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User-friendly face-swapping video-editing software making it possible to create fake videos seeming to feature real politicians is reaching a point where it is becoming a global security threat, politicians and academics warn. ‘Deepfakes’, a combination of the terms ‘deep learning’ and…
Globally-renown physicist Stephen Hawking passed away, leaving a breakthrough legacy behind. One of the greatest minds of our time, he taught people a lot about both space and humanity. Sputnik has collected pearls of his wisdom. Stephen Hawking, a theoretical…
A new technique allows hackers to break into computers via headphones or speakers, even if it the computer is physically disconnected from the internet or any other network. A new data access technique discovered by a research team from Israel’s Ben-Gurion University…
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The rapid growth of cryptocurrencies requires a set of international rules to protect consumers while preventing criminals and terrorists from secretly moving assets across national borders, according to a blog post by International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing…
The German federal state, home to the world’s leading industrial concerns BMW, Siemens and others is reportedly preparing stricter limits for Chinese stake buyers amid fears of stealing technology and threats to industrial security. Bavarian authorities are preparing new legislation,…
The Arctic Link, a railway connection between northernmost Finland and Arctic Norway currently under consideration, is hoped to improve Scandinavia’s trade links to China via the Northern Sea Route alongside Russia’s coast. A recent Finnish study has found a 500-kilometer…
