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Artificial Intelligence Tool Used to Catch People Who Lie to the Police
British scientists have developed a new computer program that can identify false reports of robbery to police.
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Waste Reduction Law Could Force Manufacturers To Repair Broken Goods
‘Right to repair’ legislation aims to alleviate waste and make products easier to fix.
FBI Pilot Program Uses Amazon’s Controversial Facial Recognition Software
The software allows the FBI to automate the analysis of mountains of video surveillance footage much faster than live agents can.
Wrong Votes and System Failures Mar South Carolina Elections, Report Finds
South Carolina voters have been voting on the same faulty, outdated equipment with no audit-able paper trail since 2004.
The Only ‘Russian Bots’ To Meddle In US Elections Belonged To Democrat-Linked ‘Experts’
US cyber-security experts have blamed Russia for meddling in American elections since 2016. Now it has emerged that authors of a Senate report on ‘Russian’ meddling actually ran a “false flag” meddling operation themselves.
Researchers Develop 128Mb STT-MRAM With World’s Fastest Write Speed For Embedded Memory
A research team has successfully developed 128Mb-density STT-MRAM (spin-transfer torque magnetoresistive random access memory) with a write speed of 14 ns for use in embedded memory applications, such as cache in IOT and AI. This is currently the world’s fastest write speed for embedded memory application with a density over 100Mb and will pave the way for the mass-production of large capacity STT-MRAM.
Guccifer 2.0 Game Over – Year End Review
A comprehensive review that chronicles the past two years of extensive research and investigation into the Guccifer 2.0 case, evaluating all of the discoveries made during the last two years, as well as the various challenges received, and to provide an up-to-date status on the validity of different areas of research into Guccifer 2.0.
Engineers Fly First-Ever Plane With No Moving Parts (VIDEO)
MIT engineers have built and flown the first-ever plane with no moving parts. Instead of propellers or turbines, the light aircraft is powered by an “ionic wind” — a silent but mighty flow of ions that is produced aboard the plane, and that generates enough thrust to propel the plane over a sustained, steady flight.
Instagram Kills Off Fake Followers, Threatens Accounts Using Apps To Get Them
Instagram is fighting back against automated apps that help users artificially inflate their social media followers and interactions.
The Weight is Over: Kilogram, Ampere, Kelvin and Mole Redefined
Historic vote means unit of measurement will no longer be defined by a piece of metal first conceived in 1889.
Scientists Create Musical Piece From The ‘Sound’ Of Sunrise On Mars (VIDEO)
Scientists have created the soundtrack of the 5,000th Mars sunrise captured by the robotic exploration rover, Opportunity, using data sonification techniques to create a two-minute piece of music.
Bitcoin Alone Can Push Global Warming Above 2°C Degrees In A Couple Decades
A new study published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Climate Change finds that if Bitcoin is implemented at similar rates at which other technologies have been incorporated, it alone could produce enough emissions to raise global temperatures by 2°C as soon as 2033.
Inferno Planets & The Goldilocks Zone: Here Are Kepler’s Most Awesome Discoveries (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Launched in 2009, Kepler’s mission was actually born in the early 80s as scientists began to turn their attention to finding planets with similar characteristics to home. Here are just some of the cool discoveries made possible due to the intergalactic telescope.
Georgia Voting Machines Left Unsecured and Unguarded (VIDEO)
Video footage shows unattended voting machines in Fulton County left in an unlocked room completely vulnerable to attackers the day before early voting begins.
New Dating App For Trump Supporters Exposes Users’ Data On Launch Day
Donald Daters, a new app seeking to “make American date again” and address the needs of alienated young Trump supporters, has reportedly leaked private user data immediately after the launch.