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The FBI lost over 200 desktop computers, multiple pieces of body armor, and night-vision scopes over a six-month period last year, according to agency records obtained by Motherboard.
The lost computers potentially present a cybersecurity risk if the machines and
There’s been a flurry of fundraising around companies seeking to help computers understand natural language. It could presage a change in the way we use and experience language and the written word.
As we covered this summer, speech recognition company Speechmatics raised over $60M toward its ambition of global language comprehension. Text-to-speech company Verbit has raised
BY Anastassia GliadkovskayaJuly 12, 2022, 7:26 PM
A “Cyber Security” sign is displayed in the window of a computer store, as seen in December 2020, in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Olivier Douliery—AFP/Getty Images)
Though cybersecurity is a relatively new field, it is rising in popularity and demand. In fact, cybersecurity is among the top 20 fastest-growing occupations, with more
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Even technology experts can’t agree on the future impact of the nascent metaverse, currently under construction.
Many predict it will fulfill much-hyped hopes and expectations by 2040. Almost as many predict it won’t.
That mixed bag of opinions comes in a nonscientific canvassing of 624 technology experts conducted by
