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A Healthy Dose of AI
Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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He Created the Web. Now He's Out to Remake the Digital World.
Tim Berners-Lee hopes to bring the Web back to his original vision of a decentralized marketplace through personal online data stores (pods), with users controlling...
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Nissan Source Code Leaked Online After Git Repo Misconfiguration
Software engineer Tillie Kottmann said Nissan North America's misconfiguration of a Bitbucket Git server led to the online leakage of the automaker’s source code...
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A Pursuit of Better Testing to Sort Out the Complexities of ADHD
Computer simulation could help identify symptoms of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children, according to Ohio State University (OSU) researchers. ...
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Malware Uses WiFi BSSID for Victim Identification
A newly discovered malware strain collects an infected user's Basic Service Set Identifier, in order to ascertain the location of the user and their Wi-Fi access...
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Autonomous Shipping Charts Its Course
The maritime industry wades into digitalization; will it float?
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CIOs Enter 2021 with Expanded Role
Information technology (IT) executives say the pandemic has expanded their clout in corporate boardrooms and front-office decision-making.
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A Robotic Revolution for Urban Nature
An international team of more than 170 experts evaluated the opportunities and challenges facing the use of robotic technology for urban nature and green space....
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Open Source Developer, Manager David Recordon Named White House Director of Technology
President-elect Joe Biden's transition team announced that open source software developer David Recordon will serve as the White House Director of Technology.
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Shift Gears, Accelerate: CIOs Reordered IT Priorities in 2020
Chief information officers last year had to reprioritize corporate demands and establish new boundaries to prevent team burnout due to remote work and the ramp-up...
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LinkedIn Migration Data Shows Techies Aren't Leaving Seattle Despite 'Exodus' in Silicon Valley
While tech workers appear to be fleeing Silicon Valley in an exodus sparked by the pandemic, Seattle—home to tech giants Microsoft and Amazon—has not seen the same...
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Digital IDs Make Their Mark
Encrypted identification data on a smartcard or smartphone can deliver significant benefits while boosting security, but raise concerns about privacy and the potential...
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10 Most 'Disruptive' IT Jobs in the Year Ahead
Software company Burning Glass Technologies projected quantum computing and connected technologies will be among the 10 most "disruptive" information technology...
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Drone-Crowded Skies Get a Step Closer With U.S. Safety Rules
New regulations from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration will require most U.S. drones to broadcast a radio signal identifying them and their location.
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Microsoft Says Russian Hackers Viewed Some of Its Source Code
Microsoft on Thursday said the Russian exploit of U.S. government agencies and private corporations extended further into its network than previously thought.
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A Quick Look Under the Skin
Researchers have developed self-learning algorithms that can help analyze medical image data.
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Tech Platforms Vowed to Address Racial Equity: How Have They Fared?
Facebook and other major technology platforms pledged to improve their diversity and antiracism efforts this year in response to racial unrest in the U.S. How have...
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How Machines Are Changing the Way Companies Talk
Economics and machine learning researchers have found artificial intelligence is making companies change how they communicate.
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First-Ever Quantum Chess Tournament Won by Amazon Researcher
Amazon researcher Aleksander Kubica won the world's first quantum chess tournament during the virtual Practical Quantum Computing (Q2B) conference.
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Apple, Google to Stop X-Mode From Collecting Location Data From Users' Phones
Apple and Google said they will bar data broker X-Mode Social from culling location information from mobile devices running their operating systems.
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