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And yet when you think about things that might want to kill you, you rarely look at your phone. And yet your phone is killing you. We know, the news isn’t good. It does happen. Dozens of people have lost their lives from mobile phones and we are not talking of course about Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
A spyware cyber-espionage operation targeted users through 3.2 million “downloads” of extensions to Google’s popular web browser “Chrome”, researchers from “Awake Security” told Reuters; pointing to the problems the tech industry faces in protecting “browsers”, while they are increasingly used for communication, payments and other sensitive functions. Google said it removed more than 70 Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
A new way of interacting with users explores Facebook, creating a new chatbot. This digital interlocutor should present as many human characteristics as possible in the way it interacts with users, so appropriate preparation and training of Artificial Intelligence is required. To that end, Facebook has recruited Reddit, according to the Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
The first international “bell” on the Covid-19 was rang not by a human but by an American computer with artificial intelligence. On December 30, 2019, the “smart” software of the Boston Children’s Hospital HealthMap website, which uses artificial intelligence to monitor social media, news, online searches and other information that may indicate signs of a new epidemic, was the one Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Canon security expert Quentyn Taylor, Director of Information Security Canon, offers his top tips for staying safe, while working from home. Electronic “phishing” for problems: Cyber criminals are always lurking for new opportunities, and employees moving out of the company’s network are attractive targets. According to new researches, there has been a significant increase in Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Don’t go at random, there’s a trick. We’ve all been in a similar situation. Looking for our cell phone and not remembering where we put it. And the worst part? Call it from the landline and not listen to it because it’s in silent mode! But the point is: What do Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Google hopes to end low-quality video calls by using artificial intelligence to fill audio gaps caused by bad connections. As the BBC reports, “WaveNetEQ” works by using a “library” of speech data to fill in short discussion sections in a realistic/plausible way. Artificial intelligence is trained to produce mainly syllable sounds and can fill gaps of up to 120 milliseconds. This development Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Google apologized after a bug was discovered that resulted in some users’ personal videos being accidentally shared with others. This problem affected Google Takeout, which allows Google Photos users to export the content of their accounts for four days, between November 21 and November 25, 2019. Google has said that those who Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Big Data today is presented as the magic solution to all modern problems. The term is now heard very often both in the Media and in daily discussions. But there are very few who know exactly what this is about. In essence and in general we are dealing with “Big Data”, data that have such Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Chinese Xiaomi, Huawei Technologies, Oppo and Vivo are joining forces to create a platform where developers outside China will be able to upload apps to all their app stores at the same time, in a move that analysts say is meant to challenge Google Play’s dominance, as reported by Reuters. The Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
It’s not too long since there was talk of a technological gap: Not everyone had access to new technologies, so some had more opportunities and rights, while others (Third World residents, poor people) were in the dark. Today, this debate seems outdated. In the Third World, they may very often Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
You use an app on your mobile phone, you make an appointment, order a product, make a reservation. All these simple daily actions of any unsuspecting citizen can lead to the creation of a digital file, which includes his/her consumer habits, the areas he/she moves, religious beliefs, political and social views, state of Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Kaspersky Researchers detected a Trojan application that deceizes users with unsolicited advertisements and enhances the installation of applications for online purchases; by tricking both users and advertisers. This malicious app ”visits” smartphone app stores, ”Downloads” and launches applications and leaves false reviews on behalf of the user, all unbeknownst to Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
A new artificial intelligence system of Google Health -subsidiary of Google in the field of “smart” health- can study X-rays of lungs and draw conclusions as reliable as those of experienced radiologists. Google’s deep learning system, according to its creators, can be a valuable assistant to physicians in the future. Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
”Protection of personal data”, a phrase we see on TV all the time, we read it in the newspapers, we hear it on the radios and it is mentioned in every second line in the newsfeed of social media. However, we usually do nothing about it. A typical example Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Simultaneous cutting of two fiber optic cables in distant areas between them -something very unusual- was the reason that users of Google services (Gmail, Drive etc.) experienced a problem of online access for a short time on Thursday (19/12/2019) in several Eastern European and Mediterranean countries (Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …