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Biological Camera Stores Images
National University of Singapore scientists used biological components to encode and store images on live cells.
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U.K. Police Double Down on 'Improved' Facial Recognition
The U.K.'s Metropolitan Police Service and South Wales Police remain commited to using Live Facial Recognition after research revealed "substantial improvement"...
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Researchers Find New Bug 'Class' in Apple Devices
Researchers at cybersecurity company Trellix say they discovered a new class of privilege escalation vulnerability in Apple devices, rooted in Israeli spyware maker...
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Shanghai Rated World's Top Smart City for 2022
A research report by U.K.-based market researcher Juniper Research ranks Shanghai as the world's top smart city this year.
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Fujitsu Uses Quantum-Inspired Algorithm to Tackle Space Waste
Researchers developed an artificial neural network-based rapid trajectory design algorithm to address the removal of space debris.
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Millions of Devices at Risk From NAME:WRECK DNS Bugs
Researchers discovered nine new Domain Name System vulnerabilities that could imperil more than 100 million connected Internet of Things devices.
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U.K. Government Use of 'General Warrants' to Authorize Computer, Phone Hacking Is Unlawful: Court
The U.K.'s High Court has ruled that government security and intelligence services cannot use "general warrants" to indiscriminately hack domestic mobile phones...
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Qualcomm Chip Vulnerability Puts Millions of Phones at Risk
The Check Point security firm found 400 code vulnerabilities on Qualcomm's Snapdragon digital signal processor chip, used in more than 40% of Android smartphones...
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Australian Researchers Tap Cloud to Save the Tasmanian Devil
Researchers in Australia have partnered with Amazon Web Services on using cloud-based services to process, analyze, and categorize genomic data to protect endangered...
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CaixaBank Uses Hybrid of Conventional, Quantum Computers to Classify Risk
CaixaBank in Spain has created a machine learning algorithm to calculate customer credit risk using quantum computing technology.
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Millions of Businesses Vulnerable to Fax-Based Cyberattack
Fax machines still in use by millions of organizations worldwide could be exploited by hackers to launch cyberattacks.
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Tim Berners-Lee: World Wide Web Magna Carta By 2015
World Wide Web founder and inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee has again called for a Magna Carta for the Internet.
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Vint Cerf Urges Computer Science to Be Included in EBacc
Google vice president and ACM president Vint Cerf is backing the British Computer Society's recent call for computer science to be included in the English Baccalaureate...
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Europe Calls For Global Internet Treaty
The Council of Europe has proposed a global Internet Treaty designed to protect the Internet from political interference. The treaty operates on 12 Principles...
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