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More Than a Third of Women in Tech Eyeing the Exit in Next Two Years
More than a third of 1,000 surveyed women in the technology sector intend to quit in the next two years, driven by the pandemic and gender inequality.
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Why Facebook Won't Let You Control Your Own News Feed
Lawmakers want social networks to offer users a chronological timeline. Leaked documents help to explain why Facebook doesn't.
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When Finnish Researchers Took On the Twitter Trolls
A nation's scientists took to social media in response to criticism of their research, with surprising results. Sami Syrjämäki describes what happened.
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AI Brings Power of NLP to African Languages
A neural network model developed by researchers at Canada's University of Waterloo enables computer-based analysis of text in 11 African languages.
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Nuclear Radiation Used to Transmit Digital Data Wirelessly
Digitally encoded information has been transmitted wirelessly using nuclear radiation.
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Dexterous Robotic Hands Manipulate Objects with Ease
A new system can enable robotic hands to handle more than 2,000 different objects.
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Andrew Chi-Chih Yao Receives 2021 Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology
Yao contributed to cutting-edge research in areas including security, secure computing, and quantum computation.
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Bipartisan Bill Takes Aim at Algorithms
The bill would require Internet platforms to let people use a version of their services where content is not selected by "opaque algorithms" driven by personal...
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The Next Generation of AI-Enabled Cars Will Understand You
In-cabin sensors can help customize the passenger experience.
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First Global River Database Documents 40 Years of Change
A new database shows the movement of the river centerlines of the 48 most threatened deltas in the world over the past 40 years.
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Social Media Is Reshaping British Universities' Value Systems in Scramble for Likes, Shares
Researchers at the U.K.'s University of Cambridge found universities' value judgments about research have been tied to social media platforms.
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Tracked Bottom-Crawling Robot Gathers Valuable Deep-Sea Data
The Benthic Rover II robot has spent seven years collecting deep-sea data 140 miles off California's coast.
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Key Witness Helps Scientists Detect 'Spooky' Quantum Entanglement in Solid Materials
Researchers have devised a viable "quantum entanglement witness" for proving the existence of spooky quantum entanglement in solid materials.
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Making Sense With Biology
Hybrid systems enhance the capabilities of electronics with biologics.
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Walmart Using Fully Driverless Trucks to Ramp Up Online Grocery Business
Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, is using fully driverless trucks for its online grocery business.
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The Next Generation of Home Robots will be More Capable — and Perhaps More Social
Tech titans and upstarts alike are working to deepen our relationships with their robots.
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Meta to Remove Thousands of Sensitive Ad-Targeting Categories
Shielding users' interests in topics like race, health, religion, and politics.
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Scientists Use Robotic Animals to Learn About Real Ones
Scientists are using robots that realistically interact with animals, to gain insights into the animals’ social dynamics.
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Chinese Computer Scientist Awarded Kyoto Prize for Work Playing 'Vital Role in Modern Society'
Japan's Inamori Foundation has named Chinese computer scientist Andrew Yao Chi-chih recipient of the international Kyoto Prize in advanced technology.
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