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NSA to open-source GHIDRA software reverse-engineering tool in March
The United States’ National Security Agency is planning to open-source an internally developed reverse-engineering framework for popular operating systems this spring. The framework, called GHIDRA, is best described as a “disassembler,” which works by breaking down software into its assembly code so it can be analyzed by humans. The main idea is that developers and others ...
Intel is protecting endangered animals with AI-powered cameras
Intel Corp. says its Movidius artificial intelligence software will be used in special cameras designed to detect poachers who enter wildlife reserves, and prevent them from killing endangered animals. Intel said today that its AI technology will be integrated with TrailGuard cameras that can detect objects and classify them automatically without human intervention, then send ...
Google’s healthcare business Verily lands $1B in new funding
Verily Life Sciences LLC, a healthcare-focused company that’s owned by Google LLC’s parent Alphabet Inc., is getting a big financial boost in the form of a $1 billion round of financing led by private equity firm Silver Lake. The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan also participated in the round announced today. It comes about two years ...
Google’s experimental Fuchsia OS will be able to run Android apps
Google LLC’s experimental operating system Fuchsia, which might one day replace Android on smartphones and the like, will be able to run existing Android software applications, should it ever see the light of day. That much is apparent from a recent update to the Android Open Source Project, which hosts much of the source code for ...
Microsoft working on tool called Project Bali to give web users control over their data
Researchers at Microsoft Corp. are working on a new privacy tool that would give users the ability to control what happens to the data that’s collected about them online. Called Project Bali, the tool is a kind of “personal data bank which puts users in control of all the data collected about them,” according to ...
Windows 10 passes Windows 7 to become world’s most popular desktop OS
Microsoft Corp. has been given a boost as it kicks off the New Year with news that its Windows 10 operating system has finally surpassed Windows 7 in the desktop popularity stakes. That’s according to Net Applications’ latest report, which shows that 39.2 percent of all desktop machines are now using the three-year-old Windows 10 ...
Stock market tanks as Apple slashes iPhone sales forecast
Updated: Apple Inc. today sent tremors through the tech industry and Wall Street after slashing its sales forecast for the first time in 17 years. The company said a faster-than-expected economic slowdown in China was to blame for the shortfall. Apple’s stock fell by almost 8 percent after Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook wrote a letter ...
Google wins FCC approval to roll out Project Soli radar motion sensing technology
Google LLC has won permission from U.S. government regulators to deploy its Project Soli radar motion sensing technology in the real world. The decision by the Federal Communications Commission late Monday means that Google can now operate its Soli sensors at higher power levels than previously allowed. The technology can also be deployed on aircraft, ...
Google Duo reportedly testing group calls, low-light features
Google LLC may be working on new features for its Google Duo video calling application, which allows users to make calls in high definition even as it’s optimized for low-bandwidth connections. The new features, according to a leak by Android Police Monday, include a new group calls mode as well as a new low-light mode. Evidence of group calls ...
Google wins dismissal of lawsuit alleging facial recognition abuse
A long-running lawsuit filed against Google LLC over its alleged abuse of its facial recognition systems was dismissed Saturday by a Chicago court. The plaintiffs in the case, which dates back to March 2016, argued that Google had violated Illinois state law by collecting and storing the biometric data of people’s photographs from its Google ...