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How Apps and VR Therapy Can Help OCD Patients
Obsessive-compulsive disorder is often misunderstood. Here's what it is, and how those with OCD can use technology to help navigate uncertainty.
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U.K. Has a Plan for a New 'Pandemic Radar' System
Disease surveillance schemes to catch the next rising virus already exist—they're just not communicating with each other.
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Russian Cybercriminal Group Was Behind Meat Plant Attack, F.B.I. Says
Meat processing plants operated by JBS, which handles a fifth of the cattle and hog slaughter in the U.S., were coming back online on Wednesday but were not all...
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The M.T.A. Is Breached by Hackers as Cyberattacks Surge
Hackers with suspected ties to China penetrated the New York transit agency's computer systems in April, an M.T.A. document shows. Transit officials say the intrusion...
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How to Get More Women into Technology
Recent initiatives aimed at swelling the ranks of women in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) include enrichment programs, mentorships, and engagement...
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What Could Possibly Go Wrong with VR?
Researchers hope to inform design and experiential improvements to virtual reality technology by analyzing YouTube videos of accidents that occur while using the...
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Tesla Activates In-Car Camera to Monitor Drivers Using Autopilot
Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla has turned the in-car camera in its Model 3 and Model Y vehicles into a monitor for when its Autopilot advanced driver assistance...
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Technology to Manage Mental Health at Your Fingertips
An electronic platform can read facial cues and vocal patterns and integrate readings from smartwatch sensors to detect psychological stress, according to Texas...
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Apple’s M1 Chip Has a Fascinating Flaw
The covert channel bug is harmless, but it demonstrates that even new CPUs have mistakes in them.
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Geico to Use AI to Speed Up Car Repairs
Insurer to work with tech firm Tractable to assess body-shop damage estimates.
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Meet Virtual Reality, Your New Physical Therapist
While use of the gaming technology for improving physical ailments is still in the early stages, it shows promise — and it's fun.
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You'll Soon be Able to Use Your Apple Watch Without Touching the Screen
Apple later this year will launch features that enable hand gesture-based control of Apple Watches, and eye-motion control of iPads.
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As Chips Shrink, Rowhammer Attacks Get Harder to Stop
A full fix for the "Half-Double" technique will require rethinking how memory semiconductors are designed.
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Why Apple and Google's Virus Alert Apps Had Limited Success
The virus-tracing effort raises questions about the power of Big Tech to set global standards for public health tools.
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Russian Hackers Launch Major Cyberattack Through U.S. Aid Agency's Email System, Microsoft Says
Microsoft said the hacking group known as Nobelium targeted over 150 organizations worldwide in the last week.
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AI Could Soon Write Code Based on Ordinary Language
Microsoft reveals plans to bring GPT-3, best known for generating text, to programming. "The code writes itself," CEO Satya Nadella says.
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WhatsApp Sues India's Government to Stop New Internet Rules
Facebook's WhatsApp mobile-messaging service sued India's government to block new regulations that would force the company to enable outside parties to trace people's...
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Geico to Use AI to Speed Up Car Repairs
Auto insurer Geico has partnered with Tractable Ltd. to use artificial intelligence (AI) to obtain accurate damage estimates more quickly in an effort to speed...
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Malware Caught Using macOS Zero-Day to Secretly Take Screenshots
Researchers found XCSSET malware has been exploiting a newly discovered zero-day vulnerability to bypass macOS security defenses and take screenshots without the...
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