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Banks and Retailers Are Tracking How You Type, Swipe and Tap
When you're browsing a website and the mouse cursor disappears, it might be a computer glitch—or it might be a deliberate test to find out who you are.
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Google Tracks Your Movements, Like It or Not
Researchers have confirmed that many Google services on Android devices and iPhones store location data, even if the user selects a setting that purports to prevent...
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Introducing the Latest in Textiles: Soft Hardware
Researchers have embedded high-speed optoelectronic semiconductor devices within fibers woven into soft, washable fabrics, and converted them into communication...
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Big Data Analytics to Automatically Detect Events in Smart Cities
Researchers used big data analytics to detect spatio-temporal events around London, testing the potential of the technology to harness live information.
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The Flourishing Business of Fake YouTube Views
Martin Vassilev makes a good living selling fake views on YouTube videos. Working from home in Ottawa, he has sold about 15 million views so far this year, putting...
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Campaigns and Candidates Still Easy Prey for Hackers
Some bathrooms have signs urging people to wash their hands. But at the Democratic National Committee, reminders hanging in the men's and women's restrooms address...
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The Sensors That Power Smart Cities Are a Hacker's Dream
At this point, it seems like every so-called consumer smart device—from routers and baby monitors to connected thermostats and garage door openers—has been shown ...
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CRISPR 'Barcodes' Map Mammalian Development in Exquisite Detail
For the first time, scientists have wielded CRISPR to track a mammal's development from a single egg into an embryo with millions of cells.
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Smart Wristband With Wireless Link Could Monitor Health, Environmental Exposures
Researchers say they have created a wireless smart wristband that will enable a new era of personal health and environmental monitoring devices.
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.S. Defense Department Produces First Tools for Catching Deepfakes
U.S. Defense researchers say they have created the first forensic tools for catching fake videos, known as "deepfakes," created with artificial intelligence.
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Watch a Sporty AI Teach Itself to Dribble Better Than You
I'm not what you'd call a coordinated man, so basketball horrifies me. All the dribbling, all the shooting—all while running and dodging people trying to smack...
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Robots Are Getting More Social. Are Humans Ready?
Personal home robots that can socialize with people are starting to roll out of the laboratory and into our living rooms and kitchens. But are humans ready to invite...
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Thousands of exotic 'Topological' Materials Discovered through Sweeping Search
The already buzzing field of topological physics could be about to explode.
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Computer Simulations Predict the Spread of HIV
Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers have demonstrated computer models that can accurately predict the spread of HIV across populations.
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'Smart' Machine Components Alert sers to Damage and Wear
Scientists are using three-dimensionally-printed technology to create "smart" machine parts that alert users of damage or wear.
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SB Flash Drives for Precise Positioning and Navigation Inside Buildings
Researchers in Germany developed a system for navigating inside buildings that can be implemented in minutes.
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Quantum Computing Will Create Jobs. But Which Ones?
Chris Monroe's vision for quantum computers is simple: He wants people to use them.
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Research Identifies Key Weakness in Modern Computer Vision Systems
Brown University researchers have demonstrated a flaw in modern computer vision algorithms that hinders them in differentiating between two objects in an image....
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AI May Put Private Data at Risk
Cornell Tech researchers have determined current models of machine learning are vulnerable to privacy leaks and other attacks.
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