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Controversial New AI Can Tell Whether or Not You’re A Criminal

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In Brief Researchers have developed an AI system testing a small subset of pictures and was able to predict criminality with an 89.5 percent accuracy. Such technology brings up some ethical and legal questions about its application, joining a long list of concerns AI raises in general. Reading Criminals’ Faces Assessing a person’s trustworthiness and innocence based on their facial characteristics may seem
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Erasing Fear: Artificial Intelligence Could Rid You of Your Phobias

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Brief Info: Researchers used AI to identify the brain patterns caused by exposure to specific fear triggers, information they then used to "reprogram" study participants out of that fear. The method could be used in the future as a way to rid people of phobias without exposing them directly to their fear or to help people with PTSD overcome their disorders.
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Forget Airplane Mode. Smartphones May Soon Have ‘Driver Mode’

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Brief Info: In 2014, 3,179 people were killed, and 431,000 were injured due to distracted drivers. As a result, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is seeking a smartphone 'driver mode' that will block apps while driving.
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How This Android Hacker Steals Tesla Car By Offering A Free Burger

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Brief Info: How easily one can steal a Tesla Model S? Just offer a free burger to the owner. A team of researchers demonstrated how easy it is to hack and drive away a Tesla car using the keyless driving mode after installing a malware on the owner’s Android device.
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Linux-based YunOS To Beat Apple’s iOS In China

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Short Bytes: Alibaba’s YunOS is expected to bypass iOS in Chinese mainland by the end of this year. It’s a Linux -based mobile operating system that aims to become the top smartphone operating system in the country. The analysts have also predicted that outside China, YunOS isn’t expected to enter the premium smartphone segment.
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People Enjoy Free Rides After Ransomware Hack Shut San Francisco Transit System

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Brief Info: San Francisco Municipal Railway aka Muni was compromised with hackers taking control of around 2000 computers on the network. A ransom of 100 Bitcoins has been asked by the hackers. Also, Muni was made free for the commuters on Saturday as the payment machines didn’t work.
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Top 10 Countries With Highest 4G LTE Speed In The World

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Short Bytes: The 4G technology based on the LTE standard has reached most parts of the world. OpenSignal has released the State of LTE report for November 2016. Singapore tops the charts of the top 10 countries with the highest average 4G LTE speed.
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