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EU Plans Sweeping Regulation of Facial Recognition
The European Commission is planning regulation that will entitle European Union citizens to control the use of their facial recognition data.
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Ethical Hackers Sabotage F-15 Fighter Jet, Expose Serious Vulnerabilities
"White hat" hackers identified serious cyber-vulnerabilities in the flight systems of F-15 fighter jets.
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Judge Bars Georgia From Using Current Voting Technology in 2020
U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg has ordered Georgia not to use its paperless voting machines, election management software, or servers for the 2020 election. ...
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How One City Saved $5 Million by Routing School Buses With an Algorithm
An algorithm developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology won a competition to determine the best solution for busing 25,000 students to Boston schools...
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AI Is Learning From Humans. Many Humans.
While artificial intelligence systems are viewed by most people in technology as the future of the industry, tech executives rarely discuss the labor-intensive...
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Smartphone Apps May Connect to Vulnerable Backend Cloud Servers
Researchers have discovered vulnerabilities in the backend system that feeds content and advertising to smartphone applications through a network of cloud-based...
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A Near-Perfect Fit
A new three-dimensional printing technique makes it easier for surgeons to pick the right-sized heart valves for their patients.
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New Tool Makes Web Browsing Easier for the Visually Impaired
A new tool merges the best elements of voice assistants and screen readers to make free-form Web searches easier, particularly for the visually impaired.
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22 Texas Towns Hit with Ransomware Attack in 'New Front' of Cyberassault
Computer systems in 22 Texas municipalities have been hijacked by ransomware.
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16 Million Americans Will Vote on Hackable Paperless Machines
At least 16 million Americans in eight states will vote on completely paperless machines in the 2020 U.S. elections.
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Facial Recognition Technique Could Improve Hail Forecasts
Researchers have found that the same artificial intelligence method used in facial recognition systems could help improve the prediction of hailstorms and their...
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App Allows Inspectors to Find Gas Pump Skimmers Faster
A new app can detect devices installed in gas pumps to steal consumer credit and debit card data.
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RIP Danny Cohen: The Computer Scientist Who Gave World Endianness, Meets His End Aged 81
Cohen also developed one of the first flight simulators.
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Guided by AI, Robotic Platform Automates Molecule Manufacture
A new artificial intelligence-guided system uses robots to automate small-molecule fabrication.
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CU Boulder Researchers Find Five 'Types' of Computing Students
A new survey by the National Center for Women and Information Technology found tbat community college students in introductory computing classes generally can be...
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Hackers Go Pro, Seeking Bounties for Bugs
People who hunt for software bugs are turning professional, as companies are offering lucrative rewards.
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Organic Optical Transistor Outperforms Silicon
All-optical logic gates were made possible through the use of organic materials sandwiched between layers of silicon/tantalum dielectrics.
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2 Quakes in 2 Days, No Warning from ShakeAlertLA. Now the App Is Getting Reworked
An early-warning earthquake app's failure to alert Los Angeles residents of tremors from two quakes in July prompted an upgrade so weaker tremors will set off warnings...
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Section 230 Was Supposed to Make the Internet a Better Place. It Failed
A tiny federal statute in 1996 transformed the web into a wildly lucrative business, and became Big Tech's favorite liability shield. It's now under attack from...
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