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Hackers are turning our AI security systems against us — but they can be stopped

Jun22
by on June 22, 2019 at 2:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Podium


With the use of AI growing in almost all areas of business and industry, we have a new problem to worry about – the “hijacking” of artificial intelligence. Hackers use the same techniques and systems that help us, to compromise our data, our security, and our lifestyle. We’ve already seen hackers try to pull this off, and while security teams have been able to successfully defend against these attacks, it’s just a matter of time before the hackers succeed. Catching them is proving to be a challenge – because the smart techniques we’re using to make ourselves more efficient and…

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CHEAP: $60 for this 2TB Western Digital portable HD? TIME TO TEAR OFF OUR CLOTHES IN JOY

Jun22
by on June 22, 2019 at 12:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! I love a good hard drive. It’s such a wonderful feeling to have a tiny little box filled with an array of digital goodies. I mean, just the idea that this palm-sized device could fit more music than you could conceivably listen to in a decade is, well, magical. So, when you can get a 2TB Western Digital Elements portable external hard drive for only $59.99, you know you should buy one immediately. This is an 8 percent discount (read: $5) off its normal…

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New syllabuzz: scientists taught bees to understand numbers

Jun22
by on June 22, 2019 at 9:39 am
Posted In: Around the Web, syndication, world


Most children learn that written numbers represent quantities in pre-school or junior primary school. Now our new study shows that honeybees too can learn to match symbols and numerosities, much like we humans do with Arabic and Roman numerals. Human language and mathematics Language is the ability to learn and use a system of symbolic representations for communication. This includes a capacity to relate signs to abstract information. For example, letters grouped together make a word which we can read, and sounded words put together in the correct order allow us to have a conversation. Human language can incorporate spoken,…

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Malaria won’t be solved by feeding mosquitos sugar, researchers conclude

Jun22
by on June 22, 2019 at 7:36 am
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The teasing temptation of a sugary treat can often get the better of us. But don’t worry, we’re not the only ones. The saccharine substance that our sweet tooth finds so hard to resist is also powerfully seductive to mosquitoes. And according to new research, in helping to keep the pests away from our blood-rich body parts, sugar may for once be good for our health. But don’t start mixing up any sugar water just yet – or you might end up doing as much harm as good. We’ve long understood that sugar is an important energy source for mosquitoes.…

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