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Ransomware vs WFH: How Remote Working is Making Cyberattacks Easier to Pull Off
This year has forced organizations to adapt quickly to enabling employees to work from home. That's creating 'chaos with no control' - which cyber criminals are...
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Singapore Tightens Security Requirements for Home Routers
Beginning next April, home Wi-Fi routers sold in Singapore must meet new security requirements.
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2020's Fastest-Rising Tech Jobs? Programming Language PHP Leads the Way
Job search engine Indeed said entry-level PHP developer is the fastest-growing technology job industry-wide.
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4G, 5G Networks Could Be Vulnerable to Exploit Due to 'Mishmash' of Old Technologies
Positive Technologies' Sergey Puzankov said that outstanding issues in the Signaling System 7 protocol continue to plague the telecommunications industry as it...
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IBM to Open-Source Space Junk Collision Avoidance
Researchers are working on an open source project to determine and predict the orbits of anthropogenic space objects (ASOs)—man-made space debris—in order to avoid...
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AI 'Resurrects' 54 Roman Emperors, in Stunningly Lifelike Images
An artist used machine learning to create the photorealistic portraits.
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People's Notions About AI Are Terrible, an MIT Study Asks Whether They Can Be Helped
Researchers surveyed several hundred people to determine whether they view artificial intelligence as an agent or a tool.
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If We Put Computers in Our Brains, Strange Things Might Happen to Our Minds
Using a brain-computer interface can fundamentally change our grey matter, a view of ourselves, and even how fast our brains can change the world.
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Malware Gang Uses .NET Library to Generate Excel Docs That Bypass Security Checks
Security researchers at NVISO Labs discovered a malware gang is using a .NET library to create malicious Excel files.
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The U.K. Is Building Its First Commercial Quantum Computer
U.K. science minister Amanda Solloway says Britain's first commercial quantum computer, supported by government and industry, will be available for use by businesses...
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Autonomous Plane Takes Off with Passengers, Cargo
Pilotless planes are here, and the FAA is getting onboard for short-distance regional transportation.
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Elephants vs Trains: AI Helps Ensure They Don't Collide
Researchers have developed a "smart ear" to help prevent fatal collisions involving elephants and trains in India.
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AI-Based Traffic Management Gets Green Light
The NoTraffic autonomous traffic management company has deployed an artificial intelligence-driven traffic management system in Phoenix, AZ.
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Microsoft Pays $13.7 Million in Security Bug Bounties
Microsoft has awarded $13.7 million to security researchers since July 2019 for reporting bugs in its software, which is triple the $4.4 million from the same period...
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Automated Coding Could Mean Big Changes for Software Developers
Researchers from Intel and MIT have unveiled a machine learning tool that brings developers one step closer to automated coding.
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U.S. Marines to Get 'Alpha' Exoskeleton for Super Strength
The U.S. Marine Corps will test use-cases for Guardian XO Alpha, a wearable robotic exoskeleton from the defense-focused subsidiary of Sarcos Robotics.
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AWS and NZ's Vector Launch IoT-Connected Energy Platform
Amazon Web Services and Vector, the New Zealand electricity and gas distribution company, have partnered to develop an Internet of Things and analytics solution...
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Remote Work is the New Normal, but the Tech Problems Won't Go Away
A new study finds that while many businesses successfully switched to telecommuting overnight, some serious fine-tuning is needed if WFH is to become permanent....
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Robot Usage is Soaring During Pandemic
Conditions are ideal for a massive adoption boost to robotic and software automation technologies.
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