Facebook researchers find its apps can make us lonelier
When Facebook hosted an internal competition a few years ago to develop new product ideas, a handful of employees teamed up to build a robot named Max.
Mar 3, 2022
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Protecting children in the metaverse: It's easy to blame big tech, but we all have a role to play
In a recent BBC news investigation, a reporter posing as a 13-year-old girl in a virtual reality (VR) app was exposed to sexual content, racist insults and a rape threat. The app in question, VRChat, is an interactive platform ...
Mar 1, 2022
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Security
How thieves manage to steal cryptocurrency
US officials announced on Tuesday they had recovered $3.6 billion of bitcoin stolen in a 2016, throwing a light on the scams that surround cryptocurrency.
Feb 9, 2022
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Engineering
Technology helps offer 3D-printed homes as an option for ownership
For Apis Cor, a construction company based in Melbourne, Fla., building certain kinds of homes relies an awful lot on a key team member named Frank.
Feb 2, 2022
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Business
The race is on to translate viral app Wordle
Wordle, the simple word game that has taken the English-speaking world by storm, is sparking spontaneous efforts to develop similar games for other languages.
Feb 1, 2022
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Personalized smart guns, which allow only verified users to shoot, may become available in US
Personalized smart guns, which can be fired only by verified users, may be arriving to U.S. markets.
Jan 12, 2022
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The metaverse offers a future full of potential, for terrorists and extremists too
The metaverse is coming. Like all technological innovation, it brings new opportunities and new risks.
Jan 10, 2022
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Computer Sciences
One-size fits all image descriptions on the web don't meet the needs of blind people
Online image descriptions—or "alt-text"—help people who are blind or have low vision easily access information by providing the context and detail needed to interact with websites meaningfully, securely and efficiently.
Dec 20, 2021
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This season, give the gift of tech literacy—not addiction—along with that device
What do wireless speakers, streaming music subscriptions, smartphones and customized game controllers have in common? They are some of the best tech gifts for children and teens this year.
Dec 13, 2021
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Instagram tightens teen defenses as US hearing looms
Instagram announced new protections on Tuesday for young users, a day before the photo-sharing app's CEO faces a grilling from US lawmakers on whether the platform is "toxic" for children.
Dec 7, 2021
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