Over the last few weeks, a series of powerful hacker attacks powered by the malware known as Mirai have used botnets created of internet-connected devices to clobber targets ranging from the internet backbone company Dyn to the French internet service provider OVH. And just when it seemed that Mirai might be losing steam, new evidence shows that it’s still […]
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The phenomenon of hackers knocking websites offline with massive floods of Internet traffic is nothing new. But the pattern of these so-called DDoS attacks (for “distributed denial of service”) is changing, according to a new report from internet provider Akamai AKAM . The report, published on Tuesday, suggests the overall number of DDoS attacks has
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FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Nov. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — ‘Tis the season for family and friends to slow down your home network. In today’s connected world, holiday visitors bring a collection of gadgets that require Internet – likely resulting in extremely slow Wi-Fi and unhappy guests. Many homes are plagued by slow speeds, bad reception and other
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BullGuard CEO Paul Lipman discusses the evolution of cyber-security and the vital resources that help us stay one step ahead of the hackers. We’re living in an extremely exciting time where technology is evolving rapidly in front of our eyes, but we know that new opportunities for consumers can also present new opportunities for hackers
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“Algorithm” might be one of the most popular terms that almost no one understands. How could they? Not many people have PhDs in data science, and even those experts don’t always know what’s happening. “It’s not clear even from a technical perspective that every aspect of AI algorithms can be understood by humans,” says Guruduth
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Tendril introduces new Orchestrated Energy demand management solution New Continuous Demand Management (CDM) solution delivers up to 50 percent peak load reduction without sacrificing customer comfort. Tendril has announced Orchestrated Energy, the first cloud software solution enabling utilities to optimise system operation and customer comfort. It is a Continuous Demand Management (CDM) solution that calculates
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Image Source | jisc.ac.uk Imagine what it’s like talking to an AI robot or AI assistant for the first time. Sometimes it may seem weird because you know you’re talking to an inanimate object that can think on its own and answer back. It’s like suddenly you talk to your pet cat and it answers
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The Alexa Prize is an annual competition for university students dedicated to accelerating the field of conversational AI. Today, Amazon announced the sponsorship of 12 teams to participate in the Alexa Prize, an annual university competition dedicated to accelerating the field of conversational artificial intelligence (AI). Don’t Miss: Sam’s Club Black Friday 2016 Deals The Amazon Alexa
The Amazon Echo Radio. Image: Amazon Amazon has brought its on-demand music service to the UK, with the company hoping its machine learning-powered Alexa service will give it an edge over its more established rivals like Apple Music and Spotify. Amazon Music Unlimited is Amazon’s attempt to break into the music subscription market. The company
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Zuckerberg promises action over fake news, Trump promises restraint on Twitter 1:37 November 14, 2016 In today’s tech news, Mark Zuckerberg promises to prevent news hoaxes on Facebook, Donald Trump plans to use Twitter sparingly while… Play video
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