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Facebook’s New AI Teaches Itself to See With Less Human Help
Most artificial intelligence is still built on a foundation of human toil. Peer inside an AI algorithm and you’ll find…
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Adoption Moved to Facebook and a War Began
Other child advocates, however, point out that, whatever its cause, neglect can be profoundly damaging to children. Elizabeth Bartholet, director…
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Utilities Gear Up to Install EV Charging Stations in 16 States
An electric car charging station is positioned outside the Science Museum in Richmond, VA.Photo: Steve Helber (AP) It could soon…
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Help! I’m Sneaking Into My Office. Is This So Wrong?
Dear OOO, I’m sneaking into my office—which isn’t illegal or anything; I’m following company protocol and doing it safely. But…
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Fake News Gets More Engagement on Facebook—But Only If It’s Right-Wing
It’s not exactly a secret that extreme, less-than-accurate content finds a big audience on Facebook. In the months before last…
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Roku Makes ‘Alliance’ With Nielson For Better Ad Targeting
Photo: Gizmodo On Monday, Roku announced a new “strategic alliance” with the market research giant Nielsen, that sees the connected…
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Uber Is Spinning Out Postmates’ Robotics Division Into Its Own Company
Photo: Spencer Platt / Staff (Getty Images) After acquiring the delivery startup Postmates for $2.65 billion last year, Uber Technologies announced…
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As China Rises, the US Builds Toward a Bigger Role in AI
For decades, the US government has let the private sector and the free market do their thing, betting this is…
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Markforged, a 3D Printing Startup, Will Go Public in a SPAC Merger
Photo: Oli Scarff / Staff (Getty Images) Industrial 3D printing pioneer Markforged is gearing up to go public after a…
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Gab, the Far-Right’s Internet Refuge, Has Been Hacked
Photo: Ascannio (Shutterstock) The hacktivist collective Distributed Denial of Secrets—which recently came under fire for leaking one of the largest…
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