Month: June 2017

Artificial intelligence can now predict suicide risk with remarkable accuracy

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In trials, results have been 80-90% accurate when predicting whether someone will attempt suicide within the next two years, and 92% accurate in predicting whether someone will attempt suicide within the next week. The prediction is based on data that’s widely available from all hospital admissions, including age, gender, zip codes, medications, and prior diagnoses. Read more about Artificial intelligence can now predict suicide risk with remarkable accuracy[…]

Hackers Can Spoof Phone Numbers, Track Users via 4G VoLTE Mobile Technology

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A team of researchers from French company P1 Security has detailed a long list of issues with the 4G VoLTE telephony, a protocol that has become quite popular all over the world in recent years and is currently in use in the US, Asia, and most European countries. […] Researchers say that an attacker on Read more about Hackers Can Spoof Phone Numbers, Track Users via 4G VoLTE Mobile Technology[…]

Samsung forces unkillable adverts down Galaxy S8 buyers’ throats

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“Hier heb ik geen 1000 dollar voor betaald!” Source: Samsung verrast gebruikers met advertenties op Galaxy S8 – Webwereld They come with the gaming service which cannot be disabled or uninstalled unless you’re root. Considering you pay through the nose for the most breakable piece of hardware there is, this sounds like a great reason Read more about Samsung forces unkillable adverts down Galaxy S8 buyers’ throats[…]

Apple Rolls Out New Feature That Permanently Associates Devices with Apps, Even After Deletion

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Tim Cook once scolded Travis Kalanick about Uber’s practice of tracking users even after they deleted the app from their iPhones. But in its newest operating system, iOS 11, Apple is rolling out a feature that will allow the same type of tracking—but with fewer privacy implications. Apple’s new feature is called DeviceCheck and, if Read more about Apple Rolls Out New Feature That Permanently Associates Devices with Apps, Even After Deletion[…]

Malware Uses Router LEDs to Air Gap Data From Secure Networks

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This malware will intercept specific data passing through the router, break it down into its binary format, and use a router LED to signal the data to a nearby attacker, with the LED turned on standing for a binary one and the LED turned off representing a binary zero. An attacker with a clear line Read more about Malware Uses Router LEDs to Air Gap Data From Secure Networks[…]

Scientists Are Now Using AI to Predict Autism in Infants

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Despite all the headway that science has made in understanding autism in recent years, knowing which children will one day develop autism is still almost impossible to predict. Children diagnosed with autism appear to behave normally until around two, and until then there is often no indication that anything is wrong. […] In a paper Read more about Scientists Are Now Using AI to Predict Autism in Infants[…]

The open source community is nasty and that’s just the docs

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The 2017 Open Source Survey was hosted on GitHub, which “collected responses from 5,500 randomly sampled respondents sourced from over 3,800 open source repositories” and then added “over 500 responses from a non-random sample of communities that work on other platforms.” The questionnaire was also made available in Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, and Russian. Interestingly, Read more about The open source community is nasty and that’s just the docs[…]

Biogenic non-crystalline U(IV) revealed as major component in uranium ore deposits

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Historically, it is believed that crystalline uraninite, produced via the abiotic reduction of hexavalent uranium (U(VI)) is the dominant reduced U species formed in low-temperature uranium roll-front ore deposits. Here we show that non-crystalline U(IV) generated through biologically mediated U(VI) reduction is the predominant U(IV) species in an undisturbed U roll-front ore deposit in Wyoming, Read more about Biogenic non-crystalline U(IV) revealed as major component in uranium ore deposits[…]

Stock Stream – Worlds First Multiplayer Stock Market Game Using Real Money

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Anyone can vote in the Stock Stream Twitch Channel on which stocks should be bought or sold. Trades are executed automatically using Robinhood. How much money is available? The account is funded with $50,000 though unfortunately, due to FINRA/SEC regulations, trading will halt if the account value falls below $25,000. Source: Stock Stream – Worlds Read more about Stock Stream – Worlds First Multiplayer Stock Market Game Using Real Money[…]

Identity Manager OneLogin Has Suffered a Nasty Looking Data Breach

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On Wednesday, OneLogin—a company that allows users to manage logins to multiple sites and apps all at once—announced it had suffered some form of breach. Although it’s not clear exactly what data has been taken, OneLogin says that all customers served by the company’s US data centre are impacted, and has quietly issued a set Read more about Identity Manager OneLogin Has Suffered a Nasty Looking Data Breach[…]

FIREBALL – The Chinese Malware run by Rafotech has 250 Million Computers Infected

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Check Point Threat Intelligence and research teams recently discovered a high volume Chinese threat operation which has infected over 250 million computers worldwide. The installed malware, Fireball, takes over target browsers and turns them into zombies. Fireball has two main functionalities: the ability of running any code on victim computers–downloading any file or malware, and Read more about FIREBALL – The Chinese Malware run by Rafotech has 250 Million Computers Infected[…]

Chinese e-tailer beats Amazon to the skies with one-ton delivery drones as FAA sleeps through everything

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JD.com, China’s largest online retailer, has announced it is beginning trials of a new delivery drone capable of carrying a ton of cargo to rural Chinese customers. Just like Amazon, JD.com (also known as “Jingdong”) has a vast network of warehouses and delivery networks crisscrossing the Middle Kingdom and, like Amazon, it sees drones as Read more about Chinese e-tailer beats Amazon to the skies with one-ton delivery drones as FAA sleeps through everything[…]

CCC | Chaos Computer Clubs breaks iris recognition system of the Samsung Galaxy S8

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A new test conducted by CCC hackers shows that this promise cannot be kept: With a simple to make dummy-eye the phone can be fooled into believing that it sees the eye of the legitimate owner. A video shows the simplicity of the method. [0] Iris recognition may be barely sufficient to protect a phone Read more about CCC | Chaos Computer Clubs breaks iris recognition system of the Samsung Galaxy S8[…]

AI-powered dynamic pricing turns its gaze to the fuel pumps

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With the use of Artificial Intelligence PriceCast Fuel detects behavioral patterns in Big Data (all available data relevant to the sale) and relates to customer and competitor reactions with a frequency and level of accuracy that users of traditional pricing systems only can dream about,” the company explains in a brochure [PDF]. “Dynamically mapping customer Read more about AI-powered dynamic pricing turns its gaze to the fuel pumps[…]

Google now mingles everything you’ve bought with everywhere you’ve been

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The credit card companies began to monetise the histories a few years ago. Facebook signed deals with data companies including Experian, allowing it to mingle third party offline and online data, something it also calls “closing the loop”. Last year Facebook was reported to combine six or seven data sources to create its “Facebook Graph”. Read more about Google now mingles everything you’ve bought with everywhere you’ve been[…]

Malicious Subtitles Threaten Kodi, VLC and Popcorn Time Users

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Millions of people risk having their devices and systems compromised by malicious subtitles, Check Point researchers revealed today. The threat comes from a previously undocumented vulnerability which affects users of popular streaming software, including Kodi, Popcorn-Time, and VLC. Developers of the applications have already applied fixes or will do so soon. […] By conducting attacks Read more about Malicious Subtitles Threaten Kodi, VLC and Popcorn Time Users[…]

Paul Allen Shows Off the World’s Largest Airplane For the First Time

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The Stratolaunch has a wingspan of 385 feet (wider than the Spruce Goose), it uses six 747 jet engines, sits on 26 wheels, can carry 250,000 pounds of fuel and weighs half a million pounds without fuel. In order to take off, it needs about 12,000 feet of runway. Source: Paul Allen Shows Off the Read more about Paul Allen Shows Off the World’s Largest Airplane For the First Time[…]