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Immersive King Tut Exhibit Looks Beyond the Gold Mask
National Geographic Museum's virtual-reality experience opens up the Egyptian pharaoh's tomb.
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Alexa Has a New Voice — Your Dead Relative's
Experts call the device's new feature a slippery slope, comparing it to an episode of 'Black Mirror'
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AI Model Tries to Re-create the Mind of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Researchers at Israeli artificial intelligence company AI21 Labs have developed and released an AI model of late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg....
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Teslas Running Autopilot Have Been in 273 Crashes in Less Than a Year
Regulators released the first batch of data since mandating that companies such as Tesla report on serious crashes involving their driver-assistance systems.
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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.
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The Google Engineer Who Thinks the Company's AI has Come to Life
AI ethicists warned Google not to impersonate humans. Now one of Google's own thinks there's a ghost in the machine.
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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.
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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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The Government's Still Mostly in the Dark on Ransomware
The government may only be made aware of one-fourth of ransomware attacks.
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Pandemic Exposed Mental Health Divide Among College Students, Study Finds
Dartmouth College researchers found that smartphone technology and artificial intelligence could be employed as an "early detection system" for mental health issues...
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How Millions of Russians are Tearing Holes in the Digital Iron Curtain
A tremendous surge in VPN downloads represents a challenge to Putin and his version of the Ukraine war.
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Europe to Slap New Regulations on Big Tech, Beating U.S. to the Punch
European policymakers reached a deal on the Digital Services Act which would force Silicon Valley companies to more aggressively police harmful content on their...
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Elon Musk Acquires Twitter for $44 Billion
The company's board and the Tesla CEO hammered out the final details of his $54.20 a share bid.
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Biden Orders Sweeping Cryptocurrency Review
The long-awaited executive order aims to ensure that the U.S. fosters the surging industry while mitigating its potential threats.
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Picasso's Descendants to Sell More Than 1,000 NFTs Linked to Never-Before-Seen Ceramic Work
Pablo Picasso's descendants plan to auction off more than 1,000 digital pieces representing a previously unseen ceramic work by the Spanish artist.
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IRS Wants to Scan Your Face
By this summer, Americans wanting to access their Internal Revenue Service records online will be required to submit a facial video to confirm their identity.
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The Administration Wants to Prevent an Attack on Water Supplies
New water cybersecurity standards are coming – but they're voluntary.
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Google Deceived Consumers about How it Profits from their Location Data, Attorneys General Allege
Complaints allege the company has deployed 'dark patterns,' design tricks that can subtly influence users' decisions in ways that are advantageous for a business...
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Amazon Opening 30,000-Sq.-Ft. Store with QR Codes, Palm-Scanning Checkout
Amazon will open a 30,000-sq.-ft. clothing store in Los Angeles later this year.
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