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Australians Urged to Take Up Mental Health Telehealth, Put On 'Digital Sunscreen'
Since the Australian government announced it would fast-track digital alternatives to in-person medical care, a million mental health telehealth consultations have...
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A Foolproof Way to Shrink Deep Learning Models
Researchers have proposed a new technique for compressing deep learning models.
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Privacy Threat Combines Device Identification with Biometric Information
Computer scientists have discovered a new privacy threat from electronic devices that allows cyber attackers to access and combine device identification with biometric...
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Twitter Opens Up Data for Researchers to Study COVID-19 Tweets
Twitter will provide researchers and software developers access to a real-time dataset of daily public tweets about COVID-19, to study the virus' spread and track...
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Print Your Own Laboratory-Grade Microscope for £15
Researchers have developed an open-source design that allows labs around the world to three-dimensionally print their own precision microscopes.
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How My Boss Monitors Me While I Work From Home
As we shelter in place in the pandemic, more employers are using software to track our work — and us.
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Coronavirus Tracking Apps Raise Questions About Bluetooth Security
Governments and businesses intend to launch mobile applications that use Bluetooth to track coronavirus infections, but working with Bluetooth raises cybersecurity...
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Pocket-Sized Device Tests Blood Samples for Genetic Conditions
A new smartphone-powered DNA detector can identify DNA in blood, urine, and other samples, on the spot.
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Data Visualization's Breakthrough Moment in the COVID-19 Crisis
The COVID-19 crisis has spurred data visualization researchers and professionals to apply their expertise to combat the pandemic.
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'This is Certainly Different': Astronauts on Controlling the Dragon Spacecraft Via Touchscreen
The astronauts manning SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule to fly to the International Space Station (ISS) later this month will control the capsule using a touchscreen...
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Yann LeCun, Yoshua Bengio: Self-Supervised Learning is Key to Human-Level Intelligence
ACM A.M. Turing Award recipients Yann LeCun and Yoshua Bengio say self-supervised learning could lead to artificial intelligence programs more humanlike in their...
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IT is Essential. Furlough Elsewhere
IT is central to continuity and recovery and job cuts should be avoided, but there are plenty of other places savings can be made.
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Radio Corona, May 5: Vint Cerf, Internet Pioneer and COVID-19 Survivor
In this episode of Radio Corona, Gideon Lichfield will discuss the future of our connected world with Vint Cerf, one of the people known as a "father of the internet...
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AI Can Search Satellite Data to Find Plastic Floating in the Sea
Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence system that can identify sea plastic in satellite imagery.
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Study of 17-Year Cicada Choruses Reveals Dependence on Light Levels
The Kansan brood of 17-year cicadas are very sensitive to the local sound and light environment.
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Interactive Tool Helps People See Why Staying Home Matters During a Pandemic
Researchers have developed an interactive simulation to raise awareness of the importance of social distancing during a pandemic.
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The Evolution of Brick and Mortar
New technologies are transforming the future of in-person retail.
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Why We Adopt Then Abandon Online Safety Practices
A survey found security practices such as not clicking on unknown links or emails were more widely adopted than countermeasures like ad blockers or credit report...
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