54 m. ago ‘We Hear You, Mr. President’: The World Lines Up to Buy American Gas

Facing Trump tariff threats, governments and companies are proposing major investments in American liquefied natural gas projects.

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68 m. ago Amazon is still hosting stalkerware victims’ data weeks after breach alert

Amazon won't say if it will stop hosting data from three phone surveillance operations that spilled private data on millions of people. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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2 h. ago Developing an ontology for smart city infrastructure threats, cybercrime and digital investigation

With technological advancements and a growing awareness about the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), interconnected systems within cities that capture real-time data indicators reflecting chosen SDGs are a way forward. Known as smart city infrastructure (SCI), these systems are vital to nations in assessing their alignment with the UN SDGs. As the role of smart city infrastructure becomes apparent, it inevitably becomes a prime target for adversaries and cyber criminals.

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2 h. ago Study reveals barriers to AI integration in manufacturing design

The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into manufacturing processes has huge potential for improving productivity, efficiency, and safety. Machine learning models are already used to monitor equipment health and others predict supply-chain issues and consumer demand. However, research published in the International Journal of Mechatronics and Manufacturing Systems suggests that there remain barriers to the more widespread adoption of AI in production environments. In particular, there are obstacles to incorporating AI in the early design phase.

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2 h. ago Unofficial parental control apps put children's safety and privacy at risk

Some "unofficial" parental control apps have excessive access to personal data and hide their presence, raising concerns about their potential for unethical surveillance as well as domestic abuse, according to new research from UCL and St. Pölten UAS, Austria.

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2 h. ago Researchers develop innovative method for secure operations on encrypted data without decryption

A hospital that wants to use a cloud computing service to perform artificial intelligence data analysis on sensitive patient records needs a guarantee those data will remain private during computation. Homomorphic encryption is a special type of security scheme that can provide this assurance.

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4 h. ago How Los Angeles' design community is coming together for fire relief

How Los Angeles' design community is coming together for fire relief  NBC Los Angeles

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4 h. ago Google introduces new developer tools and titles for games on mobile and PC

Google announced new features around PC and mobile gaming today ahead of the Game Developers Conference (GDC), including new titles, control customization, and developer tools for making mobile games available on PC. The company first introduced Play Games for PC in 2022 in the beta phase. Over time, it has introduced the program to various […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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4 h. ago Geothermal unicorn Fervo Energy may IPO as early as next year

Driving the consideration is the growing concern over power demand growth from data centers, which could double by 2029. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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5 h. ago Massie reveals how much campaign cash he's hauled in since Trump targeted him for ouster: 'Fundraising record'

Rep. Thomas Massie reveals how much campaign cash he has raised since President Donald Trump targeted him over his opposition to a government funding measure.

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6 h. ago Companies Might Soon Have to Tell You When Their Products Will Die

If everything’s computer, it would be nice to know how long computer last.

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7 h. ago Public Health Survived the Pandemic. Now It Fights Politics.

Five years after the pandemic began, many local health officials say that the politicization of Covid has left them with fewer tools and fresh challenges.

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7 h. ago Omni raises $69M to design tools that help companies better analyze their data

Employees at many companies today are expected to make decisions through careful data analysis, but the tools they need to do it are clunky, slow or — in some cases — don’t exist. That’s according to Colin Zima, the CEO of Omni, a business intelligence (BI) platform that aims to help organizations simplify how they […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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7 h. ago ClickUp is launching a revamped calendar tool for task and meeting management

Productivity platform ClickUp launched a revamped calendar tool that integrates tasks, docs, chats, and meetings in one place. The most interesting features of the calendar are an integrated AI meeting notetaker and AI-powered time blocking for tasks. ClickUp already had a calendar product, but it was focused more on team management and scheduling. Last year, […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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8 h. ago After Pandemic Exodus, New York City’s Population Is Growing Again

Fewer people leaving the city and more foreign newcomers have helped erase pandemic losses, new census data shows.

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9 h. ago Bria lands new funding for AI models trained on licensed data

AI-powered image generators, which are at the center of a number of copyright lawsuits against AI companies, are frequently trained on massive amounts of data from public websites. Most of these companies argue that fair use doctrine shields their data scraping and training practices. But many copyright holders disagree.  That’s why some startups and firms developing image […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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10 h. ago Storm slams SoCal with heavy rain, raising risk in burn scars with evacuation orders in effect

Storm slams SoCal with heavy rain, raising risk in burn scars with evacuation orders in effect  ABC7 Los Angeles

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11 h. ago How Trump can turn Biden’s energy blunders into America’s greatest comeback

With the launch of the National Energy Dominance Council, President Trump has an opportunity to turn destructive Biden-era policies into tools of his America First agenda.

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13 h. ago New York City’s Population Ticks Up to More Than 8.4 Million

Fewer people leaving the city and more foreign newcomers have helped erase pandemic losses, new census data shows.

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20 h. ago Report: Drag Queens to Fundraise for Democrat Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidate Susan Crawford

Drag queens are planning to raise money for Democrat Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford on Thursday. The post Report: Drag Queens to Fundraise for Democrat Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidate Susan Crawford appeared first on Breitbart.

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