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May 12, 2024
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May 2, 2024 Genetics can be associated with one's behavior and health -- from the willingness to take risks, and how long one stays in school, to chances of developing Alzheimer's disease and breast cancer. ...
Mar. 13, 2024 Researchers used AI to scour information from websites and social media to map bat hunting and trade. Research found evidence of bat exploitation in 22 countries that had not previously been ...
Feb. 15, 2024 Chips and datacentres -- the 'compute' power driving the AI revolution -- may be the most effective targets for risk-reducing AI policies as they have to be physically possessed, according to a new ...
Dec. 18, 2023 Artificial intelligence can analyze registry data on people's residence, education, income, health and working conditions and, with high accuracy, predict life ...
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May 6, 2024 Cybersecurity programs vary dramatically across the country, a review has found. The authors argue that program leaders should work with professional societies to make sure graduates are well trained ...
Apr. 4, 2024 In a bid to restore privacy, researchers have created a new approach to designing cameras that process and scramble visual information before it is ...
Feb. 26, 2024 World hunger is growing at an alarming rate, with prolonged conflicts, climate change, and COVID-19 exacerbating the problem. In 2022, the World Food Programme helped a record 158 million people. On ...
Feb. 15, 2024 New research shows that background checks for employment, housing and more can be highly ...
Dec. 12, 2023 Much of the discussion around implementing artificial intelligence systems focuses on whether an AI application is 'trustworthy': Does it produce useful, reliable results, free of bias, while ...
Nov. 13, 2023 Banding together to sell fishing rights could generate economic benefits for African countries, which receive far less from access to their fisheries on the global market than other countries do from ...
Nov. 2, 2023 Artificial Intelligence (AI) and algorithms can and are being used to radicalize, polarize, and spread racism and political instability, says an academic. An expert argues that AI and algorithms are ...
Oct. 30, 2023 Monitoring whether states are complying with disarmament treaties is not an easy task. An international team has been exploring remote monitoring with the help of two antennas and a couple of ...
Oct. 27, 2023 The privacy policies and practices of online games contain dark design patterns which could be deceptive, misleading, or coercive to users, according to a new ...
Oct. 19, 2023 Governments and companies emphasize the importance of protecting themselves from disruptions. Yet, they hesitate to share data with each other. But ...
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Apr. 4, 2024 Changing weather patterns induced by climate change are contributing to shifts in the location of terrorist activity, according to new ...
Apr. 1, 2024 Non-English speaking internet users share the same concern about cyber threats and the same desire for online safety as any other individual. However, they are constrained by a lack of culturally and ...
Mar. 26, 2024 A new study found that employed adults with greater job flexibility and higher job security were less likely to experience serious psychological distress or anxiety. Greater job flexibility and ...
Mar. 21, 2024 Researchers have called for a more considered approach when embedding ethical principles in the development and governance of AI for ...
Dec. 13, 2023 New research shows how some workplace gossip could reduce the likelihood of employee turnover and, as a result, potentially boost an organization's ...
Oct. 10, 2023 In our increasingly polarized society, more people may find themselves in a workplace where they are one of the few conservatives or few liberals around. A new study found that those whose values -- ...
Oct. 2, 2023 Allowing eyewitnesses to dynamically explore digital faces using a new interactive procedure can significantly improve identification accuracy compared to the video lineup and photo array procedures ...
Sep. 1, 2023 People without a secure job contract can likely reduce their risk of premature death by 20 per cent if they gain permanent employment, a study ...
Aug. 10, 2023 Legal restrictions placed on the amount of time young people in China can play video games may be less effective than originally thought, a new study has ...
Aug. 9, 2023 The latest weapon in the war on robocalls is an automated system that analyzes the content of unsolicited bulk calls to shed light on both the scope of the problem and the type of scams being ...
Aug. 8, 2023 Wearable technology presents immense opportunities to improve the way we live our lives, but a group of international researchers say the rapidly developing field also brings big ...
Aug. 7, 2023 The White House has announced plans to roll out voluntary labeling for internet-connected devices like thermostats and baby monitors that meet certain cybersecurity standards. A new survey of U.S. ...
Aug. 3, 2023 A population genetics team recently identified the genetic relationship between over 40,000 23andMe users and a population of enslaved and free African Americans that lived in Catoctin Furnace, ...
July 11, 2023 In response to major advances in Generative AI technologies -- as well as the significant questions these technologies pose in areas including intellectual property, the future of work, and even ...
Apr. 7, 2023 People around the globe are so dependent on the internet to exercise socio-economic human rights such as education, healthcare, work, and housing that online access must now be considered a basic ...
Apr. 4, 2023 With a growing interest in generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems worldwide, researchers have created software that is able to verify how much information an AI farmed from an ...
Feb. 27, 2023 Pet and animal-related apps are creating cybersecurity risks to their owners, new research has ...
Jan. 19, 2023 African rhino numbers are declining at unsustainable rates in core state-run parks which is why more than half the continent's remaining rhinos are now on private ...
Jan. 19, 2023 Synthetic populations are computer-generated models that mimic real-world populations in terms of characteristics such as age, gender, and occupation; they are useful when conducting social ...
Jan. 17, 2023 A new report by artificial intelligence (AI) and foreign policy experts predicts that deepfakes technology is on the brink of being used much more widely, including in targeted military and ...
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