Brute-force test attack bypasses Android biometric defense
Chinese researchers say they successfully bypassed fingerprint authentication safeguards on smartphones by staging a brute force attack.
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A clear definition and classification taxonomy for safety-critical self-adaptive robotic systems
Robotic systems are set to be introduced in a wide range of real-world settings, ranging from roads to malls, offices, airports, and healthcare facilities. To perform consistently well in these environments, however, robots ...
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Hibernation and Trash features abound for the upcoming Android 12
Among other features, the new Android version 12 will both automatically set unused apps to idle mode to provide more space as well as support a trash bin for deleted files.
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Microsoft's new Power Fx offers developers an open source, low-code programming language
During its 2021 Ignite conference, Microsoft announced the launch of Power Fx, a low-code and completely open source programming language.
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Reinforcement learning algorithms score higher than humans, other AI systems at classic video games
A team of researchers at Uber AI Labs in San Francisco has developed a set of learning algorithms that proved to be better at playing classic video games than human players or other AI systems. In their paper published in ...
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Microsoft's Viva reimagines intranet in post-COVID world
The promise of slowing numbers of COVID-19 cases and the development of vaccines are offering hope that workers exiled at home can get back to work again. While no one expects a rapid return to the workplace, one thing seems ...
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New virtual reality software allows scientists to 'walk' inside cells
Virtual reality software which allows researchers to 'walk' inside and analyse individual cells could be used to understand fundamental problems in biology and develop new treatments for disease.
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'Achilles' flaw exposes a billion Android phones
One billion Android phones are at risk of attacks by hackers taking advantage of what a research firm says are 400 vulnerabilities detected on the smartphone's chips.
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Chrome tweak stems battery drain
Google's Chromium browser team has come up with a simple fix to address heavy battery drain.
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A clothing measurement app for the age of social distancing
Our world has been shaken by a deadly microscopic virus that has forced us to change the routines of our lives in major ways, routines that may never completely return to normal.
