Colorado accepts cryptocurrency to pay taxes, moving the state 'tech forward'
Gov. Jared Polis said Coloradans can pay their taxes using cryptocurrency, making good on a plan he announced earlier this year.
Sep 21, 2022
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How the tide turned on data centres in Europe
Every time we make a call on Zoom, upload a document to the cloud or stream a video, our computers connect to vast warehouses filled with servers to store or access data.
Sep 14, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
Voice-operated smartphones target Africa's illiterate
Voice-operated smartphones are aiming at a vast yet widely overlooked market in sub-Saharan Africa—the tens of millions of people who face huge challenges in life because they cannot read or write.
Sep 09, 2022
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Software
Portable tech platform monitors volume of bulk material stockpiles with timely, cost-effective method
Purdue University civil engineers have developed a fully automated, portable system to estimate the volume of stockpiles of bulk supplies like salt and other materials used in industrial, highway and agricultural applications.
Aug 31, 2022
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How data from period-tracking and pregnancy apps could be used to prosecute pregnant people
Many popular reproductive health apps are lacking when it comes to protecting users' data privacy, according to a new report highlighting the potential legal risk to people seeking an abortion.
Aug 17, 2022
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Business
The downside of digital transformation: Why organizations must allow for those who can't or won't move online
We hear the phrase "digital transformation" a lot these days. It's often used to describe the process of replacing functions and services that were once done face-to-face by human beings with online interactions that are ...
Jul 18, 2022
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Log4j software flaw 'endemic,' new cyber safety panel says
A computer vulnerability discovered last year in a ubiquitous piece of software is an "endemic" problem that will pose security risks for potentially a decade or more, according to a new cybersecurity panel created by President ...
Jul 14, 2022
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Computer Sciences
Vaccine attitudes detected in tweets by AI model
People's attitudes towards vaccines can now be detected from their social media posts by an intelligent AI model, developed by researchers at the University of Warwick.
Jul 12, 2022
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How daycare apps can spy on parents and children
Daycare apps are designed to make everyday life in daycare centers easier. Parents can use them, for example, to access reports on their children's development and to communicate with teachers. However, some of these applications ...
Jul 07, 2022
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Apple devices getting beefed-up defense against spyware
Apple on Wednesday unveiled a new way for activists, journalists and other targets of state-sponsored espionage to protect themselves from spyware.
Jul 06, 2022
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