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How an American teenager detected a Soviet space station launch
A 17-year-old from New Jersey found out the Soviets had launched the Mir space station before it was officially announced....
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Science fiction as reality: Tesla joins Xiaomi in releasing first humanoid robots
Elon Musk will unveil Tesla’s first humanoid robot on Friday at the company's "AI Day".
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App breaches on the rise as people experience security fatigue, experts say
As long as app users and designers keep dodging the ever-expanding demands of cybersecurity, we’ll keep seeing more breaches, experts warn.
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The curious case of cyber warriors: backing nation states in cyberwarfare
Cyberwar has been picking up the pace, with nation states reaching out to the most mysterious actors of all: cyber warriors.
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21 hackers made over $1m on HackerOne
Hacking is just a weekend hobby for some white hats, while others treat it as a way of making a living. Cybernews talked to HackerOne about the power of hackers.
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How a Florida teenager hacked NASA’s source code
At the tender age of 15, Jonathan James, from Pinecrest, Florida, managed to install a backdoor in US military servers and access the source code of the ISS.
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The existential threat of quantum computing – interview
Quantum computers will open doors to otherwise impossible breakthroughs. At the same time, they might render our security defenses useless.
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The metaverse – a new Wild West of privacy issues and criminal concerns
If security and privacy are hard to maintain on the internet, how will the metaverse fare?
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Twitter whistleblower case prompts experts to call for tougher auditing of data-sensitive firms
In the wake of Peiter “Mudge” Zatko’s accusations against his former employer, a cybersecurity expert is calling for regulatory bodies to be given powers to inspect social media and other data-sensitive companies without prior notice.
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Russia continues to see value in Wikipedia despite patchy efforts to replicate it
Free of the "LGBT lobby" and mentions of the war in Ukraine, Runiversalis is intended to be a Russian alternative to Wikipedia. It is off to a bumpy start, crashing shortly after launch.
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How the iPhone changed the world in 15 years
Fifteen years have passed since Steve Jobs declared that Apple had reinvented the phone. Yet, it's not until you revisit the game-changing keynote that you realize just how much those concepts changed our lives.
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Regulations are coming to your favorite crypto platform
If the cryptocurrency were to be regulated to the same extent as fiat currencies, would it fall into line or remain a fraudster stalwart?
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Identity theft: why oversharing your data online could put your quality of life in jeopardy
The repercussions of having your identity stolen could be huge, and aren't necessarily just monetary.
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Lessons Ukrainians learned from cold calling the enemy – interview
Though most would regard cold calling as an annoying nuisance, Ukrainians have been using the practice to penetrate the information walls the Kremlin has built around the Russian population.
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Struggling during virtual meetings? You might be experiencing meeting fatigue
Do you ever feel overwhelmed when your calendar fills up with back-to-back meetings? Or do you find it draining as you put on your game face in a virtual room with everyone looking at you? If any of these scenarios resonate with you, you might be suffering from meeting fatigue.
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Post-quantum encryption algorithms under rigorous scrutiny: expect more hacks
Researchers cracked a post-quantum algorithm in an hour. Experts believe it is not such a bad thing.
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Twitter leaks were bad but worse may be yet to come, says expert
The revelation that the data of 5.4 million Twitter users is for sale on the dark web might have come as a shock to many, but that could just be the tip of the iceberg.
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From smart plugs to managed lighting: how tech could help reduce your energy use
With energy prices set to rise and remain high for the foreseeable future, many are exploring ways to reduce their energy waste as a more sustainable low-carbon economy begins to take shape.
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Ransomware: a global and growing network
Ransomware is no longer an in-house operation but is widely outsourced to other gangs, as part of an expanded network of cybercriminal enterprise.
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The rise of racist machines: how patriarchal white supremacy produces biased robots
AI bias is a known problem – how much worse if it affects physical robots?
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