Economy

October 21, 2022
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How Vice Society got away with a global ransomware spree

Enlarge (credit: Suebsiri Srithanyarat / EyeEm / Getty Images) A ransomware attack on the Los Angeles Unified School District in…
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October 20, 2022
122

Google Play apps with >20M downloads depleted batteries and network bandwidth

Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto | Getty Images) Google Play has given the boot to 16 apps with more than 20 million…
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October 20, 2022
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US court rules, once again, that AI software can’t hold a patent

Enlarge / U.S Court (not pictured) rules that software cannot be registered as a patent “inventor.” (credit: Ars Technica) The…
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October 20, 2022
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Microsoft leaked 2.4TB of data belonging to sensitive customer. Critics are furious

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Microsoft is facing criticism for the way it disclosed a recent security lapse that exposed what…
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October 20, 2022
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Adobe plays catch-up with Project Blink, an AI-powered video editor

Enlarge / Project Blink can edit video using text search and word processing techniques. (credit: Adobe) Yesterday, Adobe announced Project…
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October 19, 2022
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GPS interference caused the FAA to reroute Texas air traffic. Experts stumped

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the cause of mysterious GPS interference that, over the past…
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October 19, 2022
105

Tired of laundry folding? AI breaks the robot folding speed record

Enlarge / An ABB industrial robot folding a shirt using AUTOLAB’s new “SpeedFolding” method. (credit: UC Berkeley AUTOLAB) While it’s…
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October 19, 2022
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Starlink unveils airplane service—Musk says it’s like using Internet at home

Enlarge / An airplane with a Starlink Aviation terminal installed. (credit: Starlink) Close-up view of the Starlink Aviation terminal. (credit:…
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October 19, 2022
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AI is changing scientists’ understanding of language learning

Enlarge / Is living in a language-rich world enough to teach a child grammatical language? (credit: kate_sept2004 via Getty) Unlike…
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October 17, 2022
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Rent going up? One company’s algorithm could be why

Enlarge (credit: Busa Photography) ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive…
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