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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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Malware Can Steal Data From Air-Gapped Devices via Fans
Researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev report data can be stolen from an air-gapped computer using the computer's fan to a nearby mobile phone equipped...
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Edward Snowden Denounces Russia's New 'big Brother' Surveillance Bill
Edward Snowden has been in exile in Russia since 2013, when he leaked classified documents about the National Security Agency's mass surveillance programs.
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The Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2016
The World Economic Forum has published its annual list of 2016's breakthrough technologies, with a specific focus on closing the gaps in investment and regulation...
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Bletchley Park in 360: See Inside Britain's Enigma-Breaking Hq
In a special video production, CNET takes you inside the hallowed halls of Bletchley Park, the stately home in Buckinghamshire, England where the Enigma code was...
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Should Your Driverless Car Hit a Pedestrian to Save Your Life?
Most people believe self-driving vehicles should ultimately put their passengers' lives first, according to a new study.
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Booming Enrollments
The Computing Research Association works to quantify the extent, and causes, of a jump in undergraduate computer science enrollments.
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Goodbye, Password. Banks Opt to Scan Fingers and Faces Instead.
The banking password may be about to expire—forever.
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Drivers, These Robots Have Your Back
Automated safety systems can prevent an accident before the driver is even aware of the possibility.
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Vulnerabilities in Internet Encryption Protocol
Successful test attacks against the Transport Layer Security Internet encryption protocol generated data that will be incorporated into the latest TLS iteration...
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'ransomware' Cyberattack Highlights Vulnerability of niversities
The first Patrick Feng knew about a cyberattack on his university was when one of his colleagues told him that her computer had been infected by hackers and rendered...
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Here's Your Chance to Decode President Lincoln's Secret Messages
On April 12, 1865—three days after Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox and two days before President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated—the president sent...
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Malware, Data Theft, and Scams: Researchers Expose Risks of Free Livestreaming Websites
Researchers found free livestreaming services users often are exposed to malware infections, personal data theft, and scams.
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Keyboard Warriors: South Korea Trains New Frontline in Decades-Old War with North
In one college major at Seoul's elite Korea University, the courses are known only by number, and students keep their identities a secret from outsiders.
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Smile, You're in the Fbi Face-Recognition Database
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has access to as many as 411.9 million images as part of its face-recognition database.
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Cybercrime Market Sells Servers For as Little as 6 Dollars to Launch Attacks
A major underground marketplace acting like an eBay for criminals is selling access to more than 70,000 compromised servers allowing buyers to carry out widespread...
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Goodbye, Obamaberry. Hello, Obamadroid.
When President Barack Obama took office in 2009, he pushed to keep his BlackBerry.
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Silicon Fingerprint on Chips Could Make Any Gadget Unhackable
At least one U.S. bank has started supplying its customers with credit and debit cards that contain a physically unclonable function.
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On Her Microphone's Secret Service: How Spies, Anyone Can Grab Crypto Keys from the Air
Discerning secret crypto keys in computers and gadgets by spying on how they function isn't new, although the techniques used are often considered impractical.
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Automatic Debugging of Software
Singapore Management University researchers have developed an automated approach for debugging software that combines elements of previous solutions.
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