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Measuring activity in the human brain remains one of the greatest challenges in science and medicine. Despite recent technological advances in areas such as imaging and nanoscience, researchers still struggle to accurately detect cognition. Currently, functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is used to measure brain activity, but this method requires the patient to lie still […]

Members of the Department of Mathematics community — including faculty, students, and alumni — were recognized for their achievements at the recent 2023 Joint Mathematics Meetings in Boston. Professor Tom Mrowka and his Harvard University collaborator Peter Kronheimer received the 2023 Leroy P. Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research, awarded by the American Mathematical Society […]

J-PAL North America has announced that Matthew “Matt” Notowidigdo ’03, MEng ’04, PhD ’10, professor of economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, is joining Amy Finkelstein as co-scientific director of the organization, replacing Lawrence “Larry” Katz.  Katz is stepping down after nearly 10 years of supporting the growth and development of […]

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The notorious Russian-speaking cybercriminals grew successful by keeping a low profile. But now they have a target on their backs.

Whether you’re enjoying a free trial or signed up purely for Ted Lasso, these are WIRED’s top picks for Apple TV+.

Joseph Menn / Washington Post: A second Twitter whistleblower told the FTC and Congress last year that engineers can access “GodMode” and tweet from any account, supporting Mudge’s complaint  —  Too many people can still access a program that lets them tweet under any account, he says in a complaint

Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg: Binance acknowledges mistakenly storing collateral for some of its tokens in the same wallet as customer funds; reserves for around 47 coins are in one wallet  —  Binance Holdings Ltd., the world’s largest crypto platform, acknowledged that it mistakenly keeps collateral for some of the tokens …

Wired: Researcher: for over a year, India’s education ministry app Diksha exposed the names, phone numbers, and email IDs of over 1M teachers via an unsecured server  —  A mandatory app exposed the personal information of students and teachers across the country for over a year.

Employees of outsourcing company Majorel have accused it of underpaying moderators and failing to support them.

Or how, exactly, platforms die.

If you use screens for work and play, your child probably does too. These are the best pairs we’ve bought and tested for our own kids.

Kaya Yurieff / The Information: Internal messages: TikTok told some of its US workers they could lose their jobs unless they show they have moved to an address near their assigned offices  —  TikTok is cracking down on remote work, telling some U.S. workers they could lose their jobs unless they show they have already […]

Kevin McLaughlin / The Information: Source: Satya Nadella voiced concerns Microsoft was slow to commercialize its AI research advances; in 2022, its researchers said Apple and Google seemed ahead  —  For more than a decade, Microsoft Research, the company’s in-house research group, has touted artificial intelligence breakthroughs …

Vitalik Buterin / Vitalik Buterin’s website: How a system for “stealth addresses”, using zero-knowledge proofs, may offer an easier, better way to improve privacy on Ethereum vs. hiding or mixing transfers  —  Special thanks to Ben DiFrancesco, Matt Solomon, Toni Wahrstätter and Antonio Sanso for feedback and review

In science and technology, there has been a long and steady drive toward improving the accuracy of measurements of all kinds, along with parallel efforts to enhance the resolution of images. An accompanying goal is to reduce the uncertainty in the estimates that can be made, and the inferences drawn, from the data (visual or […]

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Sure, three-year-olds and critics love this animated series about a family of dogs. But its most vocal fans may be grownup commenters on TikTok.

If you agree to provide some of your car’s battery power in times of high energy demand, you’ll get paid, and help make the grid more stable.

The EV giant is alienating its customers, bringing in less revenue, and falling behind legacy carmakers.

Tripp Mickle / New York Times: The recent tech layoffs highlight a generational divide between younger workers, experiencing their first downturn, and older workers, who have been here before  —  The industry’s recent job cuts have been an awakening for a generation of workers who have never experienced a cyclical crash.

Rafaela Lindeberg / Bloomberg: Nokia signs a multiyear cross-license patent agreement with Samsung, covering fundamental 5G and other tech, after the previous deal expired at the end of 2022  —  Nokia Oyj signed a new multiyear cross-license patent agreement with Samsung Electronics that enables the handset maker to use Nokia’s technology in its products.

Alexander Osipovich / Wall Street Journal: Genesis Global Capital’s bankruptcy marks the end of an era of crypto lenders trying to bring the centuries-old banking model to digital currencies  —  Risk in crypto-lending sector was poorly managed, subjecting users to heavy losses after epic boom  —  The late-night bankruptcy filing …

Since its founding in 1998, Vecna Technologies has developed a number of ways to help hospitals care for patients. The company has produced intake systems to respond to Covid-19 patient surges, prediction systems to manage health complications in maternity wards, and telepresence robots that have allowed sick people to stay connected with friends and loved […]

Two of Japan’s heavy hitters teamed up to build a limited-edition, super-cheap, China-only electric moped: We took it for a spin.

Don’t bolt at the first sight of something that needs repair. You can nail most DIY jobs with the right gear and the right attitude.

It might lack a few snazzy features, and it’s not as navigationally capable as a Garmin, but this sports watch gets the basics right.

Joseph Menn / Washington Post: Researchers and ex-Twitter staff: physical attacks in the US have tracked with spikes in some hate speech on Twitter, notably anti-Semitic and anti-gay rhetoric  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Earlier this month, the FBI charged a Florida man with making detailed online threats to murder 100 gay people.

Keri Blakinger / The Marshall Project: How some US incarcerated people use contraband mobile phones to educate themselves, make TikToks, find love, publicize prison conditions, earn money, and more  —  Despite the security concerns of administrators, incarcerated people use phones to hustle, make TikToks or publicize prison conditions.

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Analysis: Apple timed the new MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and HomePod launch to boost this quarter’s revenue, while avoiding supply issues during the holiday season  —  Apple timed the launch of the new MacBook Pro, Mac mini and HomePod to shore up its current quarter’s revenue …

Why does your guitar sound that way? Is it your amp, your pickups, or your pedals? Jim Lill is trying to find out, one filmed A/B test at a time.

Nilesh Christopher / Rest of World: Creators from India’s hinterland are going viral on YouTube Shorts and running into copyright issues for “fact channels” that add context to other users’ videos  —  A new generation of creators found success on YouTube Shorts.  Now, YouTube is after them for violating its community guidelines.

Wall Street Journal: A look at Mittens, a ruthless Chess.com bot with a kitten avatar introduced on January 1 that is driving more people than ever to play in the site’s history  —  A ruthless bot with an innocuous avatar is driving chess players crazy  —  The heels of the chess world have included Soviet […]

Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: Hackers leak police raid plans, confidential reports, AWS private keys, and other sensitive data from the servers of ODIN, which makes apps for the US police  —  Leaked files reveal tactical plans for police raids, surveillance, and facial recognition  —  Detailed tactical plans …

Keep your phone, tablet, laptop, and other electronics running with these handheld power banks.

Plus: Recommendations on the Explore page are getting better, Google is probably making an AirTag rival, and Amazon finally wipes that Smile off its face.

Plus: A leaked US “no fly” list, the SCOTUS leaker slips investigators, and PayPal gets stuffed.

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg: Q&A with Netflix co-CEOs Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos about shared leadership, what role Reed Hastings may play, adding FAST channels, the ad tier, and more  —  So that’s what an orderly transfer of power looks like.  —  While Disney chief Bob Iger ousted every potential threat …

Annie Palmer / CNBC: A look at Amazon’s nascent drone delivery unit, which has struggled due to crashes and other safety issues and now faces layoffs and other cost-cutting measures  —  – As part of Amazon’s widespread layoffs, some employees in the nascent drone delivery project are losing their jobs, according to people familiar with […]

Eric Wallerstein / Wall Street Journal: Filings: Signature Bank borrowed nearly $10B in Q4 from Federal Home Loan Banks, a system originally designed for mortgage lending; Silvergate borrowed $3.6B+  —  Signature and Silvergate turn to government-chartered lenders after customer withdrawals surge

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Creatives disagree about the ethical uses of these tools, but one thing is clear: AI art identification is about to become a whole lot harder.

Most governments work off incomplete or inaccurate information, but it’s time to plug the gaps.