Researchers from New York University have created a set of master fingerprint keys that can be used to spoof biometric identification systems. While the database of fingerprints used by the researchers had a chance of falsely matching with a random fingerprint one out of 1000 times, the master prints they generated had the power to
Read MoreGPS World: FCC approves an order that will let some US phones access EU’s Galileo satellite system, potentially improving GPS — The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted in part the European Commission’s request for a waiver of the commission’s rules so that non-federal devices … FCC approves an order that will let some US
Read MoreA report by The New York Times painted an unflattering portrait of how Facebook executives handled a series of scandals. The tech firm is pushing back. Facebook's Zuckerberg denies company ignored signs of Russian meddling – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAlistair Barr / Bloomberg: Facebook’s board says it pushed Zuckerberg and Sandberg to respond to Russian interference faster and calls NYT report “grossly unfair” — Facebook Inc.’s board defended how Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg and Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg have handled mounting problems faced … Facebook's board says it pushed Zuckerberg and Sandberg
Read MoreBut as many vulnerable polar bear packs fight to find enough food, scientists question how long this oasis might last. Polar bears, threatened by climate change, have one safe haven – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreYou can get an Xbox One S for as low as $199, or include Battlefield 5 for just $30 more. Black Friday 2018: The best Xbox One sales and bundles – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHere’s the full list of the Echo, Fire, Kindle and other Amazon gear and their upcoming sale prices! Black Friday 2018 Amazon deals: Sale starts now, Fire tablets tomorrow, Fire TV Sunday – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThis year’s Black Friday Nintendo Switch bundle will get net you Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for free. Black Friday 2018: All the best Nintendo Switch, 2DS and Labo deals – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOnce upon a time, in the faraway land of Hong Kong, there was a robot named Sophia. It longed for nothing, felt nothing, and was incapable of even the mildest human emotion. But, its creator Geppetto – er, creators David Hanson and Ben Goertzel, I mean – wanted to bring it to life anyway. So
Read More{$inline_image} We hear digital audio, we see digital video, and we feel digital haptic feedback. However, we don’t have an analog for the sense of smell. [Kasun] and his team of researchers from the Imagineering Institute in Malaysia are in the midst of changing that reality. Their project aims to transmit fragrances via electronic stimulation.
Read MoreJosh Constine / TechCrunch: Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will create an external oversight committee in 2019 to handle some content policy decisions — Facebook doesn’t want to be the arbiter of decency when it comes to content policy decisions, similar to how it looked to third-party fact checkers rather than becoming an arbiter of truth.
Read MoreA job at Facebook is plum. But at a recent university hackathon, some young engineers showed a changing attitude toward working at the social network. ‘I Don’t Really Want to Work for Facebook.’ So Say Some Computer Science Students. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreFacebook said Thursday it had removed billions of fake accounts and millions of posts, photos and other forms of content that violated its community standards. Facebook says it removed a flood of hate speech, terrorist propaganda and fake accounts from its site Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreMicrosoft has a master plan for trying to get more customers to jump into the AI waters. Here’s an attempt to explain how containers, accelerators and APIs all figure in. Making sense of Microsoft's approach to AI Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreMany in the western hemisphere still view Vietnam through antiquated lenses. But while a visit to a rural area of Vietnam may well seem like a step back in time, younger generations and the powers who be in urban Vietnam have their sights firmly set on the future and the key role which their nation
Read MoreBig tech is getting in on blockchain in a big way. Microsoft has launched a cloud-based blockchain development kit powered by Azure. “This kit extends the capabilities of our blockchain developer templates and Azure Blockchain Workbench, which incorporates Azure services for key management, off-chain identity and data, monitoring, and messaging APIs into a reference architecture that
Read MoreDexter, a really great robot arm project, just won top honors in the 2018 Hackaday Prize, and walked away with $50,000 toward continuing their project. As a hat tip to Hackaday and the community, Haddington Dynamics, the company behind Dexter, agreed to open-source their newest version of Dexter as well. As James Newton said when
Read More{$inline_image}Following a months-long internal strife in the community, the contentious Bitcoin Cash (BCH) hard fork has finally taken place. The Bitcoin Cash blockchain is now split in three separate networks, each with its own set of rules and governing principles: one developed by Bitcoin-ABC, one developed by Craig Wright’s blockchain research unit nChain, and one
Read MoreBrian Fung / Washington Post: FCC gives SpaceX permission to deploy over 7,000 Starlink internet satellites, as part of a full network of 12,000 — Federal regulators are allowing entrepreneur Elon Musk to use an expanded range of wireless airwaves for his plan to deliver cheap, high-speed Internet access — from space. FCC gives SpaceX
Read MoreThe Firefox Monitor account protection service also is available in 26 languages. Firefox warns if the website you're visiting suffered a data breach – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTobias Buck / Financial Times: Germany says it will invest €3B over six years to improve its AI capabilities and create 100 university chairs focused on the topic — Germany will spend €3bn to boost its artificial intelligence capabilities over the next six years, as part of a belated effort by Berlin to catch …
Read MoreThe latest virtual-reality film from Baobab Studios also puts the voices of John Legend, Diego Luna, and Constance Wu inside Pixar-like animated animals. Meet Oprah, the omnipotent VR bug, in Crow: The Legend on Oculus – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBecause purple is much more exciting than black. You can now buy the OnePlus 6T in Thunder Purple – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWe scoured T-Mobile, Best Buy, Amazon, Target and Walmart for the best offers. Black Friday 2018 phone sales: A free OnePlus 6T, LG V30 Plus for 0, Moto G6 for 0 and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFacebook hired a Republican opposition-research firm to discredit activists critical of the social network, linking them to the liberal philanthropist, according to a New York Times report. ‘Alarming’: Soros calls for investigation of Facebook after report of a smear campaign Source: Washington Post Tech
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