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Who Shares the Most Fake News?
University of Colorado, Boulder researchers determined that Facebook promulgates more fake news than Twitter, which is most likely to be spread by liberal-conservative...
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Waymo, Uber Propose AI Techniques to Improve Self-Driving Systems
Researchers at Waymo and Uber have unveiled new technologies that aim to make their self-driving systems safer and more reliable.
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New Techniques Improve Quantum Communication, Entangle Phonons
Scientists have demonstrated a new quantum communication method.
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Are Companies More Productive in a Pandemic?
Many claim their employees are hyper efficient while working from home. But there are social and emotional costs to ambition in isolation.
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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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CSAIL Robot Disinfects Greater Boston Food Bank
A group of researchers designed a robotic system that disinfects surfaces and neutralizes aerosolized forms of Covid-19.
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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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Scientists Grow Optical Chips in Petri Dish
The new chips are made from gallium phosphide.
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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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