YouTube to promote 'authoritative' virus content on homepage
YouTube has unveiled a fresh effort to stem the spread of coronavirus misinformation with a "news shelf" on its homepage promoting "authoritative content."
Mar 20, 2020
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Automotive
Laying the groundwork for autonomous transport networks
With the increased use of connected devices and endpoints where Internet of things devices, satellites and sensors produce constant streams of information, the amount of data collected presents significant challenges. In ...
Mar 20, 2020
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Internet
For performers in lockdown, online is becoming the new live
There's still a great deal of uncertainty as to what impact the coronavirus pandemic will have on the UK's cultural life. More and more people are now choosing to self-isolate and theatres, cinemas, clubs and concert halls ...
Mar 20, 2020
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Computational poetry: How machines create art
The World Poetry Day on 21 March celebrates the unique ability of poetry to capture the creative spirit of the human mind. While many consider art and math to be two disconnected concepts, the University of Luxembourg excels ...
Mar 20, 2020
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Machine learning & AI
Researchers use machine learning to discover coronavirus treatments
Two graduates of the Data Science Institute (DSI) at Columbia University are using computational design to quickly discover treatments for the coronavirus.
Mar 20, 2020
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Internet
The battle against disinformation is global
Disinformation-spewing online bots and trolls from halfway around the world are continuing to shape local and national debates by spreading lies online on a massive scale. In 2019, Russia used Facebook to intervene in the ...
Mar 20, 2020
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Robotics
Robopets: Using technology to monitor older adults raises privacy concerns
Social isolation and loneliness are concerns for many older adults, and can be triggered by the need to transition to a condo, rental accommodation, long-term care facility or retirement home.
Mar 20, 2020
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Business
Once the pandemic is over, we will return to a very different airline industry
The airline industry will wear the scars of the coronavirus pandemic for a very long time.
Mar 20, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Government must address hurdles putting people off electric cars
Ambitious targets have been set by the UK and Scottish governments to become net-zero carbon economies by 2050 and 2045 respectively. But a variety of initiatives will be required on the part of government, industry and society ...
Mar 20, 2020
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Machine learning & AI
Berkeley lab cosmologists are top contenders in machine learning challenge
In searching for new particles, physicists can lean on theoretical predictions that suggest some good places to look and some good ways to find them: It's like being handed a rough sketch of a needle hidden in a haystack.
Mar 20, 2020
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