Internet
A team of researchers at Alphabet's research and development company, X, working on what has been named Project Taara, has successfully set up a laser-based system for beaming the internet across the Congo River at speeds ...
Hardware
A bug in a protocol used by virtually all Internet of Things devices exposes millions of users to potential attack, a researcher reported Monday. The fault centers on the Universal Plug and Play protocol, a 12-year-old implementation ...
Engineering
Sophisticated systems for the detection of biomarkers—molecules such as DNA or proteins that indicate the presence of a disease—are crucial for real-time diagnostic and disease-monitoring devices.
May 2, 2023
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Internet
While we tackle scores of digital tasks daily on our desktop computers, smartphones, smart watches, notebooks, security devices and sound systems, and converse with Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant to answer questions or ...
Engineering
Rice University engineers have one-upped their own technique to increase security for the "internet of things."
Feb 19, 2020
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Internet
Internet censorship by authoritarian governments prohibits free and open access to information for millions of people around the world. Attempts to evade such censorship have turned into a continually escalating race to keep ...
Nov 13, 2019
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Software
Another day, another app mishap story, and it is in the Ouch range. This one is called WiFi Finder.
Internet
The US Federal Communications Commission voted on Thursday to reinstate tougher rules to guarantee open access to the internet, reversing a decision made during the Trump administration.
Apr 25, 2024
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Business
In 2012 a 15-year-old girl died in Berlin after being hit by a subway train. Her bereaved parents asked Facebook to turn over her private messages in hopes of understanding whether her death was a suicide or an accident.
Apr 10, 2024
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Hardware
Researchers have developed a new manufacturing technology that enables the production of high-quality oxide films and effective patterning at low temperatures and manufactured non-volatile resistive random access memory. ...
Mar 29, 2024
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