Apple, Google release technology for pandemic apps
Apple and Google on Wednesday released long-awaited smartphone technology to automatically notify people if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus.
May 20, 2020
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Gaming researchers develop a new way to render characters with realistic skin
Researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) have developed a new solution to render an essential detail in many video games: human skin. The research is published in the Proceedings of the Association ...
May 12, 2020
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Google updates Read Along and Google Lens apps
Google this week announced upgrades to two programs: one will assist users researching words and expressions and learning foreign languages, and the other will help children who are learning to read.
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Software flaws often first reported on social media networks, researchers find
Software vulnerabilities are more likely to be discussed on social media before they're revealed on a government reporting site, a practice that could pose a national security threat, according to computer scientists at the ...
May 4, 2020
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Microsoft boasts 99 percent accuracy in AI bug detection
Software bugs have been a concern for programmers for nearly 75 years since the day programmer Grace Murray Hopper reported the cause of an error in an early Harvard Mark II computer: a moth stuck between relay contacts. ...
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Apple, Google say users to control virus 'tracing' tool
Apple and Google said Friday their coronavirus "contact tracing" technology would enable smartphone users to control their own data, and that the system would likely be shut down after the pandemic ends.
Apr 25, 2020
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As more work from home, Dell unveils new BIOS shield
As millions of employees are suddenly working from home, computer security threats are on the rise. The sudden rush to set up home offices means many users working on insufficiently protected devices are exposing businesses ...
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Google introduces braille keyboard for Android
Google released a built-in virtual Braille keyboard for blind and visually impaired users last week. The new TalkBack keyboard was enabled Thursday on devices running Android 5.0 or later. Distribution will continue throughout ...
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Apple, Google to harness phones for virus infection tracking
Apple and Google fueled hopes for digital technology's promise against a fast-moving, invisible killer, announcing a joint effort to help public health agencies worldwide leverage smartphones to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.
Apr 10, 2020
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Google's Art Transfer allows users to transform photos as if they were painted by famous artists
Google has announced a change to its Arts & Culture app—now, instead of just searching for paintings that resemble selfies, users can have their photographs reinterpreted as if they had been painted by a famous artist. Called ...
