Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | RiverNorthPhotography) Eight months ago, Panera Bread was notified of a security flaw that was leaking customer information to anyone who knew where to look for it. But the company failed to fix the flaw until this week after the breach was made public in a report suggesting that it affected […]
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Ubisoft researcher takes a bird’s-eye view of tech, games, and entertainment
Lidwine Sauer is paid to be one of Ubisoft’s big thinkers. She’s the director of insights and trends for Ubisoft’s Strategic Innovation Lab, a technology research division that absorbs all of the innovations happening in the world of technology that might some day be relevant to the French game publisher’s main business of making video […]
Canadian researcher warns parents about dangers of high-caffeine energy drinks
A Calgary researcher is working to warn parents, coaches and doctors about the potential dangers of energy drinks, which contain high levels of caffeine, can be found near sports drinks in convenience stores and are often marketed in a way that appeals to kids.
Misconceptions about ibuprofen have led to taking unsafe levels, researcher says
A U.S. study that found many adults who use ibuprofen and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs take too much prompts concerns over the fact NSAIDs can be purchased over the counter.
Researcher finds another security flaw in Intel management firmware
Meltdown and Spectre are not the only security problems Intel is facing these days. Today, researchers at F-Secure have revealed another weakness in Intel’s management firmware that could allow an attacker with brief physical access to PCs to gain persistent remote access to the system, thanks to weak security in Intel’s Active Management Technology (AMT) […]
The Researcher Who Wants to Bring AI to Factories
Andrew Ng, formerly of Google and Baidu, has a new company to help manufacturers use artificial intelligence techniques. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a31cc701a76b709196023b6/master/pass/AndrewNg-FINAL.jpg Feed: All Latest
How an unpaid UK researcher saved the Japanese seaweed industry
Enlarge / A nori farm off the coast of Japan. (credit: H. Grobe) The tasty Japanese seaweed nori is ubiquitous today, but that wasn’t always true. Nori was once called “lucky grass” because every year’s harvest was entirely dependent on luck. Then, during World War II, luck ran out. No nori would grow off the […]
A Stanford researcher is pioneering a dramatic shift in how we treat depression — and you can try her new tool right now
Flickr/Jane Rahman Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide, and it can kill. But scientists know surprisingly little about it. Even with awareness programs like World Mental Health Day, which happens every year on October 10, our knowledge of the condition is extremely limited. We do know, however, that talking seems to help — […]
A report coauthored by a People’s Bank of China researcher says China’s economy is about to hit a wall
Reuters China’s economy may soon start feeling some negative payback for stimulus policies that have helped growth to rebound but at the cost of rising corporate debt levels, according to a new paper from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. The report’s findings are particularly striking given that one of the coauthors comes from […]
Researcher wears car-seat disguise to study autonomous driving
Here’s a question: how does a self-driving car reveal its intentions to you without an audio cue? Let’s block ads! (Why?) Autoblog