Google cautions EU on AI rule-making
Google warned on Thursday that the EU's definition of artificial intelligence was too broad and that Brussels must refrain from over-regulating a crucial technology.
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Cut-and-paste enters era of augmented reality
It was in 1901 that an author of children's books imagined an electronic image that could float over people and provide information about them. L. Frank Baum, who a year earlier penned "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," referred ...
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Researchers use machine learning to unearth underground Instagram 'pods'
Likes, shares, followers, and comments are the currency of online social networks. Posts with high levels of engagement are prioritized by content curation algorithms, allowing social network "influencers" to monetize the ...
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Facebook bots to create a friendlier universe
All Facebook is saying is give peace a chance.
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'I saw you were online': How online status indicators shape our behavior
Some apps highlight when a person is online—and then share that information with their followers. When a user logs in to a website or app that uses online status indicators, a little green (or orange or blue) dot pops up ...
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Half a million stolen passwords, emails for sale on dark web
Hackers stole personal data from more than a half million users of an Italy-based email service and posted the purloined information for sale online.
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Google to publish user location data to help govts tackle virus (Update)
Google says it will publish users' location data around the world from Friday to allow governments to gauge the effectiveness of social distancing measures, brought in to stem the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Router phishing scam targets global fear over coronavirus
There is no tragedy serious enough that creeps somewhere around the world won't take advantage of. The cybersecurity organization Bitdefender reported this week that phishing scams preying on people's fears about coronavirus ...
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Changing the rules of computing could lighten Big Data's impact on the internet
At a time when we're relying on the internet to an unprecedented degree in our daily lives, a team of U-M researchers led by Mosharaf Chowdhury and Harsha Madhyastha has found a way for tech companies, banks and health systems ...
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Google strengthens security system for all users
Google announced today that it is bolstering its malware protection system for Google account holders. It will broaden the protective web provided by its Advanced Protection Program (APP) that has been offering additional ...
