Instagram announced that from Thursday, it would start testing new tools for age verifications if accounts under the age of 18 tried to change their age to over 18. However, users can still input the wrong birth date when setting…
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Analysis Shows Over 75% of the World’s Most Popular Websites Allow Weak Passwords
A new review has revealed that over three-quarters of the world’s most popular websites allow users choose the most common passwords such as ‘P@$$w0rd’ and ‘abc123456’. Over 50% of the 120 top-ranked websites allow 40 of the most easily guessed…
Microsoft to Stop Selling Emotion-Reading Tech, and Restricts Facial Recognition Access
On Tuesday, Microsoft announced that it would stop selling technology which could pinpoint emotion based on a facial image. They also said they would stop providing access to facial recognition technology. This action is a consequence of the efforts of…
3D Scan Reveal Ancient Native American Art Deep in Alabama Cave
A study published in the journal, Antiquity, describes how a team of scientists used 3D photo mapping to recreate the tight crevices of a cave in Alabama and reveal etchings that had previously gone unnoticed. Ancient rock art was usually…
New Algorithm Can Identify People at Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease
Novel Chip Can Process and Classify Nearly 2 Billion Images in One Second
To speed up the abilities of processing, analyzing, storing and classifying images by computer chips, engineers at Penn have created a novel scalable chip which classifies and recognizes images almost instantaneously. The team— consisting of Firooz Aflatouni, Associate Professor in…
Scientists Use Robots to Show how Predators Pursue Prey Fish
University of Bristol scientists have illustrated how predators overcome the erratic behavior of their prey during the hunt by adjusting their own. The study challenges the widely-held belief that unpredictable behavior helps animals survive encounters with predators. Instead of just…
New AI Translates Math Problems Into Code
A team of researchers recently created an artificial intelligence that can translate math problems written in English to formal code, making it much easier for computers to solve. This process is called ‘formalization’. Computers have only been able to solve…
New AI can Predict Micronutrient Deficiency from Space
Micronutrient deficiencies are serious and afflict over 2 billion people around the world, including 340 million children. These deficiencies have fatal health consequences, but early diagnosis for effective treatment is costly and requires time-consuming blood draws and lab tests. However,…
Researchers Discover Backdoor in WordPress Plugin used by Schools
On Friday, researchers reported that they found a malicious backdoor in a WordPress plugin that gave hackers complete control of websites using the package, with mostly schools as the target market. According to the researchers, the premium version of School…