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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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The Government Wants Your Fingerprint to nlock Your Phone. Should that Be Allowed?
As the world watched the FBI spar with Apple this winter in an attempt to hack into a San Bernardino shooter's iPhone, federal officials were quietly waging a different...
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As S Drops 'cyber Bombs,' Isis Retools Its Own Cyber Army
The Islamic State has been deft in its use of the Internet as a communications tool.
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This Top Scientist Offers a Solution For the Havoc Driverless Cars May Wreck on Workers
Proponents of autonomous vehicles are in a sticky situation.
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The Critical Hole at the Heart of Our Cell Phone Networks
In February 2014, the US ambassador to Ukraine suffered an embarrassing leak.
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Boosting Software Security For a Connected World
European researchers working on the DIAMONDS project have developed a software security testing paradigm.
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The Road to Regulating Self-Driving Cars Is Long, Winding
Real-world use of autonomous vehicles will depend on how they are evaluated, and whether federal regulators have the expertise to lead evaluation efforts.
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This May Be the Best Way to Measure Gun Violence in America
In Canton, Ohio, one of the most common complaints that police chief Bruce Lawver hears is about gunfire. Shots fired. That unnerving pop of a firearm being discharged...
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Two Tips to Keep Your Phone's Encrypted Messages Encrypted
End-to-end encryption by default is quickly becoming the new standard for any communications app that claims to care about the privacy of those who use it.
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Coding as Sport
Programming competitions help identify and reward those who excel in coding.
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.s. Directs Cyberweapons at Isis For First Time
The United States has opened a new line of combat against the Islamic State, directing the military’s six-year-old Cyber Command for the first time to mount computer...
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On This Waterfront, Robot Longshoremen Are the New Contenders
On one end of a dock at America's busiest port, tractor-trailers haul containers through dense, stop-and-go traffic. Sometimes they collide.
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Long After His Accident, Sam Schmidt Takes the Wheel Again Thanks to Project Sam
In the late 90s, Sam Schmidt had a promising career as an IndyCar driver, finishing fifth in the championship in 1999 after taking his first win in Las Vegas.
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Feds Seek Public Input on the Future of Iot
The U.S. Department of Commerce is seeking public comment on the Internet of Things.
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.s. Drops New York Fight with Apple After Gaining Access to Iphone
The U.S. Justice Department on Friday dropped its effort to force Apple Inc to help unlock an iPhone in a drug case in New York after someone provided authorities...
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The Buzz of Your Skull Can Be sed to Tell Exactly Who You Are
You will know me by the buzz in my head. Biometric systems, which identify people by their physiological features, can use everything from ear shape to walking...
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Rules For Cyberwarfare Still nclear, Even as .s. Engages In It
When Defense Secretary Ashton Carter landed in Iraq for a surprise visit this week, he came armed with this news: More than 200 additional U.S. troops are headed...
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Self-Driving Cars, Meet Rubber Duckies
A course in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory aimed to create a fleet of duckie-adorned self-driving...
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A 'big Science' Approach For Australian Cybersecurity Research?
The director of the Defense Science and Technology Group's Cyber and Electronic Warfare Division recommends a big-science approach to cybersecurity in Australia...
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