things Shifts Technology Risk
A more connected world sounds alluring, but without better protections, the Internet of Things could lead to disaster.
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An Emerging Threat, Hiding in Plain Sight
Steganography hides information, sometimes right before your eyes.
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High-Tech Collision Warnings, No Matter How Smart Your Car Is
Research suggests older vehicles can be equipped with high-tech systems to make them safer.
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Army Researchers Identify New Way to Improve Cybersecurity
Scientists may have identified a new technique for strengthening network cybersecurity.
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Cracking the Crypto War
Ray Ozzie thinks he has an approach for accessing encrypted devices that attains the impossible: it satisfies both law enforcement and privacy purists.
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