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Your CharlieCard can be hacked by an Android phone, admits MBTA - The Boston Globe

Your CharlieCard can be hacked by an Android phone, admits MBTA – The Boston Globe

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But cybersecurity analyst Bobby Rauch says a security flaw makes it relatively easy to exploit a well-known weakness in the system. “Anyone in Boston with an Android phone and a curiosity about how CharlieCard works can exploit these same vulnerabilities,” said Rauch, who brought the issue to the agency’s attention in August. Get the pace …

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BU Completes 'Jenga Building', City's Greenest Tower - The Boston Globe

BU Completes ‘Jenga Building’, City’s Greenest Tower – The Boston Globe

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Boston University’s new Center for Computing & Data Sciences will be the city’s greenest tower. David L. Ryan/Globe Staff When it opens to faculty and staff this month, and to students next month, the tower will be by far the tallest zero-carbon building in Boston, and likely all of New England. BU executives say it’s …

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Clinical notes plus diagnostic imaging plus AI adds up to a 3D image of a patient's hip.

AI and hip preservation – Boston Children’s Answers

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VirtualHip uses artificial intelligence to convert data from clinical notes and X-ray images into a complete view of a patient’s hip. (Illustration: David Chrisom, Boston Children’s) Orthopedic surgeons and biomedical engineers are trained to approach hip pain in adolescents and young adults from two different angles. Surgeons typically look at conditions such as femoroacetabular impingement …

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