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Why a Hacker Is Giving Away a Special Code That Turns Cars Into Self-Driving Machines
The founder of startup Comma.ai has released a free software kit in an effort to accelerate autonomous vehicle technology without running afoul of regulators.
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Facebook Developing Artificial Intelligence to Flag Offensive Live Videos
Facebook Inc is working on automatically flagging offensive material in live video streams, building on a growing effort to use artificial intelligence to monitor...
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Can We Trust Autonomous Weapons?
Nations consider using defense systems that can make their own lethal decisions.
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'hackathon' Attempts to STEM Proliferation of Fake News
A hackathon inspired by the influence of fake news on the U.S. presidential election seeks to incentivize the prioritization of truth.
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Driverless Cars to Hit the Road in Ontario Early Next Year
The University of Waterloo's Center for Automotive Research in Canada will begin testing an autonomous vehicle on Ontario's public roads early next year.
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Eight States Have Fewer Than 10 Girls Take Ap Computer Science Exam
Nearly 55,000 students in the U.S. took the Advanced Placement computer science A exam this year.
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Europe Is Leading the Way in AI and Machine Learning (and Even Silicon Valley Wants In)
Europe is either ahead of or on equal footing with the U.S. in terms of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other technologies.
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China Turns Big Data Into Big Brother
It was a drab, chill day in November, and the clocks were striking thirteen.
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Batman's Kitchen Teaches w Students How to Play Cybersecurity
Batman's Kitchen is providing University of Washington students the opportunity to learn about information security and practice their cybersecurity skills.
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Spy Chief Adds to Warnings of Russian Cyber Attacks on Germany
Germany's spy chief has warned that Russian hackers are pelting his country with disinformation that could undermine the democratic process, echoing concerns already...
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How Humans Can Force the Machines to Play Fair
Cynthia Dwork is best known for inventing "differential privacy," a set of techniques that safeguard the privacy of individuals in a large database.
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German Spies "alarmed" Over Threat To Election From Fake News, Russians
An intelligence source told BuzzFeed News they fear 2017’s federal elections could see a repeat of the misinformation and hacking that disrupted the U.S. presidential...
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Google Warns Journalists and Professors: Your Account Is nder Attack
A flurry of social media reports suggests a major hacking campaign has been uncovered.
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Programmers Are Having a Huge Discussion About the nethical and Illegal Things They've Been Asked to Do
A response to a post that went viral, called "Code I’m Still Ashamed Of."
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Researchers Build Tool to Help Prevent 'selfie Deaths'
A growing number of people die every year while taking photos of themselves at dangerous locations, leading researchers at Carnegie Mellon University to look for...
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Neural Network Learns to Identify Criminals By Their Faces
Researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University applied a variety of machine-vision algorithms to study faces of criminals and noncriminals. Their neural network...
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Great. Now Even Your Headphones Can Spy on You
Cautious computer users put a piece of tape over their webcam.
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China's Driverless Trucks Are Revving Their Engines
China is gearing up to overhaul its road delivery with fleets of self-driving long-haul trucks.
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Cybercriminals Can Steal All Your Passwords From Thin Air With This $25 Wi-Fi Hack
Researchers have developed a system that can analyze Wi-Fi networks and covertly detect and record passwords by looking at the directions radio waves travel to...
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