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Pandemic Makes Modeling's Importance Clear
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Mobile Malware Attacks are Booming in 2019: These are the Most Common Threats
Malware attacks against mobile devices, especially Android handsets, have ballooned this year.
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VR Helps Police Train for Active-Shooter Scenarios
The New York City Police Department is using virtual reality to help train officers for active-shooter scenarios.
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Software Vulnerable in New Election Systems
The majority of the approximately 10,000 election jurisdictions nationwide use Windows 7 or an older operating system to create ballots, program voting machines...
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Automated System Generates Robotic Parts for Novel Tasks
Researchers have developed an automated system that can design and print in three dimensions complex robotic parts optimized to a large number of specifications...
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Idaho Teacher ses Computer Video Games to Teach Science
Ninth graders in Lewiston, ID, are being taught about earth science through the use of interdisciplinary video games developed by Polymorphic Games, an evolutionary...
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Wall Street Finds Blockchain Hard to Tame After Early Euphoria
A review of 33 projects involving large companies and interviews with more than a dozen executives show that blockchain technology has yet to deliver on its promise...
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Apollo 11 Had a Hidden Hero: Software
The moon landing was one of the most important moments in the history of computing, laying the foundations of much of our digital world.
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Java, JavaScript Remain Most Popular Programming Languages
Java and JavaScript continue to be the most-used programming languages, with the former the most popular primary coding language, and the latter the most used overall...
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Samsung TVs Should Be Regularly Virus-Checked, Company Says
Samsung said owners of its newest smart TV models should check for malware "every few weeks" to "prevent malicious software attacks."
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M2 Computing System Makes Android, iOS Apps Sharable on Multiple Devices
Researchers at Columbia University have developed a new computing system that enables current, unmodified mobile apps to combine and share multiple devices across...
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Car Companies Sharpen Focus on Curbing Distracted Driving
Automakers are accelerating initiatives to address distracted driving by equipping vehicles with monitoring technology.
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Algorithm Tells Robots Where Nearby Humans are Headed
A new algorithm accurately aligns partial trajectories in real time, allowing motion predictors in self-driving cars to accurately anticipate the timing of a person's...
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Engine Behind 'Fortnite' Powers Business Technology
Businesses are tapping the gaming-engine software of "Fortnite" and other videogames for applications ranging from car design to drug discovery. \]
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'Photo Wake-p' Makes Still Photographs--and Picasso Paintings--Come Eerily Alive
A new software application can bring still images to "life."
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Even Voting Machine Company Pushes for Election Security Legislation
Voting machine vendor Election Systems & Software has called on Congress to pass legislation requiring paper trails for all votes to protect against hacking.
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DOE Maps Out Quantum Research Centers
The U.S. Department of Energy will build at least two new research centers to support quantum information science .
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Python Predicted to Overtake C and Java in Next 4 Years
Tiobe analysts believe Python probably will become the most popular programming language in the world within three or four years.
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Keeping Algorithms Fair
It's easier to de-bias algorithms than it is to de-bias people.
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Tech Giant Brings Software to a Gun Fight
Stepping into a charged social issue, Silicon Valley tech giant Salesforce.com has asked retailers to stop selling military-style rifles, or stop using its software...
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