Internet
As an expert in building a safer and fairer internet, Rutgers Assistant Professor Shagun Jhaver long suspected that digital content creators from minority groups suffered disproportionate online harassment. But when he heard ...
May 3, 2022
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"Ineffective" methods of risk assessment and the processing of items for digital forensic analysis have led to police tensions and are slowing down investigations, a new study warns.
Jan 24, 2023
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Business
Illinois residents who have appeared in a photograph on the Google Photos app within the last seven years may be eligible for a cut of a $100 million class-action privacy settlement reached by Google this month.
Apr 27, 2022
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Machine learning & AI
Researchers from MIT and elsewhere have developed an interactive tool that, for the first time, lets users see and control how automated machine-learning systems work. The aim is to build confidence in these systems and find ...
Jun 3, 2019
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Internet
New tools which could be used to automatically detect and counter abuse on social media, are being developed by researchers at the University of Sheffield.
Feb 24, 2020
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Software
It's easier than ever to view maps of any place you'd like to go—by car, that is. By foot is another matter. Most cities and towns in the U.S. do not have sidewalk maps, and pedestrians are usually left to fend for themselves: ...
Mar 15, 2023
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Hi Tech & Innovation
The oldest known knitting item dates back to Egypt in the Middle Ages, by way of a pair of carefully handcrafted socks. Although handmade clothes have occupied our closets for centuries, a recent influx of high-tech knitting ...
Aug 7, 2019
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Consumer & Gadgets
It's bad enough most of us must deal on occasion with coworkers or store clerks who are tactless or rude. And the more we entrust our finances, transactions and business affairs to automated representatives, the more frustration ...
Computer Sciences
Investment in research is at an all-time high, yet the rate of scientific breakthroughs isn't setting any records. To resolve this quandary, scientists are turning to artificial intelligence and crowdsourcing for help in ...
Feb 4, 2019
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Engineering
An Aston University researcher has turned one of the basic rules of construction on its head. For centuries a hanging chain has been used as an example to explain how masonry arches stand.
Jul 13, 2023
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