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The Cure's Roger O'Donnell Reveals 'Devastating' Discovery

Keyboardist was diagnosed with 'aggressive form of lymphoma,' but is now doing 'fine'

(Newser) - The Cure keyboardist Roger O'Donnell is urging people to visit a doctor at the first sign of concern—something he failed to do before discovering an aggressive cancer. O'Donnell revealed he was diagnosed with "a very rare and aggressive form of lymphoma" a year ago in a...

Researchers Train AI to Steal Data From Keyboard Clicks

Randomized passwords could help protect against this new danger

(Newser) - Debates over whether advancements in artificial intelligence are good or bad won't subside any time soon—and this new wrinkle won't help. British researchers have discovered that by mixing machine learning and recordings of typing, it's possible to train AI to steal passwords merely by hearing which...

Goodbye to Beloved Ivories-Tickling Kitty
'Keyboard Cat' Has
Tickled His Last Ivory
OBITUARY
Mar 20, 2018 8:21 AM CDT

'Keyboard Cat' Has Tickled His Last Ivory

Internet sensation Bento has died at age 8

(Newser) - An online memento to Bento is how many fans found out some sad news late last week about one of the internet's most famous cats. People reports that a six-minute tribute to the renowned "Keyboard Cat" was posted Friday, announcing the musically inclined feline's death on March...

Time to Banish CAPS LOCK
 Time to Banish CAPS LOCK 
OPINION
Feb 4, 2012 6:37 AM CST

Time to Banish CAPS LOCK

Our keyboards need that tweak and a few others

(Newser) - The computer keyboard may be an essential tool of daily life, but everybody is driven nuts by at least one aspect of it, writes Matthew J.X. Malady at Slate . He offers some suggested tweaks:

O No: Bushies Warned to Skip Pranks

Last time, Clinton aides took the "W" off office keyboards

(Newser) - White House aides have been ordered not try some of the pranks played by Clinton aides eight years ago, reports CNN. Mischievous Clintonites yanked the "W" keys from keyboards, and outgoing aides have been warned to keep their mitts off the "O" keys—or try any other tricks,...

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