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Hackers, Trolls and the Fight Over Your Vote in the 2018 Midterm Elections
The election interference that came to define the 2016 presidential race hasn't stopped.
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Inside Facebook's Massive Center Storing Your Personal Information
In a vast, dark room, the lights glow a steady green, blue, yellow. I'm not inside the Matrix, but it's not far off.
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Deepfakes Are a Threat to National Security, Say Lawmakers
Deepfakes are a deep concern for Congress.
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Scientists Create a Clock So Accurate It Won't Lose Time for 40 Million Years
The Cryogenic Sapphire Oscillator is one of the most precise clocks ever invented—and it's not just keeping time, it's keeping Australia safe.
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Welcome to the Airport of the Future, Where Your Face Is Your Passport
Australia is a bloody long way from the rest of the world.
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Color X-Ray Scanner ses CERN Tech to See All Your Innards
The familiar black-and-white X-ray could soon be replaced with detailed 3D color scans that show everything from fat and bone to metal and soft tissue.
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Inside Facebook, Twitter and Google's AI Battle Over Your Social Lives
When you sign up for Facebook on your phone, the app isn't just giving you the latest updates and photos from your friends and family.
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Google, Microsoft Find Another Spectre, Meltdown Flaw
Intel and Microsoft on Monday reported a new variant of the Spectre and Meltdown security bugs.
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Celestial 'Snow' Flies in Wondrous Rosetta Comet GIF
You'll never stand on the surface of a comet, but here's how it might look and feel.
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Weird Quantum Physics Is Key to Keeping Your Credit Card Safe
Researchers used quantum mechanics to develop a new method for generating random numbers to help shield sensitive information from eavesdropping.
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AI Chips May Give You a Real Reason to Upgrade Your Smartphone
You've likely seen artificial intelligence technology spread into apps, devices and services, doing things like recognizing your friends' faces in photos and endowing...
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Weird Quantum Physics Is Key to Keeping Your Credit Card Safe
Using the bizarre rules of quantum physics, US government researchers have developed a new way to generate random numbers that play a key role in protecting sensitive...
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Building Better Maps for the Disability Community
Occupational therapist turned disability rights activist Alanna Raffel has spent her career thinking about accessibility. So for her 30th birthday last year, she...
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Your Alexa and Fitbit Can Testify Against You in Court
Ross Compton had no idea his pacemaker would finger him for arson.
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Enigma: Up Close with a Nazi Cipher Machine
A black metal mechanical device resembling a typewriter sits in a wooden box.
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Star Wars Robots Like R2-D2, C3PO Could Help You in Real Life
Texas A&M University professor Robin Murphy thinks robots such those featured in the "Star Wars" movies could have practical communicative applications.
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Blockchain Explained: It Builds Trust When You Need It Most
These days, we're having a harder and harder time trusting each other.
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How Quantum Dots Supercharge Farming, Medicine and Solar, Too
What if you could grow vegetables in half the time? What if a surgeon could see cancerous cells throughout an entire operation? What if solar panels could become...
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How Pixar's Cartoon Cheese Led to a Smarter View of Science
Ten years ago, a chunk of animated cheese in Pixar's "Ratatouille" captured the imagination of cell biologist Janet Iwasa. So much so that it changed the way she...
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