Internet
Transmitting the sense of touch via the internet
What JPEG, MP3 and MPEG are for images, audio and video, haptic codecs are for transmitting the sense of touch via the internet.This post was originally published on this site
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Consumer & Gadgets
Quokka: A tiny, personal quantum computer emulator
Bearing the smiling face of one of Australia’s cutest marsupials is a device its creators are claiming as the world’s first consumer product in quantum computing technology.This post was originally published on this site
Internet
UN launches global principles to combat online hate and demands big tech take action now
The United Nations chief on Monday launched global principles to combat online hate and lies and demanded that big tech companies use their power to reduce the harm they are doing to people and societies […]
Internet
New security loophole allows spying on internet users visiting websites and watching videos
Internet users leave many traces on websites and online services. Measures such as firewalls, VPN connections and browser privacy modes are in place to ensure a certain level of data protection. However, a newly discovered […]
Internet
Indonesia won’t pay an $8 million ransom after a cyberattack compromised the national data center
Indonesia’s national data center has been compromised by a hacking group asking for a $8 million ransom that the government says it won’t pay.This post was originally published on this site
Mathematics
New mathematical proof helps to solve equations with random components
Whether it’s physical phenomena, share prices or climate models—many dynamic processes in our world can be described mathematically with the aid of partial differential equations. Thanks to stochastics—an area of mathematics which deals with probabilities—this […]
Mathematics
Merging AI and human efforts to tackle complex mathematical problems
By rapidly analyzing large amounts of data and making accurate predictions, artificial intelligence (AI) tools could help to answer many long-standing research questions. For instance, they could help to identify new materials to fabricate electronics […]
Mathematics
Why expanding access to algebra is a matter of civil rights
Bob Moses, who helped register Black residents to vote in Mississippi during the Civil Rights Movement, believed civil rights went beyond the ballot box. To Moses, who was a teacher as well as an activist, […]
Internet
Booking.com sounds alarm on AI-enabled travel scams
As travelers rush to book their summer getaways, Booking.com’s internet safety boss says watch out for supercharged AI scams.This post was originally published on this site
Mathematics
Students’ awareness of their cognitive processes facilitates the learning of math, finds study
The purpose of education is to ensure that students acquire the skills necessary for succeeding in a world that is constantly changing. Self-assessment, or teaching students how to examine and evaluate their own learning and […]