An international team of computer scientists has set a new record for integer factorization, one of the most important computational problems underlying the security of nearly all public-key cryptography currently used today.
Mathematics
Mar 12, 2020
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When ChatGPT surged into public life in late 2022, it brought new urgency to long-running debates: Does technology help or hinder kids' learning? How can we make sure tech's influence on kids is positive?
Education
Aug 16, 2023
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A study that used a new digital library and machine reading system to suck the factual marrow from millions of geologic publications dating back decades has unraveled a longstanding mystery of ancient life: Why did easy-to-see ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 30, 2017
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Mini-computers with head-mounted display like 'Google Glass' don't just alarm privacy activists. Rather, they also enable applications increasing data protection. Computer scientists from Saarbruecken prove this by combining ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Mar 6, 2014
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A major cyber attack in Europe that apparently was launched from Iran has revealed significant vulnerabilities in the Internet security systems used to authenticate websites for banking, email and e-commerce around the world.
Internet
Sep 12, 2011
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As we approach Juneteenth, a day marked each year to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved African Americans, new research in the INFORMS journal Management Science finds that racially-charged events and protests over ...
Education
Jun 6, 2022
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Universities' value judgements about research are becoming 'coupled' to social media platforms as they compete for funding by demonstrating their influence beyond academia, an analysis suggests.
Social Sciences
Nov 4, 2021
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The eBook Store from Sony, together with Google, today announced it is providing access to more than 1 million free public domain books - from classics such as Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island to biographies, historical ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 29, 2009
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Hitachi, Ltd. recently announced the development of provably secure digital signature technology based on the use of biometric information such as finger vein pattern in creating the signature. Through this, it will be possible ...
Engineering
Feb 26, 2013
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Apple's latest move to corner the music streaming market came quietly but is expected to reverberate quickly.
Internet
Jun 28, 2017
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