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Keeping Algorithms Fair
It's easier to de-bias algorithms than it is to de-bias people.
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Vulnerability of Cloud Service Hardware ncovered
Researchers have found that field programmable gate arrays have vulnerabilities that could be exploited by cyber criminals.
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Machine Learning Sniffs Out Its Own Machine-Written Propaganda
Researchers have modified a neural network to create a natural language processing algorithm that generates, as well as detects, convincing fake articles.
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Microsoft Warns sers to Patch as Exploits for 'Wormable' BlueKeep Bug Appear
Microsoft has published an advisory calling on users to install a patch for a "wormable" vulnerability that could be exploited to launch attacks similar to WannaCry...
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Striking First to Beat Hackers at Their Own Game
Researchers can use the same covert channels hackers have taken advantage of to protect a vehicle's control systems.
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Mainstream Autos Get Driver-Monitoring Devices
Hyundai and Subaru unveiled distracted driver alert systems for their mainstream models last month at the New York International Auto Show.
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New York School District's Facial Recognition System Sparks Privacy Fears
The Lockport, NY, city school district launch of a facial recognition system has resulted in some pushback from privacy advocates.
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Tech Giant Brings Software to a Gun Fight
Salesforce.com is pressuring sporting-goods retailers and other customers to stop selling a range of firearms, or be prohibited from using its products.
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Justice Department Reportedly Preparing Antitrust Probe of Google
Alphabet has faced antitrust probes before, but not from the U.S. Justice Department.
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Apple, Google, WhatsApp Condemn British Spy Agency Proposal to Access Encrypted Messages
Leading technology organizations have criticized an intelligence proposal by the U.K. Government Communications Headquarters to let law enforcement to spy on encrypted...
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Computing Professionals: Leave Internet Connectivity Out of Voting Machine Guidelines
ACM has asked the U.S. Election Assistance Commission to prohibit Internet connections from all voting equipment under an updated set of voluntary guidelines.
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Tech Giant Brings Software to a Gun Fight
Stepping into a charged social issue, Silicon Valley tech giant Salesforce.com has asked retailers to stop selling military-style rifles, or stop using its software...
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China Pushes Self-Made Chips In Response to .S. Threats
China is stepping up efforts to design and manufacture semiconductors, but self-sufficiency is a long way off .
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Immersive Ethics Tool Helps Developers Avoid Internet of Things Dystopia
Researchers have developed an immersive experience that brings users into the world of a fictitious Internet of Things start-up.
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Driverless Delivery Vans Are Here as Production Begins in China
Chinese startup Neolix has initiated mass production of self-driving delivery vehicles.
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Viewing the Web Through Colorblind Eyes
How Web designers develop sites to ensure the colorblind can perceive them.
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OECD Members, Including .S., Back Guiding Principles to Make AI Safer
More than 40 member nations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development are supporting principles to improve the transparency of artificial intelligence...
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In Baltimore and Beyond, Stolen NSA Tool Wreaks Havoc
Ransomware that has frozen thousands of computers in Baltimore and crippled many city services contains a key element developed by the U.S. National Security Agency...
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As Huawei Loses Google, .S.-China Tech Cold War Gets Its Iron Curtain
Google's plan to limit the software services it provides Chinese telecommunication giant Huawei is expected to accelerate the isolation of China's Internet users...
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