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Lowe's Tangos With Google To Help You Remodel Your Home In Augmented Reality
The chain is launching a smartphone app that turns science fiction into reality.Lowe's may not be where most people would expect to find a cutting-edge augmented reality app.But later this year, the...
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What "Safety Check" Reveals About Facebook's Changing Role
Questions after the recent bombing in Baghdad underscore the tightrope Facebook walks as it transforms into a humanitarian crisis tool.Last week, within hours of deadly terror attacks in Istanbul and...
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This New App From Duolingo Aims To Make Flash Cards Obsolete
This new app might make traditional flash cards obsolete (or at least fun).While students have been using flash cards to memorize facts and vocabulary at least since the Victorian era, it's no secret...
View ArticleHow The Cybersecurity Industry Is Coping With A Skills Shortage
We live in a world of malware and malicious hackers. So why aren't there more experts trained to fight these threats?Security breaches and digital attacks are a regular part of the news cycle these...
View ArticleWhy The Suspected Russian Hack Of The DNC Is Such A Game Changer
Malware apparently used in the attack, and the servers it was configured to talk to, have been previously linked to Vladimir Putin's regime.As the FBI confirmed that it's investigating the recent hack...
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An All-Seeing Eye In The Sky Will Watch Over The Rio Olympics
The Olympic Games will be the first use of Logos Technologies' city-wide persistent surveillance system at a sporting event.When the Olympic Games begin next month in Rio de Janeiro, billions of people...
View ArticleHow WikiLeaks Has Changed: From Whistleblower To Weapon
Experts say the organization appears to have grown more partisan, and more eager to boost impact by pegging releases to events in the news.When last week WikiLeaks released tens of thousands of emails...
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Target's Tech For Tots Aisle: Sure To Be A Guilty Parenting Hotspot
The Connected Nursery section at 450 stores will sell devices—including a $99 rubber ducky—aimed at making life easier for parents.The under-slept, overworked parents of small children are often happy...
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How Hackers Are Going For Gold At Rio's Olympics
The Olympic organization, multinationals, and fans will likely be targets for cybercriminals, experts say.This month's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro aren't just a showcase of the greatest athletes...
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This Security Company Based Its Tech On The Human Immune System
A new cybersecurity approach could keep your data safe.The program coordinator at the Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County in California never suspected that an email she received earlier this year...
View ArticleSAP Targets Terrorism With AI
Can machine learning help government agencies track down terrorists? A secretive arm of the business intelligence firm SAP says yes.A specialized division of the business software powerhouse SAP...
View ArticleTurbulence Ahead: Delta Computer Outage Is Just The Start, Say Experts
A combination of complex legacy computer systems and strict uptime requirements make more of these disruptions almost inevitable.After a data center outage caused Delta Air Lines to cancel more than...
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Hackers Use Google's Ad Network To Spread "Fake Login" Malware
So-called "overlay malware," which impersonates other apps' login screens, is becoming increasingly prevalent.For years, security firms have warned of keystroke logging malware that surreptitiously...
View ArticleHow Machine Learning Will Change What You Eat
Smarter technology could make farms more efficient and food tastier, though environmentalists argue none of it is guilt-free.During the 20th century, advances in fertilizers, irrigation, and mechanized...
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Where Clinton And Trump Stand On Cybersecurity And Privacy
Clinton generally favors continuing Obama's cyber policies, while Trump calls for more cyber warfare and surveillance.From alleged Russian attacks on Democratic National Committee servers and the...
View ArticleThis AI Startup Wants To Automate Your Tedious Document Searches
The company says machine learning and natural language processing can make financial research dramatically more efficient.For the casual internet user, a quick Google search is often all it takes to...
View ArticleAt This Year's U.S. Open, IBM Wants To Give You All The Insta-Commentary You...
The company's machine-learning engines are providing tennis fans with real-time analytics of matches—including predictions of who will win.Tennis fans watching the U.S. Open at home or in person this...
View ArticleAlphabet Is Using Google's Ad Technology To Take On ISIS
An internal incubator is using Google's marketing algorithms to present ISIS sympathizers with different points of view.An experimental division of Google parent Alphabet is harnessing Google's...
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Can Deep Learning Take Cybersecurity To The Next Level? This Startup Says Yes.
With a 99.9% success rate at detecting malware, Deep Instinct aims to revolutionize how we protect ourselves on the web.A cybersecurity startup is applying the same "deep learning" techniques that are...
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How America Gets Its Deadliest New Drug
Websites and international smuggling rings are fueling a surge in overdoses thought to be due to the elephant-strength opioid carfentanil.In the past few months, a string of overdoses across the U.S....
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