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Elliptical curves. Credit: Denis Khleborodov. Cryptography is a science of data encryption providing its confidentiality and integrity. After cryptographic transformations (the basis of encryption algorithms) are applied, only users that…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A financial regulator on Monday unveiled a strategy to monitor whether cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin pose a threat to world economic stability. The plan follows on from a concerted drive by central banks and…

Sample images of 'texture synthesis' using a unique artificial intelligence-based technique that trains a network to learn to expand small textures into larger ones. This data-driven method leverages an AI technique called generative…

It was news that was perhaps too strange for crypto's typically divided reactions. First revealed Wednesday, the Litecoin Foundation, the non-profit that develops the software that powers the sixth-largest cryptocurrency, bought a stake in…

A blockchain-based platform is giving people the chance to buy unique, digital collectibles inspired by public figures and political leaders — including politicians, such as Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un, and media personalities, like Oprah…

Algorithms run our Google searches, our Facebook newsfeed, recommend articles or videos to us and sometimes censor questionable content At the heart of the spread of fake news are the algorithms used by search engines, websites and social…

The Governor of the Bank of Thailand (BoT), said that the bank is considering blockchain technology for various applications during a speech at the the Bloomberg ASEAN Business Summit on July 12. The central bank’s governor Dr. Veerathai…

Microsoft and other tech companies have used facial recognition technology for years for tasks such as organizing digital photographs Microsoft's chief legal officer on Friday called for regulation of facial recognition technology due to…

Last week, Agustin Carstens, the head of the Bank of International Settlements (BIS), widely considered the central bank of central banks – told cryptocurrency makers to "stop trying to create money." And the crypto community promptly had…

India is fertile ground for fake news to take hold and spread India has been shaken by a spate of mob killings sparked by a hoax about child kidnappers spread on WhatsApp. In just two months, 20 people have been murdered in such attacks.…