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Reddit, Acting Against Hate Speech, Bans 'The_Donald' Subreddit
The influential pro-Trump community broke the rules on harassment and targeting, said Reddit, which also banned other groups.
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Stopping the Exploiters
An angry public demands an end to phishing sites exploiting Covid-19.
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Academic Achievement Isn't Why There Are More Men Than Women Majoring in Physics, Engineering, Computer Science
New York University researchers found that higher academic achievement among men is not the underlying reason for more men than women majoring in science fields...
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Quantum Entanglement Demonstrated on Tiny CubeSat in Orbit
Researchers at the National University of Singapore have demonstrated quantum entanglement on a mini-satellite orbiting earth.
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Drone-Deployed Sterile Mosquitoes Could Check Spread of Insect-Borne Illnesses
An international team of researchers created a technique to more quickly control mosquito populations and reduce insect-borne disease.
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Netgear Moves to Plug Vulnerability in Routers After Researchers Find Zero-Day
Netgear said it is close to releasing a patch for a software vulnerability that could enable hackers to remotely exploit home Internet routers to access devices...
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Body of Knowledge
Some medical schools are turning to virtual reality to enable students to learn from cadaver dissection.
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Microsoft is Closing its Physical Retail Stores
After 11 years, Microsoft is throwing in the towel on its physical retail stores and is refocusing its retail sales efforts around its online/digital store.
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RIT Researchers Create Easy-to-Use Math-Aware Search Interface
Rochester Institute of Technology researchers have developed an online search interface that allows anyone to easily create, edit, or look up complex mathematical...
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Countries Agree on Regulations for Automated Driving
The United Nations announced that 53 countries have agreed on common automated driving regulations.
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California City Bans Predictive Policing in U.S. First
Santa Cruz, CA, has become the first U.S. city to ban predictive policing.
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Michael Hawley, Programmer, Professor and Pianist, Dies at 58
A man of manifold interests, his achievements ranged from developing ideas behind the so-called Internet of Things to publishing the world's biggest book.
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Before These Astronauts Take Starliner to Space, They're Training in VR
Crew members for the Boeing CST-100 Starliner are training for pre-launch, docking, and landing using a new virtual reality system.
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Newcastle United Turns to Wearable Technology for Safe Premier League Return
Soccer clubs are turning to technology as the English Premier League looks to restart while complying with numerous health and safety protocols.
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'SlothBot in the Garden' Demonstrates Hyper-Efficient Conservation Robot
Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) engineers have built a robot designed to help conserve endangered species.
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Study Reveals Extent of Hate Speech on Reddit in Right-Leaning Forums
A new study found that more comment moderation is necessary to curtail racist and white supremacist content on Reddit.
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Blocking Facial Recognition
Facial recognition technology faces opposition from technology industry giants, and from the grass roots.
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Amazon Launches Cloud Service to Help Non-coders Build Apps
Amazon already leads the cloud infrastructure market, and now it's expanding its cloud product lineup with a tool for people who don't code.
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Google Will Delete Your Data by Default—in 18 Months
Starting Wednesday, the search giant will make a previously opt-in auto-delete feature the norm.
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