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Huddle’s ‘highly secure’ work tool exposed KPMG and BBC files
The BBC has discovered a security flaw in the office collaboration tool Huddle that led to private documents being exposed to unauthorised parties.
Chinese robot becomes world’s first machine to pass medical exam
A robot has passed the written test of China's national medical licensing examination, an essential entrance exam for doctors, making it the first robot in the world to pass such an exam.
Self-driving shuttle bus in crash on first day
A self-driving shuttle bus in Las Vegas was involved in a crash on its first day of service.
AI image recognition fooled by single pixel change
Computers can be fooled into thinking a picture of a taxi is a dog just by changing one pixel, suggests research.
Male scientists more likely to share work with other men, study finds
Researchers blame ‘old boy’ networks and evolutionary history for male tendency to stick together
3D printed flying car to take to the skies
A 3D printed 5-seater vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) flying car called Formula is expected to hit the sky in 2018, according to its creater.
Can artificial intelligence learn to scare us?
Just in time for Halloween, a research team from the MIT Media Lab's Scalable Cooperation group has introduced Shelley: the world's first artificial intelligence-human horror story collaboration.
Offensive chat app responses highlight AI fails
Messaging assistants and smart replies are meant to make lives easier by anticipating responses when chatting with friends.
Ichthyosaur fossil discovered for first time in India
Scientists in India have discovered a 152 million-year-old fossil of an ichthyosaur - an extinct marine reptile - in the western state of Gujarat.
