UCLA researchers have developed a cost-effective mobile device to measure air quality. It works by detecting pollutants and determining their concentration and size using a mobile microscope connected to a smartphone and…
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IBM’s DEFFEND will detect Fraud using your SmartPhone
Researchers at IBM have developed a financial fraud solution known as DEFFEND. Short for Dispersed Financial Fraud Enhanced Detection, DEFFEND sits on top of classical fraud detection solutions. It takes your existing…
IBM and MIT establish new MIT–IBM Watson AI Lab
IBM and MIT today announced that IBM plans to make a 10-year, $240 million investment to create the MIT–IBM Watson AI Lab in partnership with MIT. The lab will carry out fundamental…
New software can detect when people text and drive
Computer algorithms developed by engineering researchers at the University of Waterloo can accurately determine when drivers are texting or engaged in other distracting activities. The system uses cameras and artificial intelligence (AI)…
DolphinAttack Can Take Control of Siri and Alexa with Inaudible Voice Command
Hackers can take control of the world’s most popular voice assistants by whispering to them in frequencies humans can’t hear. Chinese researchers have discovered a terrifying vulnerability in voice assistants from Apple,…