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Probability training: Preventing errors of reasoning in medicine and law

How trustworthy is a positive HIV test result? How probable is an actual infection when the test is positive? Even professionals often get such questions wrong, which can lead to misdiagnoses and unnecessary surgeries......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgNov 6th, 2024

Ukrainian cyberwar experience becomes blueprint for TRYZUB cyber training service

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA), part of the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection (SSSCIP), has joined forces with the simulation training platform Cyber Ranges to unveil TRYZUB, a cyber resilie.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Preventing credential theft in the age of AI

In this Help Net Security video, Tina Srivastava, MIT Lecturer and CEO of Badge, discusses a 20-year cryptography problem – using biometrics for authentication without storing a face/finger/voice print. This has massive implications for corpora.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Apple"s App Store takedowns over copyright claims continue to annoy developers

Developers of two media-centric apps say Apple is not playing fair with the App Store, especially when it comes to dealing with copyright law.TV Time and the App Store iconAs the controller of the App Store, Apple has a duty to keep the digital marke.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Qubit that makes most errors obvious now available to customers

Can a small machine that makes error correction easier upend the market? We're nearing the end of the year, and there are typically a flood of announcements regarding quantum comp.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Sugar-like nanoparticle covering could boost cancer drug delivery

A spoonful of sugar might actually help medicine go down, according to recent research from the University of Mississippi. And it could reduce the harmful side effects of cancer treatment. Instead of a literal spoonful of sugar, however, the research.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Apple"s quick App Store takedowns over copyright claims are a nightmare for developers

Developers of two media-centric apps say Apple is not playing fair with the App Store, especially when it comes to dealing with copyright law.TV Time and the App Store iconAs the controller of the App Store, Apple has a duty to keep the digital marke.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Fitness app Strava is tightening third-party access to user data

Training apps, AI use, and trend analysis seem to be off-limits in Strava's API. The Strava app is one of the most popular ways for cyclists, runners, hikers, and other distance s.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Researchers discover the essential role of light in the organization of retinal cells

New work from the laboratory of Michel Cayouette, Director of the Cellular Neurobiology Research Unit at the Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM) and Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the Université de Montréal, reveals for the first t.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Graykey iPhone hacking tool can ‘partially’ access iPhone 16 – but betas protect

Leaked documents reveal that the Graykey iPhone hacking tool is able to “partially” access iPhone 16 models – but not if they are running any of the iOS 18 betas. Graykey is a competitor to Cellebrite, and is intended for use by law enforcem.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Apple will today ask a judge to dismiss the DOJ antitrust case

Lawyers acting for Apple are today expected to ask a federal judge to dismiss the DOJ antitrust case against the company in its entirety. The Department of Justice has for years been investigating whether Apple broke antitrust law by abusing its d.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Leak: what law enforcement can unlock with the "Graykey" iPhone hacking tool

Leaked documents reveal the secrets behind Graykey, the covert forensic tool used to unlock modern smartphones, exposing its struggles with Apple's latest iOS updates.iPhone 15Graykey is a forensic tool designed to unlock mobile devices and extract d.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

Why school police officers may not be the most effective way to prevent violence

In 1975, only 1% of public schools had their own police officers. Today, 44% do. A large reason for the increase is the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, which led to the creation of the federal Community Oriented Policing Servic.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

Researcher reverse engineers new iPhone security feature ‘Inactivity Reboot’

A recent report by 404 Media revealed that law enforcement agents have been concerned about automatically rebooting themselves, which makes it very difficult to hack these devices. Security researcher Jiska Classen later discovered that this behavio.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  9to5macRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

These Rats Learned to Drive—and They Love It

Driving represented an interesting way for neuroscientists to study how rodents acquire new skills, and unexpectedly, rats had an intense motivation for their driving training......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsNov 16th, 2024

Saturday Citations: Cold dark matter takes a hit; a new paradigm for biology; those fracking earthquakes

This week, researchers formulated a new method to calculate the probability of generating intelligent life in the universe. Investigations of a meteorite that originated on Mars revealed that it once interacted with liquid water. And an analysis of f.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 16th, 2024

Hormone receptor structure reveals how it functions in heart disease

Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have determined the full-length structure of a blood pressure-regulating hormone receptor for the first time, uncovering how it functions, which may enable better drug targeting of the receptor for diseases such as.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024

Bluesky has ‘no intention’ to train generative AI on user content

As users defect from X, rapidly growing social media platform Bluesky pledges to not scrape user data for training AI ......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024

Revolutionary test can identify nearly any infection in a patient

A revolutionary new medical test highlighted in a study in Nature Medicine could transform infection diagnostics forever. This new metagenomic sequencing test can detect a … The post Revolutionary test can identify nearly any infection in a pat.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  bgrRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024

Research finds no negative impact of repealing law allowing companies to pay disabled workers below minimum wage

Debate continues to swirl nationally on the fate of a practice born of an 86-year-old federal statute allowing companies to pay workers with disabilities subminimum wages: anything below the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, but for some roles a.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024

USX Cyber strengthens phishing defense in GUARDIENT XDR

USX Cyber released advanced phishing protection tools within its GUARDIENT XDR platform. This latest enhancement enables organizations to strengthen defenses against sophisticated phishing attacks by providing employees with realistic training and h.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024