Energy & Green Tech
Local elected officials surveyed in Pennsylvania underestimate their constituents' support for solar and other clean energy projects, according to a paper, "Public and Local Policymaker Preferences for Large-Scale Energy ...
Aug 2, 2024
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Computer Sciences
Digital tools can alter images of ourselves and others in ways that are more convincing and harder to detect than ever before. They can create spectacular special effects in movies. But they are also used with the images ...
Aug 1, 2024
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Consumer & Gadgets
A study published in the journal PNAS Nexus reveals how social media algorithms favor politically sponsored content from certain parties given the same investment budget.
Jul 18, 2024
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Computer Sciences
Recently, stories about AI have been leading the news, including deals about publications licensing their content, or content errors made by AI. Now, a new paper by computer science Ph.D. student Kai Chen, Professor Kristina ...
May 31, 2024
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Business
YouTube tends to recommend videos that are similar to what people have already watched. New research has found that those recommendations can lead users down a rabbit hole of extremist political content.
Dec 14, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
This week, a diverse group of organizations called on the Australian federal government to establish a A$100 billion, 10-year policy package to turbocharge Australia's green energy transition.
Sep 13, 2023
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Business
The Commerce Department on Friday is launching the application process for cities to receive a total of $500 million in grants to become technology hubs.
May 12, 2023
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Business
The European Parliament on Tuesday ratified landmark laws that will more closely regulate Big Tech and curb illegal content online, as the EU seeks to bring order to the internet "Wild West".
Jul 5, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
When discussing low-carbon transportation and the question of why cars play such a dominant role in our society, it is often tempting to fall back on a comfortable and familiar answer: We drive cars because we like them!
Apr 26, 2021
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Internet
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg urged US lawmakers Wednesday to reform the rules for online platforms' liability to require systems in place for removing unlawful content.
Mar 24, 2021
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