Michael Steinbach, head of global fraud detection at Citi and a former executive assistant director of the FBI’s homeland security division, says fraud has broadly moved from “massive card theft or simply getting that much information very quickly, to more sophisticated social engineering where scammers spend more time spying.” He adds that dating apps are...

If square Mars rover Opportunity could spark years of anthropomorphization Love And benevolence, then earthlings will probably want to send a robot in the form of a snake to the moon. The brainchild of Northeastern University students, this robot is designed to zigzag through difficult terrain, measure the water level in a crater pit, and...

Mattress prices confusing and sometimes annoying. They are almost always overpriced – every few months you will see a subtle increase in prices – which makes the sales look even more tempting. It doesn’t help that some brands Always arrange a sale on the site. Don’t be fooled! You should never pay more than the...

American roads looked Another thing is when the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in the early 1990s created its own crash test system capable of crashing cars. Rear cameras didn’t exist, airbags weren’t mandatory, and safety regulations not killed yet retractable headlight. But perhaps the biggest difference is that the cars were much less heavy—about...

There are a few potential opportunities to protect influencers, which in turn will help us all resist the constant commercialization and misinformation in our feeds. Prioritizing fair pay and industry transparency will help incentivize influencers to share better products and information. But even to begin with, government agencies, legislators, and company executives must understand that...

Therefore, it is not surprising that some people who have undergone bariatric surgery experience recurrence of a pre-existing eating disorder or the development of a new one. Vomiting frequently, never knowing what foods can cause indigestion, and feeling pressured to maintain post-op weight — “that way you can create an eating disorder,” Du Bril says....

M2: Despite its name, the M2 is considered an entry-level chip with slightly more processing power than the original M1. It features an 8-core CPU and up to 10-core GPU (two more GPU cores than its predecessor) and supports up to 24GB of combined memory. Apple says the second-generation chip has an 18 percent faster...

United States The government is notorious for its “better late than never” approach to deploying its technology. Following this tradition, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) today confirmed that, after 16 years, it has finally implemented the necessary software updates to verify the cryptographic signatures stored in passport RFID chips. Since 2006, the United States...

Unfortunately, it took more than two months for Eufy’s parent company, Anker, to acknowledge some guilt and apology. Early denials drew more media attention as the company attempted to downplay Eufy’s security flaws while damaging its hard-won reputation. Multiple incidents and the fact that Yufi was caught lying and forced to back down make it...

two years ago, Twitter has launched what is arguably the tech industry’s most ambitious attempt at algorithm transparency. Its researchers wrote papers showing that Twitter’s artificial intelligence system for cropping images in tweets favored white faces and women, and that messages from the political right in several countries, including the US, UK and France, received...