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Engineering
AI can alert urban planners and policymakers to cities' decay
More than two-thirds of the world's population is expected to live in cities by 2050, according to the United Nations. As urbanization advances around the globe, researchers at the University of Notre Dame and Stanford University ...
Oct 26, 2023
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Computer Sciences
Client-side scanning is like bugs in our pockets
Encryption provides a solution to security risks, but its flipside is that it can hinder law enforcement investigations. A new technology called client-side scanning (CSS) would enable targeted information to be revealed ...
Oct 19, 2021
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Computer Sciences
Hate speech on Twitter predicts frequency of real-life hate crimes
According to a first-of-its-kind study, cities with a higher incidence of a certain kind of racist tweets reported more actual hate crimes related to race, ethnicity, and national origin.
Jun 24, 2019
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Computer Sciences
Researchers achieve 100 percent recognition rates for half and three-quarter faces
Facial recognition technology works even when only half a face is visible, researchers from the University of Bradford have found.
May 1, 2019
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Computer Sciences
Computers use social media data to predict crime
In a study published in the EPJ Data Science journal, the team of RMIT researchers show how location and activity data from users of the Foursquare app, when coupled with recommendation algorithms, allows us to predict crimes ...
Oct 24, 2018
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Business
South Korea opens Telegram deepfake porn probe
South Korean police said Monday they had launched an investigation into encrypted messaging platform Telegram for allegedly "abetting" the distribution of so-called deepfake porn, including explicit AI generated images of ...
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Telegram chief Pavel Durov arrested at French airport
Telegram chief executive Pavel Durov is expected to appear in court Sunday after being arrested by French police at an airport near Paris for alleged offenses related to his popular messaging app, sources told AFP.
Aug 25, 2024
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Hardware
Real-time crime centers are transforming policing—criminologist explains how advanced surveillance systems work
In 2021, a driver in Albuquerque, New Mexico, ran a red light, striking and killing a 7-year-old and injuring his father. The suspect fled the scene and eventually escaped to Mexico. Using camera footage and cellphone data, ...
Aug 15, 2024
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Consumer & Gadgets
What are 'metacrimes?'—and how can we stop them?
The Apple Vision Pro is the newest tool for Australians to access three-dimensional, immersive online environments, also known as the metaverse. Released in Australia earlier this month, it allows users to take a (virtual) ...
Jul 30, 2024
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