Security
The call came on a Saturday in July delivering grim news: Many of the computer systems serving the government of LaPorte County, Indiana, had been taken hostage with ransomware. The hackers demanded $250,000.
Sep 20, 2019
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Internet
Facebook said Monday it is working to stop advertisers from changing headlines in links to news stories after concerns raised by a British political party's altering of one such link.
Sep 16, 2019
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Security
The invention of an artificial super-intelligence has been a central theme in science fiction since at least the 19th century. From E.M. Forster's short story The Machine Stops (1909) to the recent HBO television series Westworld, ...
Aug 23, 2019
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Internet
Intrigued by the idea of harnessing the power of Twitter to find out how Edmonton's green spaces, playgrounds or open wi-fi affect mental health, a group of University of Alberta graduate students and alumni developed a web ...
Jul 23, 2019
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Internet
A scathing British parliamentary report on Monday branded Facebook "digital gangsters" who failed to fight the spread of fake news and violated data privacy.
Feb 18, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
Australia looks set to adopt fuel-efficiency standards after the Albanese government on Sunday revealed options for the long-awaited policy. The government says the reform would lead to more cars that are cheaper to run, ...
Feb 7, 2024
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Engineering
International collaboration to create standards and policies for the construction industry is vital to bring down the industry's carbon footprint, argues Professor Matti Kuittinen of Aalto University in a paper published ...
Dec 5, 2023
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Business
Retraining Alberta's oil and gas workers for the solar industry costs far less than you think. The results of our new study clearly show that a rapid transition to sustainable energy production is feasible, as costs of retraining ...
Nov 1, 2023
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Business
It may have been largely overlooked in the election debates, but New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions are finally on the way down.
Oct 9, 2023
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Business
The UK's housing stock is old, energy inefficient and heavily reliant on fossil fuel heating systems—mainly gas boilers. With heating responsible for 17% of the UK's carbon emissions, homes and their central heating must ...
Jul 3, 2023
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