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These Doctors Are Using AI to Screen for Breast Cancer
When Covid came to Massachusetts, it forced Constance Lehman to change how Massachusetts General Hospital screens women for breast cancer.…
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They Claimed the Covid Vaccine Made Them Sick—and Went Viral
The Facebook videos were short but unsettling. One, posted on the profile of Indiana resident Shawn Skelton, shows her shuddering…
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This AI Could Go From ‘Art’ to Steering a Self-Driving Car
You’ve probably never wondered what a knight made of spaghetti would look like, but here’s the answer anyway—courtesy of a…
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New Algorithms Could Reduce Racial Disparities in Health Care
Researchers trying to improve healthcare with artificial intelligence usually subject their algorithms to a form of machine med school. Software…
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A Fight Over GameStop’s Soaring Stock Turns Ugly
On Friday, Left set up a second Citron Research Twitter handle, claiming that several people had attempted to hack the…
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Janet Yellen Will Consider Limiting the Use of Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrencies could come under renewed regulatory scrutiny over the next four years if Janet Yellen, Joe Biden’s pick to lead…
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The Art and Science of Boarding an Airplane in a Pandemic
Jason Steffen studies planets in other solar systems. His most famous work—OK, second-most famous work—was with NASA’s Kepler Mission, a…
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Alphabet Is Grounding Loon—but Won’t Call It a Failure
The interesting thing is how far Loon got before Alphabet pulled the plug. When Teller first heard the idea, he…
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Facebook’s Oversight Board to Decide on Trump Ban
In the wake of this month’s violent insurrection at the US Capitol, Facebook suspended the account of the inciter-in-chief Donald…
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This Chinese Lab Is Aiming for Big AI Breakthroughs
BAAI opened a year later, in Zhongguancun, a neighborhood of Beijing designed to replicate US innovation hubs such as Boston…
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