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Legal Shield for Websites Rattles Under Onslaught of Hate Speech
U.S. lawmakers are debating Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which protects websites from liability for user-generated content.
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Wearable Motion Sensors Could Monitor Baby In Utero
Researchers at the Stevens Institute of Technology have developed a technique that could allow expectant parents to hear their baby's heartbeat continuously at...
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Digital Twins Grow Up
The idea of creating digital twins to simulate real-world systems isn't new, but the concept is advancing rapidly.
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Google Maps for Tissues
Researchers at the Max Delbruck Center for Molecular Medicine in Germany have developed software to help make sense of vast datasets generated by modern light microscopy...
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Two Fraudsters, One Passport – Computers Detect Fraudulent Identity Photos
Researchers at the University of Lincoln found that computers are more accurate than humans at detecting photos that have undergone face morphing, a digital manipulation...
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Sydney's $600M Smart Motorway Project to Be Put to the Test
Australia's New South Wales government will soon initiate trials for the $600-million (US$404-million) M4 Smart Motorway project.
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Waiting-Room Anxiety Eased With Apps That Give Updates
Startups and large healthcare organizations are developing tools designed to give parents frequent updates on what is happening to their children during surgeries...
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People With Autism Are Hot Hires for AI Jobs
Ernst & Young and other companies are recruiting people with autism for artificial intelligence jobs through neurodiversity hiring programs.
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WhatsApp Flaws Could Allow Hackers to Alter Messages
Cybersecurity firm Check Point Software Technologies found three potential ways to alter conversations in Facebook's WhatsApp messaging app.
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NHS to Set Up National AI Lab
The U.K. National Health Service is launching a national AI laboratory to enhance the care of patients and facilitate research.
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IBM, Other Companies Launch New Blockchain Network for Supply Management
IBM and a number of other multinational corporations have jointly developed a new blockchain network, with the goal of improving manual and cumbersome supply chain...
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Facial Recognition Coming to a Supermarket Near You
Rapid advancements of AI and facial recognition technologies, combined with a dramatic decline in costs, means that these systems are now viable for use by supermarkets...
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A Breakthrough in Explainable AI
Researchers create an artificial intelligence agent that explains its reasoning.
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Most People Would Rather Lose Their Job to a Robot Than Another Human
Most people would prefer to lose their job to a robot than to another person, but at the same time would rather see a co-worker replaced by a human than a robot...
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'Typically, If You Think of a Coder, It's a White Male'
The nonprofit Girls Who Code is collaborating with U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) on legislation whose overarching goal is to help close the gender gap in computer...
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Visa to Test Advanced AI to Prevent Fraud
Visa is launching a platform to help its engineers quickly test artificial intelligence algorithms designed to detect and prevent credit card fraud.
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FDA Seeks Virtual Heart to Test Medical Devices
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is working with French software company Dassault Systemes to develop a virtual model of the human heart for evaluating new...
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Apple, Eli Lilly, Evidation Present First Results From Digital Alzheimer's Study
A 12-week study by drugmaker Eli Lilly, Apple, and Evidation Health found consumer devices and mobile apps could potentially help identify people with mild cognitive...
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Boost in High School Students Taking Advanced Computer Science Could Change Face of Tech
Data from the College Board shows that more girls and minority high school students are taking the Advanced Placement Computer Science Principles course.
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