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Australian police probe purported hacker's ransom demand

Australian police were investigating a purported hacker's release of the stolen personal data of 10,000 customers of the nation's second-largest wireless carrier and demand for a $1 million ransom in cryptocurrency, the company's ...

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A magneto-optic modulator could facilitate the development of next-generation superconductor-based computers

In the future, many computers will most likely be based on electronic circuits made of superconductors. These are materials through which an electrical current can flow without energy losses, could be very promising for the ...

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Magnetic field helps thick battery electrodes tackle electric vehicle challenges

As electric vehicles grow in popularity, the spotlight shines more brightly on some of their remaining major issues. Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin are tackling two of the bigger challenges facing electric ...

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Engineers build a battery-free, wireless underwater camera

Scientists estimate that more than 95 percent of Earth's oceans have never been observed, which means we have seen less of our planet's ocean than we have the far side of the moon or the surface of Mars.

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Creepy apps cause emotional stress: The normalization of affective discomfort in app use

We know that apps collect all sorts of data about us, and that makes us feel uncomfortable. In a new study researchers from the University of Copenhagen have measured how uncomfortable and "creeped out" using apps can make ...

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AI worse at recognizing images than humans

Researchers from HSE University and Moscow Polytechnic University have discovered that AI models are unable to represent features of human vision due to a lack of tight coupling with the respective physiology, so they are ...

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Study finds tactile impressions add product value

To win over consumers, manufacturers should build in tactile experience in product designs. A recent study found that the value of a product could be increased by differentiating its tactile impression.

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New report offers blueprint for regulation of facial recognition technology

A new report from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Human Technology Institute outlines a model law for facial recognition technology to protect against harmful use of this technology, but also foster innovation for ...

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Prediction of municipal solid waste generation using a machine learning multi-city model

Ever-increasing solid waste production has been threatening natural environment and human safety in recent years. With increasing urbanization worldwide, municipal solid waste (MSW) has increased significantly. The integrated ...

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Setchain, an application that multiplies by a thousand the number of transactions per minute in any blockchain

Researchers Margarita Capretto, Martin Ceresa (IMDEA Software), Antonio Fernández Anta (IMDEA Networks), Antonio Russo (IMDEA Networks) and César Sánchez (IMDEA Software) presented Setchain, a new data structure that improves ...