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Baidu's AI Can Do Simultaneous Translation Between Any Two Languages
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Baidu's AI Can Do Simultaneous Translation Between Any Two Languages

Would-be travelers of the galaxy, rejoice: The Chinese tech giant Baidu has invented a translation system that brings us one step closer to a software Babel fish...

Apple CEO to Warn Big Tech Must Keep ­sers' Trust
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Apple CEO to Warn Big Tech Must Keep ­sers' Trust

Apple's chief executive is expected to warn that technology companies must maintain the trust and confidence of their users if they want to achieve their true potential...

Europe and ­S Lock Horns on Transatlantic Privacy
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Europe and ­S Lock Horns on Transatlantic Privacy

Europe's effort to export its tough privacy rules around the world is about to run into a wall of U.S. resistance.

Student's Space-Detecting Algorithm Leads Drivers to Empty Parking Spot
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Student's Space-Detecting Algorithm Leads Drivers to Empty Parking Spot

Sai Nikhil Reddy Mettupally, a graduate student at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, developed a space-detecting algorithm that relies on data analytics...

In Facebook's Effort to Fight Fake News, Human Fact-Checkers Struggle to Keep ­p
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In Facebook's Effort to Fight Fake News, Human Fact-Checkers Struggle to Keep ­p

At Facebook Inc. headquarters in Silicon Valley this week, engineers and researchers huddled around computers in a newly configured "war room" to fight misinformation...

Google Really Is Trying to Build a Censored Chinese Search Engine, Its CEO Confirms
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Google Really Is Trying to Build a Censored Chinese Search Engine, Its CEO Confirms

Google on Monday finally confirmed a secretive project that's been fueling an employee-led backlash for weeks at the company: an effort to build a version of its...

The 50 Most Influential Living Computer Scientists
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The 50 Most Influential Living Computer Scientists

TheBestSchools.org compiled a list of 50 mathematicians, logicians, and computer scientists who did most of the scientific spadework that laid the foundations for...

Paper Describes Baidu Neural Net Approach to Match Job Openings With Candidates
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Paper Describes Baidu Neural Net Approach to Match Job Openings With Candidates

A team at the Chinese technology firm Baidu has presented a proposed neural network trained to analyze resumes to determine the best job candidates for openings...

Stringent Password Policies Help Prevent Fraud, Study Finds
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Stringent Password Policies Help Prevent Fraud, Study Finds

Longer minimum passwords are the most effective way to prevent password reuse and reduce potential exposure in a third-party data breach.

Soldiers in Facebook's War on Fake News Are Feeling Overrun
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Soldiers in Facebook's War on Fake News Are Feeling Overrun

The fictional news stories pop up on Facebook faster than Paterno Esmaquel II and his co-workers can stamp them out.

How Programmable Calculators and a Sci-Fi Story Brought Soviet Teens Into the Digital Age
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How Programmable Calculators and a Sci-Fi Story Brought Soviet Teens Into the Digital Age

Despite the ubiquity of computers in modern society, the vast majority of today's students never study computer science or computer programming.

Is a New Russian Meddling Tactic Hiding in Plain Sight?
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Is a New Russian Meddling Tactic Hiding in Plain Sight?

To an untrained eye, USAReally might look like any other fledgling news organization vying for attention in a crowded media landscape.

This 17-Year-Old Has Become Michigan's Leading Right to Repair Advocate
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This 17-Year-Old Has Become Michigan's Leading Right to Repair Advocate

When Surya Raghavendran dropped his iPhone, he learned to repair it himself. Now he wants to protect that right for everyone in his home state of Michigan.

Google at 20: How Two 'Obnoxious' Students Changed the Internet
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Google at 20: How Two 'Obnoxious' Students Changed the Internet

In the summer of 1995, a second-year grad student called Sergey Brin was giving a tour of Stanford University to prospective students. Larry Page, an engineering...

Most Preschool Educational Apps Not Designed to Help Children Learn, Study Finds
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Most Preschool Educational Apps Not Designed to Help Children Learn, Study Finds

Most literacy and math educational apps for preschoolers incorporate few evidence-based features that align with best practices for teaching, a UCI study says. ...

College Students Have ­nequal Access to Reliable Technology, Study Finds
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College Students Have ­nequal Access to Reliable Technology, Study Finds

U.S. college students of lower socioeconomic status and students of color disproportionately experience difficulty maintaining access to technology, which can lead...

In 1968, Computers Got Personal: How the 'Mother of All Demos' Changed the World
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In 1968, Computers Got Personal: How the 'Mother of All Demos' Changed the World

On a crisp California afternoon in early December 1968, a square-jawed, mild-mannered Stanford researcher named Douglas Engelbart took the stage at San Francisco's...

What Worries People about Future Science and Tech Innovations?
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What Worries People about Future Science and Tech Innovations?

Many Americans see the future crowding into the present and some of the innovations ahead unnerve them, especially as they reshape ideas about human dominion.

AI Aimed at Making Life Easier Poses Dangerous Threat
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AI Aimed at Making Life Easier Poses Dangerous Threat

Wouldn't it be great if your smartphone could call your hairdresser and book an appointment, or haggle with your favorite restaurant for dinner reservations?

Some Internet ­se Compensates for Other Interpersonal Issues
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Some Internet ­se Compensates for Other Interpersonal Issues

People who are lonely, depressed, and socially anxious are more likely to have problems with their Internet use.
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