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Google’s Dataset Search comes out of beta
Google today announced that Dataset Search, a service that lets you search for close to 25 million different publicly available…
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Police hijack a botnet and remotely kill 850,000 malware infections
In a rare feat, French police have hijacked and neutralized a massive cryptocurrency mining botnet controlling close to a million…
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Facebook could face billions in potential damages as court rules facial recognition lawsuit can proceed
Facebook is facing exposure to billions of dollars in potential damages as a federal appeals court on Thursday rejected Facebook’s…
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Rocket Lab successfully launches seventh Electron rocket for ‘Make It Rain’ mission
Private rocket launch startup Rocket Lab has succeeded in launching its ‘Make It Rain’ mission, which took off yesterday from…
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FedEx sues the Department of Commerce after incident involving misrouted Huawei packages
FedEx is suing the United States Department of Commerce, claiming that it has been “essentially deputize[d]” to enforce its trade…
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China is reportedly using US satellite technologies to bolster its surveillance capabilities
The Chinese government has been using a private company jointly owned by a U.S. investment firm and its Chinese counterpart…
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Lawmakers say Amazon’s facial recognition software may be racially biased and harm free expression
Amazon has “failed to provide sufficient answers” about its controversial facial recognition software, Rekognition — and lawmakers won’t take the…
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New US report says that climate change could cost nearly $500B per year by 2090
A new report from the U.S. government on the impacts of climate change on society indicates that unless action is…
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