I, Chatbot: Getting your news from a talkative automaton
"Do you ever lie to your friends?," Jam asks, popping up in a private message box at the bottom of your screen.
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W3C and WHATWG agreement: Single version of HTML, DOM specifications
Having two separate HTML specifications? What's up with that? Stephen Shankland's account of the two in CNET: "for nearly a decade, two separate groups have been issuing separate documents to define Hypertext Markup Language, ...
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Researchers imagine a cheaper, fairer marketplace for digital goods
E-commerce is sizzling. Last year, consumers spent more than $517 billion online with US merchants, up 15 percent from the year before, according to Internet Retailer.
May 17, 2019
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WhatsApp flaw let spies take control with calls alone (Update)
Spyware crafted by a sophisticated group of hackers-for-hire took advantage of a flaw in the popular WhatsApp communications program to remotely hijack dozens of targeted phones without any user interaction.
May 14, 2019
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Bots exploiting blockchains for profit
Blockchains have been hailed as fair and open, constructed so a single user can't falsify or alter records because they're all part of a transparent network.
Apr 30, 2019
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First reputation-based blockchain guarantees security against 51 percent attacks
Researchers at the University of Luxembourg are part of an international team that has proposed the first blockchain system to guarantee proper performance even when more than 51 percent of the system's computing power is ...
Mar 22, 2019
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As the web turns 30, is it an 'out-of-control monster'?
Thirty years ago this month, a young British software engineer working at a lab near Geneva invented a system for scientists to share information that would ultimately change humanity.
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New platform acts as a gatekeeper to ensure web services adhere to a user's custom data restrictions
A new platform developed by MIT and Harvard University researchers ensures that web services adhere to users' preferences on how their data are stored and shared in the cloud.
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Love it and leave it: Social media effects explored by researchers
Social media platforms now cope with a sobered-up user base. Users are aware the platforms can render them lab rats for marketeers. They are also in a sobered-up world, hearing out critics who suggest excessive use is replacing ...
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Fun tricks possible with Google knowledge boxes no laughing matter for some
Google-watching hounds were understandably happy if not relieved to report that Google appeared to be responding to findings that a search engine bug was leaving the door open to spoofing, as pinpointed by Wietze Beukema ...
