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Hackers seize control of Tonga’s health IT system
Pacific island nation Tonga has refused to pay a US$1 million ransom after hackers seized control of the country’s health IT system.This post was originally published on this site
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Windows’ infamous ‘blue screen of death’ will soon turn black
Nearly every Windows user has had a run-in with the infamous “Blue Screen of Death” at some point in their computing life. Now, after more than 40 years of being set against a very recognizable […]
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Bangladesh pushes solar to tackle energy woes
Bangladesh’s caretaker leader has ordered all government institutions including ministry buildings and schools to install solar panels to ease chronic power problems in a country regularly hit by deadly heat waves.This post was originally published […]
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New method can teach AI to admit uncertainty
In high-stakes situations like health care—or weeknight “Jeopardy!”—it can be safer to say “I don’t know” than to answer incorrectly. Doctors, game show contestants, and standardized test-takers understand this, but most artificial intelligence applications still […]
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AI blunders: Six-finger hands, two suns and Jesus Christ on a surfboard in a stormy sea
When teaching a Photoshop class at a children’s summer camp, Stevens undergraduate student Gursimran Vasir noticed something strange.This post was originally published on this site
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Why your holiday flight is still not being powered by sustainable aviation fuel
As you wait in the departure lounge for your flight this summer, you may notice your airplane being pumped full of fuel ahead of takeoff. And then you may start to wonder why flying is […]
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More refunds are being sent to Fortnite players ‘tricked’ into unwanted purchases. How you can apply
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is sending out the latest round of refunds to consumers it says were “tricked” into purchases they didn’t want from Fortnite maker Epic Games—and eligible players who haven’t been compensated […]
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Experts propose public solar energy service to accelerate green transition
What do we need to achieve the energy transition? The technologies for producing and storing renewable energies are available and are constantly improving. The challenge lies in implementation. How do we bring business, politics, and […]
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Open-source fuzzer uses evolutionary algorithm to produce customized test inputs
Over the past decade, fuzzers have become the most widely used tools to test software security and robustness. Generating random inputs and feeding them to an application, they help detect undesired program behavior such as […]
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Can academics use AI to write journal papers? What the guidelines say
Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to “intelligent machines and algorithms that can reason and adapt based on sets of rules and environments which mimic human intelligence.” This field is evolving rapidly and the education sector, for […]