Researcher: ‘We Should Be Worried’ This Computer Thought a Turtle Was a Gun
Credit to Author: Kate Lunau| Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2017 16:09:28 +0000
The once-theoretical problem of “adversarial objects” just got real.
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‘Stranger Things’ Never Adds Up to More Than the Sum of Its References
Credit to Author: Brenden Gallagher| Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2017 16:00:00 +0000
The allure of Netflix’s show is that the main characters define themselves in terms of their pop culture consumption.
Read MoreWhat is Face ID? Apple’s new facial recognition tech explained
Credit to Author: Michael deAgonia| Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2017 02:57:00 -0700
With just a glance, Face ID can unlock Apple’s new iPhone X, giving owners a new authentication paradigm for the first time since the arrival of Touch ID with the iPhone 5. Face ID – that’s Apple’s name for the technology – uses a complex front-facing camera system and accompanying software to unlock the iPhone and authenticate purchases and payments with a mere glance.
The futuristic-seeming tech is one of the iPhone X’s main selling points, along with its “Super Retina” OLED screen, slimmer, bezel-less form factor and improved camera. But it also raises questions about whether the technology is as easy and secure to use as the tried-and-true fingerprint-based Touch ID.
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Meet the DIY Mechanics Retrofitting Classic Cars With Electric Motors
Credit to Author: Louise Matsakis| Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2017 15:27:57 +0000
EV West, a car shop in California, built the world’s first electric Ferrari.
Read MoreExperts: America Doesn’t Need All These Nukes
Credit to Author: David Axe| Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2017 15:00:00 +0000
Nuclear deterrence can be way less pricey, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
Read MoreEquifax Reopens Salary Lookup Service
Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2017 14:04:20 +0000
Equifax has re-opened a Web site that lets anyone look up the salary history of a large portion of the American workforce using little more than a person’s Social Security number and their date of birth. The big-three credit bureau took the site down just hours after I wrote about it on Oct. 8, and began restoring the site eight days later saying it had added unspecified “security enhancements.”
Read MoreThe Bots That Are Changing Politics
Credit to Author: Brian Anderson| Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2017 14:30:00 +0000
A taxonomy of politibots, a swelling force in global elections that cannot be ignored.
Read MoreThere’s a Huge Secret Vault in Giza’s Great Pyramid, and Nobody Knows Why
Credit to Author: Becky Ferreira| Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2017 12:00:00 +0000
How light from alien stars and galaxies revealed a hidden chamber within the mother of all heritage sites.
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