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MIT Researchers Discover New Flaw in Apple M1 CPUs That Can't Be Patched
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MIT Researchers Discover New Flaw in Apple M1 CPUs That Can't Be Patched

The vulnerability is rooted in pointer authentication codes.

You Agreed to What? Doctor Check-In Software Harvests Your Health Data
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You Agreed to What? Doctor Check-In Software Harvests Your Health Data

A consent form from Phreesia gives it permission to use your data for marketing.

Ukrainians Use 3D Technology to Preserve Cultural Artifacts
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Ukrainians Use 3D Technology to Preserve Cultural Artifacts

Civilians in Ukraine are recording three-dimensional models of artifacts in a permanent digital archive as part of Backup Ukraine, a project to save the country's...

Self-Driving Truck Will Deliver Goods to 34 Sam's Club Locations
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Self-Driving Truck Will Deliver Goods to 34 Sam's Club Locations

The Dallas Morning News A California-based autonomous trucking company will soon make deliveries to 34 Sam's Club locations in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, using autonomous...

Belly Up to a Virtual Bar
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Belly Up to a Virtual Bar

Various brands have established virtual bars in the metaverse where avatars can gather (although actual drinking is out of the question).

Your Kids' Apps Are Spying on Them
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Your Kids' Apps Are Spying on Them

Apple and Google just look the other way. Here's how we stop it.

How One Paper Blew Up Bitcoin's Claim to Anonymity
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How One Paper Blew Up Bitcoin's Claim to Anonymity

All individuals transacting in Bitcoin are within six degrees or fewer of separation from a core group, say researchers.

Edible QR Code Takes a Shot at Fake Whiskey
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Edible QR Code Takes a Shot at Fake Whiskey

Biomedical engineers have developed a quick response (QR) code to confirm whether a whiskey is authentic or counterfeit.

Tesla Hack Gives Thieves Their Own Personal Key
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Tesla Hack Gives Thieves Their Own Personal Key

Austrian security researcher Martin Herfurt has demonstrated that electric vehicle company Tesla's updated near-field communication key card can be hacked.

Financial Firms Seek Edge in Algorithms Inspired by Quantum Computing
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Financial Firms Seek Edge in Algorithms Inspired by Quantum Computing

Some firms are running algorithms used for quantum computers on advanced machines for risk analysis and portfolio optimization.

Ministry of Defence Acquires U.K. Government's First Quantum Computer
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Ministry of Defence Acquires U.K. Government's First Quantum Computer

Orca Computing uses its own patented quantum memory to store and retrieve single photons on demand.

Apple Debuts Pay-Later Service, iPhone Updates to Developers
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Apple Debuts Pay-Later Service, iPhone Updates to Developers

Company also debuts buy-now-pay-later service, new apps.

Hallucinating to Better Text Translation
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Hallucinating to Better Text Translation

Scientists developed the VALHALLA machine learning method to hallucinate images of written words, and using those to help translate that text into target languages...

Robotic Shoulders May Be Key to Lab-Made Tendon Grafts
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Robotic Shoulders May Be Key to Lab-Made Tendon Grafts

U.K. and German scientists developed a proof of concept for using robotic skeletons to grow tendons that are strong enough for human transplants.

ML Helps Determine Health of Soybean Fields
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ML Helps Determine Health of Soybean Fields

Ohio State University researchers combined machine learning and flying drones into a tool for assessing the health of crop fields.

Researchers Achieve 'Absurdly Fast' Algorithm for Network Flow
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Researchers Achieve 'Absurdly Fast' Algorithm for Network Flow

Computer scientists can now solve a decades-old problem in practically the time it takes to write it down.

Scientists Use Robots to Reveal How Predatory Fish Cope with Unpredictable Prey
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Scientists Use Robots to Reveal How Predatory Fish Cope with Unpredictable Prey

Researchers at the U.K.'s University of Bristol used robots to demonstrate how predators adapt to overcome unpredictable behavior by their prey.

The Future of the Datacenter
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The Future of the Datacenter

Existing and new technologies can help cut datacenters' carbon footprint.

How Safe Are Systems Like Tesla's Autopilot? No One Knows
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How Safe Are Systems Like Tesla's Autopilot? No One Knows

Automakers and technology companies say they are making driving safer, but verifying these claims is difficult.

Elevated Cyberthreats are the 'New Normal'
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Elevated Cyberthreats are the 'New Normal'

The Biden administration gets darker in its assessment of the nation's cyberthreat.
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