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1. Nanoscale 3D Printing Technique Uses Micro-Pyramids to Build Better Biochips
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This nanoprinting process allows researchers to 3D print more material on a biochip than ever before, making it easier to study biomedical issues Read all  ...

2. How much do AI gurus really get paid? And is NIPS such a great name for a conference?
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And how does Hey Siri work? Read about it here Roundup  Hi, here's a few interesting bits and pieces from the world of AI. A public tax form from OpenAI reveals the crazy salaries of top AI researchers. ...

3. If you read a lot or need books for research, Kindle Unlimited is a good deal
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... for a few years, and one of the best things about it is being able to download lots of non-fiction books and use them for research (I got a bunch of bitcoin and blockchain books that way). They also have ...

4. Senate confirms a homophobic climate change denier with no scientific credentials to lead NASA
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... change research instead of weather forecasting. Critics have also pointed to Bridenstine’s history of opposing equal rights for same-sex couples ― in 2013, he suggested LGBTQ people are sexually immoral ...

5. Piano Harp Coffee Table
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... new. I searched online and found a few designs that I liked for this coffee table, but they ranged ... By: coryl397 Continue Reading » Read all  ...

6. What do blind people "see" on LSD?
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... a reference to his preferred brand of blotter. From Live Science: "I never had any visual images come to me. I can't see or imagine what light or dark might look like," Mr. Blue Pentagon told the researchers. ...

7. Planned European death ray may not need Brit boffinry brain-picking
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Plenty of laser research already going on – but there's more than one way to melt a drone The EU is planning to build a laser cannon with double the power of Britain's under-construction Dragonfire zapper, ...

8. Buzzfeed guide on how to detect "deepfaked" videos
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... (and isn’t) online Do an online search with the video’s title or other relevant keywords to see if multiple credible news outlets and the person or entity in question have weighed in on it. Again, no need ...

9. Creaky NHS digital infrastructure risks holding back gene boffinry, say MPs
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Ask for clear budgets, better training and yup, public engagement The state of the NHS's digital infrastructure and a lack of clear budgets risk holding back the UK’s efforts in genomic medicine and research, ...

10. Cybercrime revenues hit $1.5 trillion a year
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We reported earlier this month on the ways in which cyber criminals spend their ill-gotten gains. The company behind those findings, Bromium, has now released more details from its research, which exposes ...

11. What if humans weren't the first civilization on Earth?
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...  So, could researchers find clear evidence that an ancient species built a relatively short-lived industrial civilization long before our own? Perhaps, for example, some early mammal rose briefly to civilization ...

12. Large Open-Source Data Set Released to Help Train Algorithms Spot Malware
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For the first time, a large dataset has been released by a security firm to help AI research and training of machine learning models that statically detect malware. The data set released by cybersecurity ...

13. Mailstore Home 11 offers more robust protection for your email, speeds up archive searches
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... mailboxes, including Gmail and Yahoo! The program, which also works with Outlook, Thunderbird and the now-depreciated Windows Mail and Windows Live Mail, gains a faster archive search tool with this new ...

14. Whisker Sensory Extension Wearable
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This project, like my previous Ultrasonic Sensory Extension Wearable, was designed/created for multiple purposes, a couple of which being: wearable-assisted (See Figure 1) pet care and empathy research ...

15. Help wanted: Archivist for the Prince museum at Paisley Park
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... activities involving the maintenance, preservation and mansion upkeep. Ensure the integrity of the exhibitions are maintained at all times. Assist other departments with general research/fact checking, ...

16. Beware! Medical AI systems are easy targets for fraud and error
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You can fake diagnoses with adversarial examples Medical AI systems are particularly vulnerable to attacks and have been overlooked in security research, a new study suggests.… Read all  ...

17. Autonomous Field Medic for Search and Rescue Recovery of Victims
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AbstractThe A.F.M was designed to aid combat medics in battle. Combat medics are a vital part of a functioning army. They are responsible for providing first aid and frontline trauma care in a battlefield. ...

18. Cyber attacks could cause catastrophic failure say 70 percent of energy security pros
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... The study carried out for security and compliance specialist Tripwire by Dimensional Research included 151 IT and operational technology (OT) security professionals at energy and oil and gas companies. ...

19. How 'parasitic' Google's 'We're journalists!' court defence was stamped into oblivion
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High Court judge put boot into ad tech firm Comment  Google's efforts to claim that it should be exempt from EU data protection laws because its search engine is "journalistic" really did not impress the ...

20. Facebook's login-to-other-sites service lets scum slurp your stuff
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Your security's only as good as your partners'. And some Facebook partners are rotten A security researcher has claimed it's possible to extract user information from Facebook's Login service, the tool ...

21. Pornhub hasn't been actively enforcing its deepfake ban
(English/engadget)

Remember how Pornhub said it was banning AI-generated deepfake videos? They're still a problem months later. BuzzFeed News "easily" found over 100 of the non-consensual videos by searching ...

22. EFF and iFixit are hosting a Reddit AMA on jailbreaking TOMORROW at 11AM Pacific
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... Copyright Office hearings on creating exceptions to the DMCA to make room for independent repair and security research. We'll be live here at 11AM tomorrow! Pass it on. (more…) Read all  ...

23. Sony and Carnegie Mellon team up to research cooking robots
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... research, initially focusing on food prep, cookin... Read all  ...

24. Nancy comic tackles subject of bots
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... Google/Google Image searches for some of the old Bushmiller strips; then make your decision. I remember the Bushmiller era very well and even have some of his “Nancy” comic strips in the digest book form ...

25. Honeypot project reveals attackers are turning to automation
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Most businesses are seeking to automate the more tedious aspects of their operations and some new research from security analytics platform Cybereason reveals that hackers are no exception. The company ...