Internet
It used to be that only Hollywood production companies with deep pockets and teams of skilled artists and technicians could make deepfake videos, realistic fabrications appearing to show people doing and saying things they ...
Aug 27, 2019
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Machine learning & AI
Jared Coleman, who recently earned his Ph.D. in computer science, and his supervisor, Bhaskar Krishnamachari, are bound by a shared love of languages—both human and computer.
Jun 21, 2024
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Internet
When people hear the term "accessibility" in the context of disability, most will see images of ramps, automatic doors, elevators, or tactile paving (textured ground which helps vision impaired people navigate public spaces). ...
May 17, 2022
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Business
A senior Federal Trade Commission official is criticizing Facebook's move to shut down the personal accounts of two academic researchers and terminate their probe into misinformation spread through political ads on the social ...
Aug 6, 2021
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Business
Online activity is increasingly influenced by algorithmic recommendations based on data gathered about consumer behavior by companies that are often reluctant to disclose what data they're gathering or how they are using ...
May 10, 2022
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Business
Amazon's AWS, the world's biggest cloud computing outfit, is making a major push to entice the public sector to join the artificial intelligence revolution, as the generative AI race with Microsoft and Google heats up.
Jun 26, 2024
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Computer Sciences
Imagine that you are teaching a technical subject to children in a small village. They are eager to learn, but you face a problem: There are few resources to educate them in their mother tongue.
Jan 31, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Electricity production and distribution in the U.S. currently depends on more than 10,000 power plants, 642,000 miles of high voltage lines, 56,000 substations and 6.3 million miles of local distribution lines. Much of that ...
Oct 17, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
A shortage of phosphorous is driving the price of artificial fertilizers through the roof. But a new and eco-friendly wastewater decontamination process has enabled a company in Hamar in Norway to kill two birds with one ...
Mar 23, 2022
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Internet
Stay-at-home orders mean no eating at restaurants, attending shows or visiting friends and family. It also means that Canadian archives institutions and facilities, following public health orders, have restricted access for ...
Mar 1, 2021
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