Why Visa thinks holiday shopping will be easier next year (Hint: AI is involved)

Visa found that nearly half of U.S. shoppers use AI tools for at least one shopping task, reflecting a “profound shift” in ...
Engadget

The best Secret Santa gift ideas for 2025: Affordable gifts you can still get from Lego, Apple, Yeti and more

Secret Santa gift exchanges can be chaotic in the best way. One minute you’re drawing a name from a hat, the next you’re scrambling to figure out what they’d actually like. The trick is finding ...

Virginia Tech produces top tech talent with Institute for Advanced Computing, connecting industry to academia

Virginia Tech is driving the future of economic growth and tech talent in the DMV with computer science and computer ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Secure Offline: A Hardware-Bound Cryptographic Framework for Software License Validation in Internet Constrained Educational Environments ()

The system employs HMAC-SHA256 (Hash-based Message Authentication Code using SHA-256) for license integrity verification. SHA-256 refers to the Secure Hash Algorithm producing 256-bit hash values (see ...