400 years later, a new Mayflower will sail without humans
The Mayflower is taking to the water in Plymouth harbor.
Sep 15, 2020
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Business
Amazon makes new upscale move with 'Luxury Stores'
Amazon unveiled plans Tuesday for a new online luxury "shopping experience" that will seek to connect well-heeled consumers and high-end brands.
Sep 15, 2020
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Internet
Facebook failing to stop political manipulation: fired employee
Facebook has fallen woefully short in stopping political manipulation of the platform by governments around the world, according to a data scientist fired this month by the social network.
Sep 15, 2020
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Camera monitoring significantly improves driver safety
A new study has shown HGV drivers drive much more safely when there are cameras in their cabs monitoring their behavior.
Sep 15, 2020
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Internet
Zerologon: Microsoft addressing severe network exploit
A Dutch security firm reported last week that it uncovered a severe Windows vulnerability last month that allowed hackers to take over network administrator privileges with a single click.
Computer Sciences
Can a new algorithm make self-driving cars safer?
A driverless car isn't driven by a person but is controlled by a system of sensors and processors. In many countries, tests of autonomous driving have been happening for years. Germany wants to permit driverless cars across ...
Sep 15, 2020
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Computer Sciences
A deep learning model achieves super-human performance at Gran Turismo Sport
Over the past few decades, research teams worldwide have developed machine learning and deep learning techniques that can achieve human-comparable performance on a variety of tasks. Some of these models were also trained ...
Security
Popular messenger services are extremely insecure
Researchers from the Technical University of Darmstadt and the University of Würzburg show that popular mobile messengers expose personal data via discovery services that allow users to find contacts based on phone numbers ...
Sep 15, 2020
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Machine learning & AI
Giving computers a voice
From Alexa and Siri to translation programs and computer-generated news, anything seems possible these days.The Media Technology Center is searching for applications that could lend a hand with day-to-day editorial work.
Sep 15, 2020
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Machine learning & AI
Everything AI?
Artificial intelligence is having a growing impact on our daily lives and is also revolutionizing research. ETH Zurich recognizes its responsibility in this area and is striving to promote innovation and trust in this fast-evolving ...
Sep 15, 2020
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