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The metaverse isn't here yet, but it already has a long history
Nattie's metaverse romance began with anonymous texting. At first "C" would admit only to living in a nearby town. Nattie eventually learned "Clem" was a man with a solitary office job like hers. For Nattie "lived, as it ...
Aug 12, 2022
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A system for stable simultaneous communication among thousands of IoT devices
A research team led by Professor Song Min Kim of the KAIST School of Electrical Engineering developed a system that can support concurrent communications for tens of millions of IoT devices using backscattering millimeter-level ...
Jul 28, 2022
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Feds: $401M will add high-speed internet to rural US places
The federal government is pledging $401 million in grants and loans to expand the reach and improve the speed of internet for rural residents, tribes and businesses in remote parts of 11 states from Alaska to Arkansas.
Jul 28, 2022
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Google is asked to prove it's not suppressing anti-abortion search results
Republican attorneys general from 17 states are asking Alphabet Inc.'s Google to provide assurances that the search giant isn't suppressing results for crisis pregnancy centers in favor of abortion clinics.
Jul 27, 2022
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Surveillance is pervasive: Yes, you are being watched, even if no one is looking for you
The U.S. has the largest number of surveillance cameras per person in the world. Cameras are omnipresent on city streets and in hotels, restaurants, malls and offices. They're also used to screen passengers for the Transportation ...
Jul 25, 2022
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Facebook gives users new way to see all their friends' posts
Facebook is rolling out an update that enables its 2 billion daily users to more easily view their friends' posts in chronological order.
Jul 22, 2022
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YouTube vows to remove abortion misinformation
YouTube on Thursday said it will start removing videos containing false or unsafe claims about abortion in a crackdown on misinformation about the medical procedure.
Jul 22, 2022
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Celebrity deepfakes are all over TikTok. Here's why they're becoming common, and how you can spot them
One of the world's most popular social media platforms, TikTok, is now host to a steady stream of deepfake videos.
Jul 19, 2022
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Failures in large networks can be prevented with local focus
We live in an increasingly connected world, a fact underscored by the swift spread of the coronavirus around the globe. Underlying this connectivity are complex networks—global air transportation, the internet, power grids, ...
Jul 18, 2022
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New research puts your online privacy preferences to the test
When it comes to privacy, you've probably heard some say they "don't care about privacy if there's nothing to hide." Typically, someone who says this is not taking into account that you may have strong beliefs on the very ...
Jul 18, 2022
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Facebook, Instagram release report on efforts to protect rights
Social media giant Meta, whose platforms including Facebook and Instagram regularly face concerns over their impact on civil liberties and democracy, on Thursday released its first annual report on its efforts to protect ...
Jul 14, 2022
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Is Twitter down? Service appears to return after outage
Twitter appears to be returning for some users after experiencing an hourlong outage that affected both its app and website on Thursday.
Jul 14, 2022
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Safer web surfing with a new method for detecting malicious modes
With the ever-increasing importance of the Internet in our lives, there are growing attempts to exploit software vulnerabilities in our PCs for personal benefit. One way to do so is by infecting the victim's PC with a malicious ...
Jul 13, 2022
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