Case comes as regulators crack down on hobbyist drone pilots
The return of the cyber squirrel wars
Rodents and frogs join nation states and hackers as key security threats
Artificial intelligence can be used to predict your death – but is it secure?
Researchers say this is the first study to use AI to predict heart disease outcomes
Stuxnet general pardoned by Obama – but deeper questions remain
Departing president now accepts that Cartwright’s involvement was more minor than at first thought
Student keylogger creator faces jail after pleading guilty
Keylogger developed while accused was in high school went on to infect some 16,000 computers, say prosecutors
News in brief: Assange ducks promise; CIA papers go online; G+ adds Facebook-like features
Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news
US Antitrust Agency Sues Qualcomm Over Patent Licensing
Qualcomm shares have plunged after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against the company on Tuesday, accusing the company of using “anticompetitive” tactics to maintain its monopoly on a key semiconductor used in mobile phones. Reuters reports: The…
Google Maps Starts Showing Parking Availability For Some Users
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Back in August, Cody found strings in his teardown of Google Maps v9.34 beta that hinted at an upcoming display of parking difficulty. The option may have crept up for some…
AI Can Predict When Patients Will Die From Heart Failure 'With 80% Accuracy'
New submitter drunkdrone quotes a report from International Business Times: Scientists say they have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) program that is capable of predicting when patients with a serious heart disorder will die with an 80% accuracy rate. Researchers…
NASA Is Making New Robots That Can Control Themselves
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: NASA wants humans and robots to work together as teams. To ensure that, the space agency’s autonomous robotics group is currently developing new technology to improve how humans explore the solar system,…