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U.S. HHS Battles DDoS
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services networks were hit by a Distributed Denial of Service attack just as the coronavirus pandemic was ramping up.
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Who’s a Bot? Who’s Not?
It sometimes seems automated bots are taking over social media and driving human discourse. But some (real) researchers aren't so sure.
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Researchers Turn to Wearable Tech in Race to Track Covid-19
Researchers are using wearable technologies that monitor fluctuations in biomarkers to collect real-time patient data, to try to track the spread of Covid-19.
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Angling for Underwater Wi-Fi
A new underwater Wi-Fi system could enable divers to transmit footage from underwater to the surface instantly by sending data through light beams.
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Electronic Nose Sniffs Out Perfectly Ripe Peaches for Harvest
Researchers have developed an electronic nose system to sniff out the ripest peaches for harvest.
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Signal Downloads Are Way Up Since the Protests Began
Organizers and demonstrators say they feel safer communicating with end-to-end encryption.
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Billions of Smart Home Devices Open to Attack
A newly discovered vulnerability in the Universal Plug and Play networking protocol could expose billions of smart home devices to cyberattack.
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Younger People, Users of Niche Social Media Platforms More Likely to Share Covid-19 Disinformation
More than half of respondents to the study who shared disinformation were 39 or younger.
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Don’t Kid Yourself: Online Lectures Are Here to Stay
The economic forces are too powerful for virtual instruction to go away after the pandemic. The important question is who will benefit financially, a Cornell economist...
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The Epic Battle Against Coronavirus Misinformation and Conspiracy Theories
Scientists worldwide are scrambling to track and counter the spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories about the coronavirus pandemic.
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NYU Report Calls on Social Media Titans to Stop Outsourcing Content Moderation
The report says big social media companies need to use more of their own employees to make calls about which posts and photos should be removed.
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In Virus-Hit South Korea, AI Monitors Lonely Elders
SK Telecom operates an artificial intelligence-powered network of voice-enabled "smart" speakers to monitor thousands of seniors during the coronavirus pandemic...
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Nearly All Google Chrome Security Bugs Involve Memory Flaws
Google researchers have found that the vast majority of security bugs found in the Chrome browser are related to memory management.
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Fake News Gets Shared More When It is Angry, Anxiety-Inducing
Researchers in China have found that fake news may go viral more quickly when it uses words associated with anger.
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Publishers Sue Internet Archive Over Free E-Books
Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Hachette, and Wiley accused the nonprofit of piracy for making over 1 million books free online.
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Multifunction E-Glasses Track the Brain, Eyes, and More
Researchers have developed prototype multifunctional e-glasses equipped with flexible electrodes near the ears and eyes.
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Miss Your Office? Some Companies Are Building Virtual Replicas
Some employers are building virtual reproductions of their offices as online simulations for workers in lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Arizona Sues Google Over Allegations It Illegally Tracked Android Smartphone Users' Locations
Arizona has filed a lawsuit against Google for allegedly monitoring the locations of Android smartphone users even when such features purportedly were disabled,...
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Cellphone Data Helps Track Mobility Patterns During Social Distancing
Researchers in Colorado used cellphone data to estimate how much Colorado residents have changed their behavior since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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