Hackers are just one part of a supply chain in a multimillion-dollar black market for stolen data.
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The hacker who steals your data is just one part of an illicit supply chain featuring producers, wholesalers, distributors and consumers – a black-market industry worth millions of dollars.
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From building planning to heritage restoration and advance surveillance, drones are set to change the face of our cities – here’s how.
The restraints on COVID-19 misinformation on Twitter are off.
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A wealth of research on social media shows that COVID-19 misinformation is damaging to public health.
5G can also be deployed in ‘private’ networks, but it is still very expensive. Solutions for both private and public networks.
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The deployment of 5G networks depends on the compatibility of the instruments and protocols of a handful of industry players.
How long should a solar subsidies, or any subsidy, last?
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Start high, drop fast and avoid the free-riders: How to design subsidies that can boost clean energy in the US and elsewhere.
Twitter itself produces a lot of data that’s available nowhere else.
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If Twitter were to go dark, with it would go a valuable source of data as well as a means of sharing information relied on by activists, journalists, public health officials and scientists.
Many businesses simply choose to pay a ransom than suffer the consequences of a cyber attack.
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In a viscous cycle, it’s also becoming harder to get cyberinsurance.
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Meta’s focus on virtual reality might free up space for smaller social media players to compete.
The Reface App on a smartphone.
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Despite their dangers, highly realistic deepfake images and videos are finding positive uses in the creative arts.
Population growth fuels knowledge, leading to new technology and energy use, fueling more population growth.
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The UN estimates the global population will pass 8 billion people on Nov. 15, 2022. From the Stone Age to today, here’s how things spiraled out of control.
Serena Williams has her eyes on Nigeria in a new venture.
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Serena Williams’s investment in a Nigerian digital company shows why the country’s technology sector is attractive.
A look inside the quantum computing process. Quantum technology is a $142 billion opportunity that could employ 229,000 Canadians by 2040.
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Canada is well positioned to gain far-reaching economic and social benefits from the rapidly developing quantum industry, but it must act now to secure its success.
Many AI algorithms, like facial recognition software, have been shown to be discriminatory to people of color.
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Many AI algorithms, like facial recognition software, have been shown to be discriminatory to people of color, especially those who are Black.
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Artificial Intelligence has great potential to save the lives of mental health patients.
Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system is the gold standard for defending against missiles and rockets.
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What will it take for Ukraine to defend against the ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and explosive drones raining down on the country? The question is not so much what as how many.
The process of conducting elections has become a focal point for misinformation.
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Misinformation has bedeviled social media companies for years, and the problem is especially consequential during elections. Are the companies up to the job as the 2022 midterm elections approach?
The Rockingham County Sheriff’s Department in Wentworth, N.C., is among the law enforcement agencies the AP found using the Fog Reveal location tracking tool.
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Some US law enforcement agencies are using a commercial app that tracks people all day long via their phones – without a court order or oversight.
Devices like this experimental apparatus can produce pairs of photons that are linked, or ‘entangled’.
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Quantum entanglement is the stuff of sci-fi, advanced physics research and, increasingly, technology used by governments, banks and the military.
Elon Musk has agreed to continue with his planned Twitter takeover.
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The economic picture has changed but Musk is pushing ahead with a deal, for now.
Ride hailing companies have found success in the transport sector in Ghana.
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Lawmakers and courts in Ghana must strengthen protections for drivers of ride hailing companies