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Gmail's new 'confidential mode' offers more privacy controls—but don't get too comfortable

In rolling out major updates to Gmail, Google announced Wednesday that the popular email service will soon feature a new "confidential mode" that promises to give users more control over who sees the emails they send, and ...

Internet

Apr 26, 2018
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Change blindness—mobile phone users miss vital information

Do you ever find it difficult to read what is on your phone? Do you bring the phone closer or move it away from face to help? New research by computer scientists at the University of St Andrews finds how mobile phone users ...

Consumer & Gadgets

Apr 25, 2018
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How Cambridge Analytica's Facebook targeting model really worked – according to the person who built it

The researcher whose work is at the center of the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data analysis and political advertising uproar has revealed that his method worked much like the one Netflix uses to recommend movies.

Internet

Mar 30, 2018
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Startup wants to sequence your genome and let you own the data so you can sell it

A new startup called Nebula Genomics has released a white paper on its website offering people a way to cash in on their own genomes. Customers would pay to have their genome sequenced, (under $1000) but in return, would ...

Hi Tech & Innovation

Feb 09, 2018
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New laser technology could reduce accidents on icy roads

Researchers have proposed an innovative new solution to dealing with dangerous icy roads in winter, putting forward an improved, safer method in a paper published today in Applied Spectroscopy Reviews.

Engineering

Nov 30, 2017
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Olympus is down to business with smart glasses for work sites

(Tech Xplore)—Olympus has a new EyeTrek Insight EI-10 smart glasses for business use.

Consumer & Gadgets

Nov 08, 2017
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How to store information in your clothes invisibly, without electronics

A new type of smart fabric developed at the University of Washington could pave the way for jackets that store invisible passcodes and open the door to your apartment or office.

Engineering

Oct 31, 2017
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Innovative material for soft sensor could bring new tactile tech

A new type of soft and stretchable sensor could find uses in applications ranging from athletics and health monitoring to prosthetics and virtual reality.

Engineering

Oct 23, 2017
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Understanding the real innovation behind the iPhone

When the iPhone emerged in 2007, it came with all the promise and pomp of a major Steve Jobs announcement, highlighting its user interface and slick design as key selling points. We know now that the iPhone transformed the ...

Consumer & Gadgets

Jun 28, 2017
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The way we walk can be used to power and secure our devices

When we walk or move, we create kinetic energy in a way that is unique to each of us. Our latest research shows that it's so unique, it can be used to authenticate who we are.

Security

May 24, 2017
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How WhatsApp encryption works – and why there shouldn't be a backdoor

A battle between national security and privacy is brewing. Governments and secret services are asking encrypted messaging services such as WhatsApp to allow them access to users' data. Most recently, in the wake of the March ...

Security

Mar 28, 2017
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Novel technique tracks more web users across browsers

For good or ill, what users do on the web is tracked. Banks track users as an authentication technique, to offer their customers enhanced security protection. Retailers track customers and potential customers in order to ...

Software

Feb 13, 2017
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Headlamp innovation is talked up at Mercedes-Benz

(Tech Xplore)—New technology news from Mercedes-Benz reflects headway into headlamps. The news is about headlamps that are designed to deliver high precision, brightness without glare and much more. Cars of the future from ...

Hi Tech & Innovation

Dec 06, 2016
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How to save the Internet of Things from cyber attacks – with psychology

Two scientists were recently able to take over the lights of an office building using a drone and some clever computer hacking. They demonstrated how "smart" lightbulbs connected to the internet were vulnerable to a virus ...

Security

Nov 15, 2016
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4chan raids—how one dark corner of the internet is spreading its shadows

The internet is full of dark places. There are websites where people gather to share illegal images, buy illicit drugs and air offensive opinions that wouldn't be tolerated on most mainstream sites. But just as the memes ...

Internet

Nov 09, 2016
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