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Some experts raise concerns about the US Election Assistance Commission's proposed security standards that would allow voting machines with wireless hardware (Frank Bajak/Associated Press)

Frank Bajak / Associated Press: Some experts raise concerns about the US Election Assistance Commission’s proposed security standards that would allow voting machines with wireless hardware  —  BOSTON (AP) — Leaders of the federal agency overseeing election administration have quietly weakened a key element … Some experts raise concerns about the US Election Assistance Commission's

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Analysis: Vision Fund, which posted a record annual loss last March, returned ~$18B to investors by the end of 2020, up from $13.4B it reported in Q3 2020 (Financial Times)

Financial Times: Analysis: Vision Fund, which posted a record annual loss last March, returned ~$18B to investors by the end of 2020, up from $13.4B it reported in Q3 2020  —  After posting a record loss last year, fortunes have changed for the Saudi-backed tech investment fund Analysis: Vision Fund, which posted a record annual

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Ice40 Runs DOOM

Spec sheets are an important tool in determining the performance of a given part or system, but they’re not the be all and end all when it comes to engineering. However, specs alone don’t prove whether a given system can complete a given task. Sometimes, you need to actually do the work to prove it

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A look at Metalenz, which aims to replace multiple lens elements in smartphone cameras with a single lens system that utilizes optical metasurfaces technology (Julian Chokkattu/Wired)

Julian Chokkattu / Wired: A look at Metalenz, which aims to replace multiple lens elements in smartphone cameras with a single lens system that utilizes optical metasurfaces technology  —  The optics in your smartphone have been pretty much the same for more than a decade.  That’s about to change. A look at Metalenz, which aims

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Sensing Danger with Spinach

Do you need more proof that we’re living in the future? A group of MIT engineers have found a way for spinach, aka Popeye’s favorite short-term strength booster, to send potentially lifesaving emails regarding explosives in the area. As the team outlined in a paper published in 2016, the field of plant nanobionics uses nanotechnology

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