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New Program Can Trace Encrypted WhatsApp Messages

Mayank Varia, cryptographer and computer expert, may have found the solution to allow the sending of secure, confidential and untraceable messages, but still with a way to track threatening messages. Varia is an expert on the societal effect of programs…

Smart Microrobots use Artificial Intelligence to Learn how to Swim

Researchers from the University of Hong Kong, New Jersey Institute of Technology, and Santa Clara University have successfully taught microrobots to swim through deep reinforcement learning, an incredible development in microswimming capability. Artificial microswimmers capable of navigating the world like…

North Korean Hackers Use Smart Hack to Read Your Gmail

Researchers have discovered new malware that North Korean hackers have been using to read and download emails and attachments from the accounts of infected users. Referred to as SHARPEXT by the researchers from Volexity, the security firm, the malware uses…

Researchers use Aesop’s Fables to Test Analogical Reasoning in AI

Researchers at the USC Information Sciences Institute (ISI) are attempting to extend the thought process of analogical reasoning to machines. They presented a novel paper titled ‘Understanding Narratives through Dimensions of Analogy’ at the International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence…

Prescribed Video Game Treats ADHD in Children

Owain Sihanourath, 13, was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in pre-school. Since then, his family, resident in Savannah, Georgia, have taken him to several occupational therapists to help him cope better with daily activities. They also tested the…