A new forensic technique analyzes proteins in a single hair strand to create a unique profile, similar to DNA. This method, called proteomic genotyping, works when DNA is unavailable or too degraded to use. It could revolutionize investigations of old crime scenes and natural disasters.
Gmail’s convenience comes with privacy trade-offs, as it collects data on when and how you open emails. You can fight back by enabling a key setting that blocks hidden tracking pixels. A few more adjustments can significantly reduce your data exposure.
Legacy web forms on manufacturing portals are a massive, overlooked security hole. They collect financial data, credentials, and IP on systems that are decades old. The incident rates are shockingly high, and fixing it is a complex challenge.
Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Chris Van Hollen, and Richard Blumenthal have launched an investigation into major tech and data center companies. They want to know if the massive power demands of AI infrastructure are unfairly increasing utility bills for residential customers. The companies have until Jan
MoEngage has raised a massive $180 million Series F, just over a month after securing $100 million. However, the majority of this new capital was used for secondary transactions, letting early backers and employees take money off the table.
The HiRISE camera aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured its 100,000th image. The milestone photo, suggested by a high school student, shows mesas and dunes. The orbiter has enough fuel to keep going until the mid-2030s.
A Harvard Medical School study reveals AI models used to diagnose cancer from tissue slides can infer a patient’s demographics, leading to biased results. The researchers’ FAIR-Path framework dramatically reduced these performance gaps, highlighting a critical need to audit medical AI for fairness.
Android is finally addressing a long-standing privacy quirk. New controls in testing will let users stop Wi-Fi passwords from automatically syncing across different user profiles on the same device.
Following a massive Black Friday, TikTok is reorganizing its e-commerce leadership. The move centralizes product and data science teams with a focus on AI and operational efficiency.
A surprising political revolt is brewing in Republican-leaning areas against the massive data centers needed for AI. Residents are fighting back over noise, skyrocketing utility bills, and tax breaks for trillion-dollar tech companies, turning it into a potent local election issue.
