Scams and frauds: Here are tactics criminals use on you in the age of AI and cryptocurrencies
Scams are nothing new—fraud has existed as long as human greed, but what changes are the tools.
Sep 18, 2025
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Security
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Security
Digital tool helps police forces identify potential victims of human trafficking
A new analytical tool that helps identify potential victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation is helping police forces across the UK work to get justice for victims.
Sep 18, 2025
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Security
Robustly detecting sneaky cyberattacks that might throw AI spacecraft off-course
A recent study suggests that cyberattacks on future, AI-guided spacecraft could be thwarted by unpicking what the AI has been "thinking."
Sep 18, 2025
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Engineering
Tiny manganese tweak results in material with record-high thermoelectric performance
QUT researchers have developed a new material that achieves record-high thermoelectric performance, paving the way for more efficient conversion of waste heat into clean electricity.
Sep 18, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Solar power cuts electricity bills and carbon emissions—NZ needs to scale up faster
Solar power is now the cheapest form of electricity in most countries, including New Zealand, and its global uptake is growing exponentially.
Sep 18, 2025
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Computer Sciences
Rethinking train delays with quantum power
Train delays can cascade into stalled commutes, economic losses, and vacation snags. Scheduling trains is computationally complex, though: It can take hours or days to solve large transportation networks on traditional computers, ...
Sep 18, 2025
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Pioneering recipe for conductive plastics paves way for human bodies to go online
It's moldable, biocompatible and glitters like gold. Plastic that can conduct an electric charge is a material that can be used for everything from sensors that can monitor our health to self-cooling clothing or electronic ...
Sep 18, 2025
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Computer Sciences
The AI model that teaches itself to think through problems, no humans required
Artificial intelligence is getting smarter every day, but it still has its limits. One of the biggest challenges has been teaching advanced AI models to reason, which means solving problems step by step. But in a new paper ...
Business
ChatGPT is getting parental controls after a teen died by suicide—why experts say they aren't enough
Warning: This article contains discussion of suicide and self-harm. If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health or suicidal thoughts, call or text 988 (the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline) in the U.S. For those ...
Sep 18, 2025
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Engineering
Flexible optical touch sensor simultaneously pinpoints pressure strength and location
Researchers have developed a flexible optical touch sensor that can simultaneously detect the strength and location of pressure with high sensitivity and stability. The advance in tactile sensing paves the way for next-generation ...
Sep 18, 2025
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