Energy & Green Tech
Governments throughout the world have accelerated their ambitions towards effective climate change mitigation. What is clear, in this challenge of how to tackle the complex and global issue of climate change, is that there ...
Apr 30, 2021
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Machine learning & AI
In Dan Simmons' 1989 sci-fi classic "Hyperion," the novel's protagonists are permanently connected to an artificial intelligence network known as the "Datasphere" that instantly feeds information directly to their brains. ...
May 18, 2023
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Internet
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider this week whether social media companies are shielded from liability when they use algorithmic systems to recommend relevant content to users.
Feb 23, 2023
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Internet
An upcoming Supreme Court case could answer one of the toughest questions of the internet age: Should online companies be held responsible for promoting harmful speech?
Feb 16, 2023
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Internet
The Biden administration told the U.S. Supreme Court that social media companies in some cases can be held liable for promoting harmful speech, partially siding with a family seeking to sue Alphabet Inc.'s Google over a terrorist ...
Dec 8, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
A female truckers association is accusing Meta Platforms of algorithmic bias, alleging its Facebook platform selectively shows job advertisements based on users' gender and age, with older workers far less likely to see ads ...
Dec 2, 2022
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Internet
Banning right-wing extremists from social media can reduce the spread of anti-social ideas and conspiracy theories, according to Rutgers-led research.
Oct 21, 2021
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Machine learning & AI
Events over the past few years have revealed several human rights violations associated with increasing advances in artificial intelligence (AI).
Sep 27, 2021
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Security
A British national charged in last year's hack of Twitter accounts of celebrities and politicians has been arrested in Spain, US officials said Wednesday.
Jul 21, 2021
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Internet
A plume of smoke hung over the Houston area for days in March 2019 after storage tanks containing hazardous chemicals ignited at a Deer Park facility.
Mar 23, 2021
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