On Monday, the European Union officially recognized the privacy rules of Britain as sufficient on its own, which will allow EU-U.K. data flows persist after Brexit. The executive arm of EU, the European Commission stated that this decision meant that…
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Vulnerabilities in Card Reader Technology Crashes POS and ATMs
Security researchers and cyberattackers have hacked ATMs using all kinds of methods, from sticking a thumb drive into a USB port to drilling a hole to reveal internal wiring. Recently, a research discovered a collection of bugs allowing him to…
‘Magic’ Carpet Guesses Human Poses
A new tactile sensing carpet from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) can guess human poses without using cameras— a step to enhancing self-powered personalized healthcare, gaming and smart homes. Previous research has discussed use of single RGB…
New Algorithm Helps Navigation of Autonomous Vehicles
New algorithm developed at Caltech allows autonomous systems identify their location simply by looking at the terrain around them. Even more fascinating, the technology works irrespective of seasonal changes to that terrain. Science Robotics published details about the process on…
New Report says Average Time to Fix Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities is 205 Days
New reports emerging from WhiteHat Security suggests that the average time it takes to fix critical cybersecurity problems has increased from 197 days in April 2021 to 205 days in May 2021. Whitehat researchers found that organizations in the…
New Research Shows Drone Can Shoot Video Based on Desired Emotion
Making a movie with a drone is quite tasking. First of all, it requires skill to fly the expensive pieces of equipment smoothly without any crashes. Once you have mastered flying, there care panning speeds, camera angles, trajectories and flight…
Introducing Therapeutic Chatbot, Woebot
New app called ‘Woebot’ acts in place of a therapist as a therapeutic chatbot. It presents itself as an automated therapist when finding a real one seem financially or otherwise impossible. The need for therapists is growing exponentially. According to…
Massive Manipulation of Twitter Trends Discovered
New EPFL research focused on Turkey from the Distributed Information Systems Laboratory, a part of the School of Computer and Communication Sciences discovered a vulnerability in the algorithm which decides Twitter Trending Topics (it doesn’t take deletions into account). This…
New AI Tool Helps Manage COVID-19
New Artificial Intelligence technology developed by researchers at Waterloo Engineering can assess the severity of COID-19 cases with a high rate of accuracy. This research is part of a COVID-Net open-source initiative launched over a year ago. It consists of…
Smart Application to Detect Stress Levels of Mental Health
Researchers at Texas A&M University have developed a smart-device based digital platform which can monitor hyperarousal, a key sign of psychiatric distress. The objective is to aid patients manage their mental wellness. According to the researchers, this advanced technology can…