Researchers discover new side channel attack on low-end phones
Georgia Tech Researchers have now shown that one of the very measures meant to keep data secure on a low-end phone can enable attackers to steal it.
Sep 28, 2021
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Consumer & Gadgets
Fake-Waking Voice Assistant: Research provides new insights into the 'fake wake phenomenon'
The international researcher team has discovered new insights and valuable finding that manufacturers of voice assistants can utilize to enhance the security of their voice assistants as well as the privacy of users. The ...
Sep 27, 2021
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Internet
Resolving the where and when of social media events
Researchers from the University of Melbourne (UoM) and the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) have developed an algorithm that can detect important events based on the time and geographical scale of topics ...
Sep 24, 2021
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Computer Sciences
Finding the needles in a haystack of high-dimensional data sets
One of the challenges in the era of Big Data is dealing with many independent variables, also known as the "curse of dimensionality." Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop algorithms that can select subsets of features ...
Sep 23, 2021
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Computer Sciences
Scientists show how fast algorithms are improving across a broad range of examples
Algorithms are sort of like a parent to a computer. They tell the computer how to make sense of information so they can, in turn, make something useful out of it.
Sep 21, 2021
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How 'engagement' makes you vulnerable to manipulation and misinformation on social media
Facebook has been quietly experimenting with reducing the amount of political content it puts in users' news feeds. The move is a tacit acknowledgment that the way the company's algorithms work can be a problem.
Sep 13, 2021
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Imaginary numbers protect AI from very real threats
Computer engineers at Duke University have demonstrated that using complex numbers—numbers with both real and imaginary components—can play an integral part in securing artificial intelligence algorithms against malicious ...
Sep 1, 2021
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Robotics
These robots can move your couch
To train robots how to work independently but cooperatively, researchers at the University of Cincinnati gave them a relatable task: Move a couch.
Aug 24, 2021
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Telecom
New technology could bring the fastest version of 5G to your home and workplace
Consumers of today's 5G cellphones may have experienced one of the following tradeoffs: impressive download speeds with extremely limited and spotty coverage, or widespread and reliable coverage with speeds that aren't much ...
Aug 23, 2021
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Robotics
Air Learning: A gym environment to train deep reinforcement algorithms for aerial robot navigation
Roboticists worldwide have been trying to develop autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that could be deployed during search and rescue missions or that could be used to map geographical areas and for source-seeking. ...
