Deepfake videos are hard for untrained eyes to detect because they can be quite realistic. Whether used as personal weapons of revenge, to manipulate financial markets or to destabilize international relations, videos depicting ...
Machine learning & AI
Jun 26, 2019
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New tools are coming to fight robocalls, but don't expect unwanted calls to disappear.
Telecom
Jun 5, 2019
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Invasive species and habitat loss are the biggest threats to Australian biodiversity, according to new research by the Threatened Species Recovery Hub in partnership with The University of Queensland.
Ecology
Dec 10, 2018
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Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg said late Tuesday that the leading social network and other internet firms are in an arms race to defend democracy.
Internet
Sep 5, 2018
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Scientists probing one of the mysteries of the insect world have identified a powerful chemical weapon used in the arms race between fungus-farming leafcutter ants and the parasites that plague them.
Plants & Animals
Jun 7, 2018
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My introduction to advanced communication technology (i.e. the Internet and World Wide Web) came in 1999.
Security
Oct 5, 2017
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In the arms race for streaming supremacy, music and television services online have become more divided than ever.
Internet
Sep 15, 2017
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The next major cyberattack could involve artificial intelligence systems. It could even happen soon: At a recent cybersecurity conference, 62 industry professionals, out of the 100 questioned, said they thought the first ...
Security
Aug 28, 2017
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Is military spending good for economic growth? According to some studies, the answer is affirmative. Military spending boosts business confidence, particularly in conflicting countries, which facilitates physical investment ...
Economics & Business
Jul 7, 2017
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As the world's population rises, scientists want to edit the genes of potatoes and wheat to help them fight plant diseases that cause famine.
Biotechnology
May 18, 2017
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