Machine learning & AI
"What's the weather like outside?" It's a simple question that we don't think twice about. Our smart assistants, phones or a simple internet search can answer it. But it actually takes a global sensor network of weather stations, ...
Sep 28, 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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Machine learning & AI
In a cramped office in eastern Seoul, Hwang Seungwon points a remote control toward a huge NASA-like overhead screen stretching across one of the walls.
May 31, 2020
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Computer Sciences
For public health officials, contact tracing remains critical to managing the spread of the coronavirus—particularly as it appears that variants of the virus could be more transmissible.
Feb 19, 2021
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Business
Amazon is discussing with local public health leaders how its Amazon Care infrastructure—a medical system that was launched this year for employees in the Seattle area—can be used to support coronavirus response, a spokesperson ...
Mar 12, 2020
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A Florida city confirmed Friday that hackers seeking to extort money were responsible for crippling its computer systems earlier this week but officials have yet to decide whether they will pay a reported $1 million ransom.
Dec 14, 2019
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Internet
YouTube is rolling out new rules for AI content, including a requirement that creators reveal whether they've used generative artificial intelligence to make realistic looking videos.
Nov 14, 2023
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Security
Teachers unable to get paychecks. Tax and customs systems paralyzed. Health officials unable to access medical records or track the spread of COVID-19. A country's president declaring war against foreign hackers saying they ...
Jun 17, 2022
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Other
China has implemented an online video game curfew for minors, a move meant to prevent addiction to games and to improve health among children and teens.
Nov 8, 2019
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Internet
Instagram's "suggested" posts feature recommended anti-vaccination content to users, even as parent company Facebook intensified efforts to combat false and misleading statements about COVID-19, according to new research ...
Mar 9, 2021
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