Internet
A Ukrainian security researcher reported finding a database with the names, phone numbers and unique user IDs of more than 267 million Facebook users—nearly all U.S.-based—on the open internet. That data was likely harvested ...
Dec 20, 2019
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Security
It may look like an email from a supervisor with an attachment on the new "work from home policy." But it could be a cleverly designed scheme to hack into your network.
Mar 18, 2020
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Security
Authorities "on every continent" have arrested a total of over 20,000 people in the past year in an Interpol-coordinated blow against online and telephone fraudsters, the international organisation said Wednesday.
Dec 9, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
Information is a valuable commodity. And thanks to technology, there are millions of terabytes of it online.
Oct 13, 2023
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Computer Sciences
Humans aren't the only ones learning toxic ideas online. New research led by Penn State researchers reveals that large language models that use internet files to learn how to respond to user prompts about different countries ...
Apr 27, 2023
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Computer Sciences
New research from a group including a University of Massachusetts Amherst engineer has helped identify the most important characteristics to increase adoption of ride-splitting platforms like UberX Share.
Jan 4, 2024
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Internet
Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg on Friday promised to review the social network's policies that led to its decision to not moderate controversial messages posted by US President Donald Trump.
Jun 6, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
When Ashley Storino wants a new pair of black boots or book recommendations, she knows what gets results—and it isn't Google.
Sep 19, 2022
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Robotics
Scientific progress is anything but automatic. The path to new discoveries is not a straight line. But while the route to nuclear energy breakthroughs may be circuitous, automated solutions can enhance the efficiency of the ...
Nov 1, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
A team of Carnegie Mellon University researchers led by Turner Cotterman, an engineering and public policy (EPP) Ph.D. student, has shown that sustainably decarbonizing our energy system by 2050 will require us to change ...
May 26, 2021
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