The recent WannaCry ransomware attack infected about 300,000 computers in 150 countries, and cost computer users thousands of dollars in ransom money and billions in lost productivity.
Security
May 19, 2017
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IBM announced today it has successfully built and tested its most powerful universal quantum computing processors. The first new prototype processor will be the core for the first IBM Q early-access commercial systems. The ...
Hardware
May 17, 2017
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Today, at the imec technology forum (ITF2017), imec demonstrated the world's first self-learning neuromorphic chip. The brain-inspired chip, based on OxRAM technology, has the capability of self-learning and has been demonstrated ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
May 16, 2017
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China's fondness for pirated software left it especially vulnerable to the latest global cyberattack.
Security
May 16, 2017
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Computers across the world were locked up Friday and users' files held for ransom when dozens of countries were hit in a cyber-extortion attack that targeted hospitals, companies and government agencies.
Security
May 13, 2017
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US authorities moved Monday to take down a global computer botnet behind the massive theft of personal data and unwanted spam emails, as Spain arrested the notorious Russian hacker who operated it.
Security
Apr 11, 2017
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A Russian man accused of helping develop and distribute malicious software designed to steal personal financial information pleaded guilty Monday to a charge of computer fraud.
Security
Mar 20, 2017
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Reporting new research results involves detailed descriptions of methods and materials used in an experiment. But when a study uses computers to analyze data, create models or simulate things that can't be tested in a lab, ...
Other
Dec 8, 2016
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The gap between the computational science and open source software communities just got smaller - thanks to an international collaboration among national laboratories, universities and industry.
Computer Sciences
Oct 28, 2016
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A smartwatch is capable of detecting and distinguishing a variety of taps, flicks and scratches by the hands and fingers, and all that's required is a software upgrade that repurposes the device's existing accelerometer, ...
Engineering
Oct 17, 2016
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