It's no secret that investing in technology can help companies grow their profits, but a new study by a University of Alberta economist shows that it can also reduce pollution. The critical factor? Access to credit.
Economics & Business
Jun 6, 2016
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Computers are a ubiquitous part of modern technology, utilized in smartphones, cars, kitchen appliances, and more. But there are limits to their power. New faculty member Fernando Brandão, the Bren Professor of Theoretical ...
Quantum Physics
May 23, 2016
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Corporate data breaches seem to be on the rise, rarely a week passes without a company revealing that its database has been hacked and regrettably usernames, passwords, credit card details and its customers' personal information ...
Security
May 4, 2016
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The Russian creator of a computer program that enabled cybercriminals to infect millions of computers and drain bank accounts in multiple countries was sentenced Wednesday to serve 9 ½ years in federal prison.
Security
Apr 20, 2016
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Stripping a big data set of names and personal details is no guarantee of privacy. Previous research has shown that individual shoppers, Netflix subscribers and even taxicab riders are identifiable in heaps of supposedly ...
Computer Sciences
Apr 13, 2016
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Apple has often touted the millions of consumers who have switched from Windows PCs to Macs and from Android devices to iPhones.
Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 6, 2016
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With attacks on America's largest retailers increasingly in the headlines, the need to better secure consumer information is critical. Credit card information is a common target for cybercriminals, and once obtained it is ...
Security
Apr 6, 2016
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In a bid to encourage the quick spread of its payments platform, Amazon is enrolling companies that provide e-commerce services to merchants into a robust certification program.
Business
Apr 6, 2016
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Worldwide orders for the new lower-priced Tesla electric car hit 276,000 over the weekend, surprising even the company's CEO, who says it may force Tesla to open another factory.
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 4, 2016
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The fight over encryption isn't going away just because the FBI has figured out a way to glean the data off the iPhone used by a San Bernardino attacker.
Security
Mar 31, 2016
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