Researchers are considering using ordinary Wi-Fi in security screenings to detect weapons, devices, and chemicals when they’re hidden away in baggage.
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Look Out Apple Watch and Fitbit; Here Comes Google Coach
Google is planning on entering the fitness device space with something new called Google Coach. Will it be able to compete with Apple Watch and Fitbit?
New Intel Processor Vulnerability, “Foreshadow,” Allows Attackers to Steal Data
Th newest flaw, called “Foreshadow,” affects Intel processors. It was located by researchers from five different academic institutions.
QTrobot Could Be Used as Link Between Autistic Children, Therapists, and Parents
A robot named QTrobot helps autistic children who get overwhelmed when connecting to people.
Machine Learning Being Used to Identify Sick Marijuana Plants
Leave it to a researcher to figure out a way to use machine learning to identify sick marijuana plants and possibly identify illnesses in humans as well.
Not So Surprisingly, Those Mobile Payment Systems Aren’t Always Trustworthy
You probably won’t be that surprised to find out that mobile payment systems aren’t always trustworthy.
Facial Recognition to Be Used by Ethical Hackers to Collect Social Media Profiles
Social Mapper hacks its way in to social media profiles using facial recognition to collect many of them all at once to put itself on a level playing field with hackers.
Apple Explains What They Really Do with Your Data: Nothing
Apple was asked by United States lawmakers recently how iPhone use is tracked without users’ knowledge or consent.
Factories that Make iPhone Processors Hit by Computer Virus – Will It Delay iPhone Release?
The factories that make the processors for iPhones were hit by a computer virus that caused them to shut down temporarily.
Google to Alert Businesses Using G Suite of Government-Backed Cyberattacks
Google will let businesses using G Suite know if their users are being targeted with a government-backed attack.
Reddit Systems Hacked, Old Personal Information Stolen
Hackers breached the Reddit systems and stole a cache of user data, but it’s data that’s eleven years old.
Microsoft Edge Adds “Web Authentication” Feature to Eliminate Passwords
Microsoft Edge is stepping up, making it so we never have to remember passwords again with Web Authentication for Microsoft Edge.
Connection Found Between Personalities and Eye Movements Using AI
It was discovered that a new technology using artificial intelligence can detect four of the “Big Five” basic personality traits when looking into someone’s eyes.
US Working on Its Own Version of EU’s GDPR Data Privacy Policy
The U.S. is working on its own data privacy policy, similar to the EU’s GDPR.
Your Bluetooth Connection on Your Devices May Make It Easier to Be Hacked
There’s a certain danger involved to using Bluetooth. Your Bluetooth connection could be making it easier to be hacked.
Brain-Controlled Prosthetic Arm Shows It Could Help Able-Bodied People
Scientists are taking artificial limb research even further, using the brain to control an additional limb to two biological ones.
Google Chrome to Start Displaying Warnings on All HTTP Websites
The Google Chrome web browser is going to start warning its users when it hits a site that is still HTTP.
The Next Wearable Could Have a Health Sensor that Measures Your Sweat
A new health sensor could be in the next wearables that will use the same type of indication that you worked hard: sweat.