Can YOU tell which one is real?
• https://www.dailymail.co, By HARRY PETTITCan YOU tell which one is real? Creepy AI transfers facial expressions in videos from one person to another and could be used to create fake news
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Next-gen deepfakes can falsely put words in people's mouths
• https://newatlas.com, James HollowayDeepfake. It's a word that's entered the modern lexicon for all the wrong reasons. Combining the phrase deep learning with the word fake, the AI image-processing technique can superimpose the likeness of one person onto a video of someone else.
Facial recognition touted as 'user friendly' system for airports
• https://phys.org, by Rob LeverAs facial recognition technology use generates intense scrutiny, a new system unveiled at Washington's Dulles airport is being touted as a "user friendly" way to help ease congestion for air travelers.
23andMe Cuts Off the DNA App Ecosystem It Created
• https://www.wired.com, Megan MolteniAmy Mitchell started getting sick in 2012. Dizzy spells and fatigue became a part of her daily life, followed by numbness in her limbs and painful muscle spasms.
Horrors of WWII bombing raid brought to life in Virtual Reality...
• http://www.dailymail.co.uk, By Tim StickingsThe BBC is offering a virtual-reality recreation of a Lancaster bomber raid over Berlin in which viewers will hear the words of a 1940s war reporter on virtual headsets.
'Screaming nightmare': William Shatner boldly goes into VR
• https://www.theguardian.com, Dalya AlbergeStar Trek's Captain Kirk voices concerns about virtual reality after simulating a walk on Mars
DC Airport First In Nation to Catch Suspected Imposter Using Facial Biometrics
• https://www.nextgov.com, By Aaron BoydAfter three days of operation, Washington Dulles International Airport's biometric cameras identified a man allegedly attempting to use someone else's passport to enter the U.S.
China: He Who Has The Data Makes The Rules
• www.technocracy.news, By: Christina LarsonJinping's Scientific Dictatorship, aka Technocracy, relies on 'a combination of surveillance, AI, and big data to monitor people's lives and behavior in minute detail.' MIT correctly notes that China got these ideas in the mid-1980s, but fai
Tesla Semi truck should start production in 2019
• Next Big FutureThe Semi will share many components with the Model 3. The Semi will use four Model 3 electric motors and the two touchscreens on the driver's console.
Russian Military Spy Software is on Hundreds of Thousands of Home Routers
• https://www.defenseone.com, by PATRICK TUCKERIn May, the Justice Department told Americans to reboot their routers. But there's more to do -- and NSA says it's up to device makers and the public.
Hacking a Brand New Mac Remotely, Right Out of the Box
• https://www.wired.com, Lily Hay NewmanApple's supply chain is one of the most closely monitored and analyzed in the world, both because of the control the company exerts and keen interest from third parties.
Musk: Pole Position Using Steering Wheel, Other Games Coming To Tesla
• https://insideevs.com, BY C SMITHWhether you love or hate Elon Musk, you have to give the guy credit for some creative thinking.
Apple Isn't the Apple of My Eye
Menckens GhostDespite my dislike of Apple Stores, I went to one the other day with my wife, because she needed a new battery for her two-year-old iPhone...For most electronic gizmos, installing a new battery is as easy as walking into a store, buying a battery, an
Here are Apple's new anti-tracking features
• https://edition.cnn.comAt its Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple announced some new privacy and anti-tracking features coming to its Safari browser.
Apple just took a shot at Facebook's web-tracking empire
• https://www.theverge.com, By Russell BrandomSafari is pushing back against share buttons
Microsoft acquires GitHub for $7.5 billion
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, brian wangMicrosoft announced an agreement to acquire GitHub for $7.5 billion. GitHub is the world's leading software development platform.
Military Contracts Are the Destiny of Every Major Technology Company
• https://motherboard.vice.com, Daniel OberhausGoogle said it won't renew its Project Maven contract, but that doesn't mean its leaving the war business.
5G Wireless Service Is Coming, And So Are Health Concerns Over The Towers That Support It
• http://newyork.cbslocal.comThe wireless industry is in a race to roll out 5G service.
Date Set: Japan's Internet Giant GMO Will Launch 7nm Bitcoin Miner on June 6
• Bitcoin NewsGMO has been using "store-bought mining computers" for its mining operation launched in December, as news.Bitcoin.com previously reported. Now it is ready to start producing its own mining equipment made with this 7nm chip, which GMO will use for
Stepwyze to Roll Out Cryptocurrency ICO for Global Special Economic Zones
• https://www.gurufocus.com,Stepwyze.io, a blockchain developer and software solutions provider, is launching a cryptocurrency project that would be the first of its kind for global Special Economic Zones (SEZs).
Android App With 10 Million Downloads Left Users' Photos and Audio Messages Exposed to Public
• Lorenzo Franceschi-BicchieraiThe developers of Drupe, a popular Android app, left its users' data, including selfies and audio messages, on insecure, publicly accessible Amazon cloud servers.
CESIUM open-source JavaScript library for world-class 3D globes and maps
• Cesiumjs.orgOur mission is to create the leading 3D globe and map for static and time-dynamic content, with the best possible performance, precision, visual quality, platform support, community, and ease of use.
Amazon Web Services Launches Ethereum And Hyperledger Fabric Blockchain Templates
• https://www.ccn.com, BLOCKCHAIN NEWSAmazon Web Services (AWS) has introduced blockchain templates for Ethereum and Hyperledger Fabric, providing a fast and easy way to create and deploy secure blockchain networks with open source frameworks, the company announced on its website.
This $20 Software Bundle Will Help You Plan Home Improvements
• newatlas.comWhen the time comes to splash the paint or upgrade your bathroom, it can be difficult to visualize the new look.
Software-powered medical diagnosis already more reliable than "subjective" diagnoses...
• https://www.naturalnews.comfrom human doctors...(Natural News) British researchers have developed a new imaging technology for analyzing tumor biopsies. Furthermore, they claim their Digistain technology enjoys greater reliability compared to subjective diagnoses by human heal
IBM Collaborating With Top Startups to Accelerate Quantum Computing
• Next Big FutureIBM has joined nearly 100 startup founders, venture capitalists and industry thought leaders at the first IBM Q Summit Silicon Valley event in Palo Alto, CA. The goal of the day: cut through the hype and focus on the present state of quantum computin
MODERN DAY ITCH Marilyn Monroe is being brought back to life...
• https://www.thesun.co.uk, By Lauren ProbertSuzie Kennedy, 41, has spent hours having her face and body scanned by computers to bring the icon to life
Microsoft is ready for a world beyond Windows
• https://www.theverge.com, By Tom WarrenCloud and AI are Microsoft's future bets
Watch Pixar's New, Kinda Freaky Animation Technique
• https://motherboard.vice.com, Samantha Cole"Stable neo-Hookean flesh simulation" makes animated bodies look more real.
Google Is Turning Ads Into Games You Can Play
• Fastco DesignGoogle is introducing new playable ads inside other games. It's an ad-Inception.
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