Machine learning & AI
Have you ever used Google Assistant, Apple's Siri or Amazon Alexa to make decisions for you? Perhaps you asked it what new movies have good reviews, or to recommend a cool restaurant in your neighborhood.
Oct 19, 2020
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Internet
YouTube said Wednesday it would take down content which contradicts expert consensus about Covid-19 vaccines, updating its policies on misinformation about the pandemic.
Oct 14, 2020
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Internet
IBM today announced that it is collaborating with United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UN SDSN) Youth Philippines' to deliver fast and trusted COVID-19 information to the Filipinos by using IBM Watson ...
Jul 16, 2020
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Security
Mobile apps are helping track the spread of COVID-19 to contain the outbreak, but the apps also raise concerns about personal privacy.
Jun 9, 2020
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Engineering
For many of us, our microwaves and dishwashers aren't the first thing that come to mind when trying to glean health information, beyond that we should (maybe) lay off the Hot Pockets and empty the dishes in a timely way.
May 14, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
Last week the head of Australia's Digital Transformation Agency, Randall Brugeaud, told a Senate committee hearing an updated version of Australia's COVIDSafe contact-tracing app would soon be released. That's because the ...
May 12, 2020
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Security
To help societies around the world control the spread of COVID-19 and get schools and businesses up and running, health officials are considering a range of technological solutions. Contact-tracing apps, which would make ...
May 1, 2020
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Security
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, staffers at the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District in Illinois got an unwelcome surprise when they arrived at work one morning last month: Cybercriminals had hijacked their computer ...
Apr 16, 2020
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Internet
Apple has launched a new website that shows with striking graphs how the coronavirus pandemic has slammed the brakes on life around the world.
Apr 15, 2020
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Internet
School of Technology professor Amanda Hughes has spent her career studying social media during disasters and crises. Her work looks at how members of the public turn to social media during a crisis and how they find trustworthy ...
Apr 8, 2020
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