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Rattled by Cyberattacks, Hospitals Push Device Makers to Improve Security
With cyberattacks against Internet-connected medical devices on the rise, hospitals and health systems in the U.S. are pressuring device manufacturers to bolster...
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Amazon Accused of Violating Kids' Privacy With Smart Speakers
Privacy and child-advocacy organizations have filed a complaint alleging Amazon has been illegally recording and retaining conversations of children using its Echo...
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Big Brother at the Mall
The U.S. Congress is investigating the use of advanced technology to track consumers around brick-and-mortar retailers.
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The Risks of Marrying 'Smart' Technology With 'Dumb' Machines
Before the Internet of Things becomes a pervasive reality, technology experts and public safety professionals are airing their concerns about cyber-physical security...
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You Give Apps Sensitive Personal Information. Then They Tell Facebook
Facebook collects sensitive data from at least 11 popular smartphone apps seconds after users enter it.
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FAA Proposes More Commercial Drone Operations at Night and Over People
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has released preliminary rules to allow small drones to fly routinely over crowds of people at night.
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In Fast-Aging Japan, Elder Care Is a High-Tech Pursuit
Startups are putting new innovations to work in Japan's elder-care market.
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The Making of a Computer-Generated Influencer
Miquela Sousa is a computer-generated character developed as a social media personality that can evolve with the times without aging.
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Voting Machine sed in Half of .S. Is Vulnerable to Attack, Report Finds
Election machines used in more than half of U.S. states contain a decade-old flaw that makes them vulnerable to a cyberattack.
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The -2 Spy Plane Is Still Flying Combat Missions 60 Years After Its Debut
Six decades after the U-2 flew its first mission, the military is trying to harness artificial-intelligence technology to enhance the venerable spy plane's combat...
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The 15 People Who Keep Wikipedia's Editors From Killing Each Other
Wikipedia editors got locked in a dispute several months ago about the biographical summary boxes that sit atop some pages of the online encyclopedia. The tiff...
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Who Has More of Your Personal Data Than Facebook? Try Google
Recent controversy over Facebook Inc.'s hunger for personal data has surfaced the notion that the online advertising industry could be hazardous to our privacy...
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Next Worry for Facebook: Disenchanted sers
Facebook Inc.'s handling of user data has upset lawmakers and regulators in multiple countries. But the biggest risk to its business could come from angry users...
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This Robot Lab Has No Idea What Its Robots Are Doing
The Georgia Institute of Technology's Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines supports the Robotarium, an arena where scientists can run experiments on...
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At Cybersecurity Camps, Teen Girls Learn About Protecting Nation, Breaking Barriers
A growing number of cybersecurity camps are helping to prepare young women to work in this field, as women remain underrepresented in the information security workforce...
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Can an Algorithm Detect a Speaker's Mood?
Researchers have developed an algorithm to determine a speaker's mood in real time by registering not only their speech, but also their vital signs.
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States Wire p Roads as Cars Get Smarter
To prepare for the day when self-driving cars will travel on technology-aided roads, U.S. state transit planners aim to outfit those roadways with fiber optics,...
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Hackers Infect Army of Cameras, Dvrs For Massive Internet Attacks
Attackers used an army of hijacked security cameras and video recorders to launch several massive internet attacks last week, prompting fresh concern about the...
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