Goodbye, iTunes: Once-revolutionary app gone in Mac update
It's time to bid farewell to iTunes, the once-revolutionary program that made online music sales mainstream and effectively blunted the impact of piracy.
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Security
Security in a heartbeat
A thumbprint to unlock a door. An eye scan to unlatch a vault. Both were once ideas of the future that may become things of the past if current research is successful.
Oct 7, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
How bike sharing in Seattle rose from the ashes of Pronto's failure
In October 2014, Seattle launched Pronto, a docked bike-share program. But Pronto had problems shifting into a higher gear, and the city ended the program in 2017, making Seattle one of the few cities in the world to shut ...
Oct 7, 2019
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Computer Sciences
Predicting terror activity before it happens
Data scientists have developed an early-warning model that can successfully predict how lethal a terror organization will become in the future based on only its first 10 attacks.
Oct 7, 2019
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Software
This new tool for developers can help preserve app users' privacy
When you open a newly-installed app on your phone and it says to you, "This app would like to use your location data," what do you do? Depending on the app, you might be thinking, Why does it need my location? Wouldn't ...
Oct 7, 2019
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Business
Consumer Reports: Hidden cable TV fees may cost you $450 extra annually
If you've ever wondered how your $100 cable bill grows to new heights, Consumer Reports has the answer. Add-on fees, usually disguised from the public, add $450 to your cable bill every year, the product testing and consumer ...
Oct 7, 2019
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Security
Porn, politics are key targets in 'deepfakes': study
So-called "deepfake" videos are proliferating online, with most of them pornographic but with some politically motivated ones as well, security researchers said Monday.
Oct 7, 2019
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Robotics
Soft robot programmed to move like an inchworm
Engineering researchers from the University of Toronto have created a miniature robot that can crawl with inchworm-like motion. The underlying technology could one day transform industries from aviation to smart wearables.
Oct 7, 2019
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Hardware
Groundbreaking method detects defective computer chips
Guaranteeing that computer chips, that can consist of billions of interconnected transistors, are manufactured without defects is a challenge. But how to determine if a chip is compromised?
Oct 7, 2019
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Internet
The government doesn't want Facebook to encrypt your messages: Here's why
The U.S. Justice Department doesn't want Facebook to encrypt messages on WhatsApp and its other messaging services, without giving law enforcement "backdoor" access to such conversations. The goal is to stop child pornographers, ...
Oct 7, 2019
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