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Predicting terror activity before it happens 3 min read

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Predicting terror activity before it happens

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Data scientists have developed an early-warning model that can successfully predict how lethal a terror organization will become in the future... Read More

China is on track to meet its ultra-low emissions goals for 2020, study finds 3 min read

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China is on track to meet its ultra-low emissions goals for 2020, study finds

Ultra-low emissions control equipment in China Credit: Ling Tang, Beijing University of Chemical Technology and Beihang University; Jiabao Qu, Ministry of Environmental Protection and HeBei... Read More

Groundbreaking method detects defective computer chips 2 min read

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Groundbreaking method detects defective computer chips

Guaranteeing that computer chips, that can consist of billions of interconnected transistors, are manufactured without defects is a challenge. But how to determine if a... Read More

Soft robot programmed to move like an inchworm 3 min read

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Soft robot programmed to move like an inchworm

Credit: University of Toronto Engineering researchers from the University of Toronto have created a miniature robot that can crawl with inchworm-like motion. The underlying technology... Read More

One-dimensional objects morph into new dimensions 3 min read

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One-dimensional objects morph into new dimensions

Credit: Carnegie Mellon University A line is the shortest distance between two points, but “A-line,” a 4-D printing system developed at Carnegie Mellon University, takes... Read More

This new tool for developers can help preserve app users' privacy 2 min read

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This new tool for developers can help preserve app users' privacy

The Coconut tool nudges developers to think more about user privacy. Credit: Carnegie Mellon University CyLab When you open a newly-installed app on your phone... Read More

How bike sharing in Seattle rose from the ashes of Pronto's failure 3 min read

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How bike sharing in Seattle rose from the ashes of Pronto's failure

University of Washington researchers found that Pronto bikes weren’t always in areas that people wanted to go. This map of Seattle neighborhoods shows the number... Read More

Consumer Reports: Hidden cable TV fees may cost you $450 extra annually 2 min read

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Consumer Reports: Hidden cable TV fees may cost you $450 extra annually

Credit: CC0 Public Domain If you’ve ever wondered how your $100 cable bill grows to new heights, Consumer Reports has the answer. Add-on fees, usually... Read More

The government doesn't want Facebook to encrypt your messages: Here's why 2 min read

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The government doesn't want Facebook to encrypt your messages: Here's why

Credit: CC0 Public Domain The U.S. Justice Department doesn’t want Facebook to encrypt messages on WhatsApp and its other messaging services, without giving law enforcement... Read More

Porn, politics are key targets in 'deepfakes': study 1 min read

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Porn, politics are key targets in 'deepfakes': study

Credit: CC0 Public Domain So-called “deepfake” videos are proliferating online, with most of them pornographic but with some politically motivated ones as well, security researchers... Read More

Small businesses increasingly a target for cybercriminals 2 min read

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Small businesses increasingly a target for cybercriminals

This Feb 23, 2019, file photo shows the inside of a computer in Jersey City, N.J. While small and mid-sized businesses are increasingly targets for... Read More

Security in a heartbeat 3 min read

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Security in a heartbeat

Sandia National Laboratories is testing biometric technology that uses unique electrocardiogram signals sent from a wearable device, possibly a wristband or chest strap, to identify... Read More

Military drills for robots 2 min read

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Military drills for robots

An Army robot plans what to do to address a debris pile full of objects. Credit: US Army photo Army researchers tested ground robots performing... Read More

Novel AI chip design platform to give the semiconductor industry a boost in productivity and quality 2 min read

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Novel AI chip design platform to give the semiconductor industry a boost in productivity and quality

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A*STAR researchers have developed an AI chip design platform that has the potential to transform the multibillion-dollar global integrated circuit (IC)... Read More

Vice Media to buy women's focused rival Refinery29 2 min read

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Vice Media to buy women's focused rival Refinery29

Vice Media is expanding its footprint with the acquisition of digital media rival Refinery29, which targets female readers Vice Media said Wednesday it was acquiring... Read More

EU opens probe into Boeing tie-ups with Brazil's Embraer 2 min read

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EU opens probe into Boeing tie-ups with Brazil's Embraer

The EU is throwing a spanner in the works The EU said Friday it had opened an “in-depth investigation” into plans by US aviation giant... Read More

Groundbreaking method detects defective computer chips 2 min read

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Groundbreaking method detects defective computer chips

Guaranteeing that computer chips, that can consist of billions of interconnected transistors, are manufactured without defects is a challenge. But how to determine if a... Read More