AI – Computer Learns From Mistakes – Becomes ‘Chess GrandMaster’
A computer program called Giraffe has taught itself to become an international grand master after playing itself for just 72 hours. The software was able to learn from its own mistakes as...
A Malware Called Active VisitorTracker Campaign Infecting WordPress Sites
For the last couple of weeks Sucuri have been tracking a new Malware threat that has gained significant traction over the past forty eight-seventy two hours. The malware they call the “Active...
How To Bypass (Hack) Android 5.x (Lollipop) Lockscreen
A hack or a vulnerability exists in Android Lollipop 5.x (uptil 5.1.1, build LMY48L) that enables an attacker to crash and bypass the lockscreen and achieve full access to a locked...
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Amputee Can Control and ‘Feel’ using a Robotic Arm
A brand new advanced robotic hand that's wired directly into the brain has been successfully tested, permitting a paralysed man to “feel”.
The hand, developed by the Applied Physics Laboratory at Johns Hopkins...
Facebook is introducing the ‘Dislike’ button
Facebook is working on a "dislike" button for its posts. This was revealved by the company's co-founder and chief Mark Zuckerberg, during a question and answer session on Tuesday.
"People have asked...
Serious Flaw Discovered in the OS used by Over a Billion Devices
There’s a simple vulnerability inside an extensively used operating system, although not one that most would be aware of, known as VxWorks. It happens to be the same software program used to control components...
Russian Spy Team Accused of Hacking Satellite Data
In case you’re a state-sponsored hacker siphoning data from selected computer systems, the very last thing you need is for somebody to find your command-and-control server and shut it down, finishing...
Video: Ubuntu Touch Transforms into an Ubuntu Desktop
The fact that you could see it work as a desktop is weird
Seeing Ubuntu Touch transform right into a small desktop version of the distribution is somewhat weird, nevertheless it's also...
Graphene Converts Heat into Electrical Energy
Graphene, an allotrope of carbon, was first isolated at the University of Manchester in 2004 by Sir Andre Geim and Sir Kostya Novoselov. In 2010, they had been awarded the Nobel...
