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The Foreseeable Future
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The Foreseeable Future

Police throughout the United States are using machine-learning techniques to accurately predict lawbreaking and drive down crime rates.

China Warns Students, Academics to Consider Risks of Studying In ­.S.
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China Warns Students, Academics to Consider Risks of Studying In ­.S.

China is warning students and academics about risks involved in studying in the United States amid a bitter trade war and other tensions between the two countries...

Huawei Ban Revoked by Science Publisher IEEE
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Huawei Ban Revoked by Science Publisher IEEE

The IEEE is no longer restricting Huawei scientists from peer reviewing papers in its publications, reversed restrictions it had slapped on the company last week...

Trade War Turning Chinese Students Off the ­.S.
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Trade War Turning Chinese Students Off the ­.S.

Survey found that 20.14 percent of respondents chose the U.K. as their first choice, ahead of the U.S. at 17.05 percent.

American Dream Interrupted
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American Dream Interrupted

It is becoming harder for international STEM students to obtain an H-1B visa to work in the United States after earning their degree. Should immigrant students...

Visa Rejections for Tech Workers Spike ­nder Trump
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Visa Rejections for Tech Workers Spike ­nder Trump

Thousands of current U.S. tech workers have had their H-1B visas suddenly rejected thanks to new policies implemented by the Trump Administration.

New Bill Would Force Companies to Check Their Algorithms for Bias
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New Bill Would Force Companies to Check Their Algorithms for Bias

U.S. lawmakers have introduced a bill that would require large companies to audit machine learning-powered systems for bias.

Spinoff Book Highlights NASA Technology Everywhere
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Spinoff Book Highlights NASA Technology Everywhere

From precision GPS to batteries for one of the world's first commercial all-electric airplanes, NASA technology turns up in nearly every corner of modern life. ...

Crime Scene Mapping Tool Turns Incident Scenes into Virtual 3D Models
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Crime Scene Mapping Tool Turns Incident Scenes into Virtual 3D Models

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Israeli police have invested in a tool that can create an interactive 3D model of a crash or crime scene within minutes...

Despite Consumer Worries, the Future of Aviation Will Be More Automated
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Despite Consumer Worries, the Future of Aviation Will Be More Automated

In the wake of the Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines crashes of Boeing 737 Max planes, people are thinking about how much of their air travel is handled by software...

Pentagon Warns Silicon Valley About Aiding Chinese Military
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Pentagon Warns Silicon Valley About Aiding Chinese Military

President Donald Trump and his top U.S. military adviser met with Google's CEO about concerns that Silicon Valley's AI collaborations in China may benefit the Chinese...

Censorship Pays: China's State Newspaper Expands Lucrative Online Scrubbing Business
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Censorship Pays: China's State Newspaper Expands Lucrative Online Scrubbing Business

People.cn, the online unit of China's influential People's Daily, is boosting its numbers of human internet censors backed by artificial intelligence to help firms...

They Didn't Buy the DLC: Feature that Could've Prevented 737 Crashes Was Sold As an Option
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They Didn't Buy the DLC: Feature that Could've Prevented 737 Crashes Was Sold As an Option

The crashed Lion Air 737 MAX and the Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX aircraft had more in common than aircraft design and the apparently malfunctioning flight system...

Stanford Helped Pioneer Artificial Intelligence. Now the University Wants to Put Humans at Its Center.
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Stanford Helped Pioneer Artificial Intelligence. Now the University Wants to Put Humans at Its Center.

A Stanford University scientist coined the term artificial intelligence. Others at the university created some of the most significant applications of it, such...

How Technology Can Combat Human Trafficking
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How Technology Can Combat Human Trafficking

Kristen Abrams and Nadya Bliss of Arizona State University recently helped organize a conference at the United Nations on how computational science and AI can help...

No Lie! Researcher Developing Online Polygraph
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No Lie! Researcher Developing Online Polygraph

Florida State University researcher Shuyuan Ho is working to create an online polygraph that uses machine-learning to identify liars and truthtellers based on the...

Republicans Want Kaspersky, Huawei Banned from Sensitive ­niversity Research Projects
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Republicans Want Kaspersky, Huawei Banned from Sensitive ­niversity Research Projects

If Kaspersky, Huawei and ZTE are suspected of helping Russia and China spy on U.S. government computer systems, they shouldn't be allowed near sensitive academic...

Top ­niversities Join to Push 'Public Interest Technology'
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Top ­niversities Join to Push 'Public Interest Technology'

As technology becomes increasingly pervasive in American life, universities across the United States have been devising ways to teach students how to grapple with...

Sectors ­nite in Push to Develop Public Interest Technology Network
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Sectors ­nite in Push to Develop Public Interest Technology Network

Twenty-one U.S. colleges and universities have partnered with the Ford Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, and New America to define and build the Public Interest Technology...

How to Keep Parents From Fleeing STEM Careers
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How to Keep Parents From Fleeing STEM Careers

STEM jobs are often defined by long hours and an "all or nothing" work ethos. New research suggests that the industry poses outsize challenges for male and female...
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