World's deadliest inventor: Mikhail Kalashnikov and his AK-47
What is the deadliest weapon of the 20th century?
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Engineering
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Internet
Hackers are now targeting councils and governments, threatening to leak citizen data
In recent weeks, Johannesburg's computer network was held for ransom by a hacker group called Shadow Kill Hackers. This was the second time in three months a ransomware attack has hit South Africa's largest city. This time, ...
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Robotics
Cube-shaped magnetic building blocks for soft robotics applications
ETH scientists have developed cube-shaped magnetic building blocks that can be assembled into two-dimensional shapes and controlled by an external magnetic field. They can be used for soft robotics applications.
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Machine learning & AI
New tool highlights what generative models leave out when reconstructing a scene
Anyone who has spent time on social media has probably noticed that GANs, or generative adversarial networks, have become remarkably good at drawing faces. They can predict what you'll look like when you're old and what you'd ...
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Software
Teachable Machine 2.0 expands machine learning experience
What, it's that easy to grasp machine learning basics? Good news from Google's Teachable Machine crew. Previously, the Teachable Machine provided lessons on how AI works but a new 2.0 puts you to work in making your machine ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Team of 'white hat' hackers found bugs in Amazon Echo and Galaxy S10
A team of leading security researchers was recently crowned top hackers after finding vulnerabilities across multiple devices including an Alexa-powered Amazon Echo and a Samsung Galaxy S10.
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Consumer & Gadgets
Alexa as your new bestie: Can an AI robot or voice assistant help you feel less lonely?
You: "Alexa, I'm lonely."
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Consumer & Gadgets
Redditor creates a massive, working AirPod replica that's pretty impossible to lose
It's no secret that Apple's tiny AirPods earbuds get lost—a lot.
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Consumer & Gadgets
Is Spotify the new Tinder? It is for this couple
Swipe right. Then left, another left, then left again. That's the typical movement your thumb might go through if you're trying to find "the one" on any dating app. In some circles, it's becoming more common to hear friends ...
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'New T-Mobile' announces budget plan for $15 monthly and 5G coming Dec. 6
T-Mobile plans to light up its 5G network on Dec. 6 and, with it, is making long-term commitments to low-income families and first responders.
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