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Digital Transformation: A Business Imperative
Advancing to Digital 2.0 can help the modern company anticipate the needs of the customer.
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Hurricane Forecasters Turn to New Tools to Predict When Storms Will Rapidly Intensify
Scientists with the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are working to gain a better understanding of what happens within a hurricane during periods...
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Unix at 50: How the OS that powered smartphones started from failure
Today, Unix powers iOS and Android—its legend begins with a gator and a trio of researchers.
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Facial Recognition: School ID Checks Lead to GDPR Fine
The Swedish Data Protection Authority fined the municipality of Skelleftea for using facial recognition to track students in violation of the European Union's General...
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Allen School Releases Robotic Race Car Platform to Drive Advances in AI Research, Education
The newly released Multi-agent System for non-Holonomic Racing (MuSHR) platform is intended for use in assembling a robotic race car, as well as for use as a tool...
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Quantum Criticality Could Be a Boon for Qubit Designers
A new technique can transform the quantum behavior of an intermetallic crystal of cerium, palladium, and silicon so electrons compete to occupy either orbitals...
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AI Could Help Data Centers Run Far More Efficiently
A new system automatically learns how to optimally allocate data processing workloads across thousands of servers as a means of boosting data center efficiency....
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Smartphone App Can Detect Tiny Amounts of Norovirus in Water
A new smartphone app can detect extremely small amounts of norovirus (the most common cause of gastroenteritis) in water, when used with a microscope attachment...
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Universal Algorithm Set to Boost Microscopes
A new algorithm can ascertain within seconds whether a super-resolution microscope is operating at maximum resolution, from just one image.
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The Quantum Revolution Is Coming, and Chinese Scientists Are at the Forefront
China's advantage in the quantum technology field is worrisome to some scientists and officials in the U.S., and Beijing's ongoing investment in the technology...
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Russia Sends Its First Humanoid Robot into Space
Russia has sent an unmanned spacecraft containing a life-size humanoid robot to the International Space Station.
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Judge Bars Georgia From Using Current Voting Technology in 2020
U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg has ordered Georgia not to use its paperless voting machines, election management software, or servers for the 2020 election. ...
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Smartphone Apps May Connect to Vulnerable Backend Cloud Servers
Researchers have discovered vulnerabilities in the backend system that feeds content and advertising to smartphone applications through a network of cloud-based...
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22 Texas Towns Hit with Ransomware Attack in 'New Front' of Cyberassault
Computer systems in 22 Texas municipalities have been hijacked by ransomware.
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16 Million Americans Will Vote on Hackable Paperless Machines
At least 16 million Americans in eight states will vote on completely paperless machines in the 2020 U.S. elections.
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App Allows Inspectors to Find Gas Pump Skimmers Faster
A new app can detect devices installed in gas pumps to steal consumer credit and debit card data.
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Can You Locate Your Location Data?
Smartphone apps offering location data services may be desirable, but their ability to collect personal data that can be sold to third parties is less attractive...
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Guided by AI, Robotic Platform Automates Molecule Manufacture
A new artificial intelligence-guided system uses robots to automate small-molecule fabrication.
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A Major Cyber Attack Could Be Just as Deadly as Nuclear Weapons, Says Scientist
People around the world may be worried about nuclear tensions rising, but they're missing the fact that a major cyberattack could be just as damaging.
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