Farmers Are Getting Control Of Their Equipment Back
For years, John Deere had actively made repairing their tractors near-impossible for anyone but itself and the few "authorized" repair shops—regardless of the ability of its customers to actually…
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Working to automate nuclear plant operations
PhD student Lauren Fortier is building on the experience she gained operating a nuclear plant for the Navy to solve a critical hurdle in the wider adoption of the energy source.
How to Find Out If There Are Flock Cameras Near You
The Atlas of Surveillance maintains the largest known database tracking police surveillance technologies across the US.
Hundreds of Drone-as-First-Responder Programs Could Soon Be Launched Across the Country
Police departments across the country are lining up to launch drone-as-first-responder (DFR) programs, and hundreds have cleared a necessary hurdle toward making deployment a reality, expanding aerial surveillance and data collection even in areas patrol officers typically can't reach.
OpenAI won't let some customers export their chats, but this tool will
ChatGPT Business and Enterprise users lack the standard chat export option, so third-party utilities like scrapemychats fill the gap
The hidden cost of Myanmar’s rare earth mines
As the U.S. races to bypass China, the global hunger for critical minerals is financing warlords and poisoning Myanmar's borderlands.
GeForce NOW Sets Sail With ‘Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame’ Joining the Cloud
Lock in and load up the cloud. GFN Thursday brings fresh updates and new adventures, all ready to play without waiting for downloads.
IBM insists AI didn't kill software deals, just delayed them
Big Blue says customers postponed rather than abandoned major purchases as hardware soaked up enterprise budgets
Fed up with Big Tech, communities turn to data collectives for control
Data collectives and cooperatives, which let creators control the collection and distribution of their data, are emerging as preferred alternatives to big tech companies.
The Pickle Is In: You’ll See This Emoji and More on Your Device Next Year
I’m predicting the pickle emoji will knock the eggplant emoji off its pedestal.
3D-printed bridge points the way to greener construction
MIT researchers developed a framework that folds a printer’s real-world limits into the optimization, while revealing that better hardware could sharply reduce material use.
People’s Picks TV Winners: Upgrading Your TV Soon? CNET Readers Have a Favorite Brand
Two brands win readers over, but for different reasons.
How MIT students are helping to prevent cyberattacks
Students from the MIT Cybersecurity Clinic help local governments and other vulnerable organizations defend against digital threats.
Verifying Rust cryptography in SymCrypt, from standards to code
Cryptographic code supports vital protections in modern computing systems. Learn how a new method helps verify code as developers write it while preserving speed and adaptability as it gets implemented and evolves. The post Verifying Rust cryptography in SymCrypt, from standards to code appeared first on Microsoft Research .