Consumer & Gadgets
"Nextdoor" is the world's largest hyperlocal social media network, used by 13% of American adults. Yet little is known about the make-up of the actual neighborhoods—numbering approximately 220,000 across the United States—in ...
Jun 3, 2024
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Security
Many local authorities respond too slowly or inadequately to reports about security vulnerabilities. These coordinated vulnerability disclosures (CVD reports) are often made by ethical hackers who aim to make the internet ...
Oct 4, 2023
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Security
Collecting sufficient data without distribution bias is essential to improve the performance of artificial intelligence (AI) analysis. AI technology is required to collect data dispersed across multiple institutions and safely ...
Jun 23, 2023
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Internet
Social media companies need content moderation systems to keep users safe and prevent the spread of misinformation, but these systems are often based on Western norms, and unfairly penalize users in the Global South, according ...
Apr 13, 2023
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Internet
Now you see a new "official" label on some high-profile Twitter accounts, now you don't.
Nov 9, 2022
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Business
Japan has stepped up its push to catch up on digitization by telling a reluctant public they have to sign up for digital IDs or possibly lose access to their public health insurance.
Oct 25, 2022
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Internet
We live in an increasingly connected world, a fact underscored by the swift spread of the coronavirus around the globe. Underlying this connectivity are complex networks—global air transportation, the internet, power grids, ...
Jul 18, 2022
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Engineering
There is strength in numbers. That's true not only for humans, but for drones too. By flying in a swarm, they can cover larger areas and collect a wider range of data, since each drone can be equipped with different sensors.
May 18, 2021
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Computer Sciences
To enter the world of the fantastically small, the main currency is either a ray of light or electrons.
Jan 26, 2021
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Security
A major U.S. provider of software services to state and local governments acknowledged Friday that it was hit by a ransomware attack two days after telling clients an unknown intruder had compromised its phone and information ...
Sep 25, 2020
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