Josh Lowensohn joined CNET in 2006 and now covers Apple. Before that, Josh wrote about everything from new Web start-ups, to remote-controlled robots that watch your house. Prior to joining CNET, Josh ...

ZURICH, Switzerland--Chances are that if you've solved one of those distorted-word tests to secure an account with Facebook, Craigslist, or Ticketmaster, you've helped The New York Times inch a little ...

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reCAPTCHA is the security service hosted by Google that is designed to shield websites from spam and bot traffic. This week, the search giant has announced the latest update -- Version 3 -- that ...

The prototype is the result of experiments with software based on the human brain. My PCMag career began in 2013 as an intern. Now, I'm a senior writer, using the skills I acquired at Northwestern ...

Google's new reCAPTCHA security software gets rid of complicated word puzzles and uses a simple checkbox to confirm whether a user is a human or a... A squiggly word puzzle pops up as you're trying to ...

Google has made several improvements to the reCAPTCHA anti-bot service after San Francisco-based start-up Vicarious claimed that its artificial intelligence (AI) software can crack the Turing test.

Thanks to the wonderful world of spammers most websites these days rely on CAPTCHA images to force users to prove they are human before accepting comments or other user feedback. In fact humans solve ...

A squiggly word puzzle pops up as you're trying to buy concert tickets. You stare at the words, scratching your head, as time disappears for you to purchase those tickets. Your first few attempts are ...