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Organizing Unstructured Data
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Hacker Shaking Up the Tech Industry, One Hackathon at a Time
Awofisayo is pushing to give women and non-binary students space in the tech industry because of the diversity needed.
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New Method Exposes How Artificial Intelligence Works
The neural networks are harder to fool thanks to adversarial training.
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The Impact of Virtual Meetings
Virtual meetings have mixed effects on employee productivity, creativity, and relationships.
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UW Computer Science Professor Wins MacArthur 'Genius Grant'
University of Washington computer science professor Yejin Choi has been awarded a 2022 "genius grant" fellowship by the MacArthur Foundation.
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Chicago Scientists Testing Unhackable Quantum Internet in Closet
University of Chicago scientists are conducting quantum Internet research in a basement closet.
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In Memoriam: Juris Hartmanis 1928-2022
ACM Fellow and 1993 ACM A.M. Turing Award recipient Juris Hartmanis, co-inventor of complexity theory, died on July 29, 2022, at 94.
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Applied AI Teaches Handwriting
In an increasingly digital world, how do you teach students cursive handwriting?
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From Analog to Digital
Researchers at the University of Missouri are using artificial intelligence to perform anatomical studies virtually, rather than through actual dissection.
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One Solution to the Digital Divide: Teens
The 4-H Tech Changemakers program provides young people with the education and tools needed to teach digital skills to adults in their communities.
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What Deep Learning Algorithms Can Teach Us About Snow
The DeepPrecip neural network developed by Fraser King and colleagues at the University of Waterloo models weather in order to measure annual snowfall and snowmelt...
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White House Pushes Journals to Drop Paywalls on Publicly Funded Research
The White House has directed academic journals to provide immediate access to research that is publicly funded.
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Remote Scan of Student's Room Before Test Violated His Privacy, Judge Rules
A federal judge said Cleveland State University violated the Fourth Amendment when it used software to scan a student's bedroom.
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Education Ministry to Nurture 1 Million Skilled Workers for Digital Industry
South Korea's Ministry of Education said it will train 1 million skilled workers for the digital industry by 2026.
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The Road to 6G
Looking past 5G to sixth-generation wireless technology.
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AI Model Recommends Personalized Fonts to Improve Reading, Accessibility
Model matches reader characteristics, such as font familiarity and age, with specific font characteristics, such as heavier weight.
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Gaming for Science: How Video Games Are Making Research Fun
Video games paired with citizen science are increasingly being used by researchers to make data collection and analysis fun and rewarding.
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College in the Metaverse Is Here. Is Higher Ed Ready?
This fall, students at 10 U.S. universities will attend metaversities, virtual reality (VR) platforms where educators and students wear VR headsets and interact...
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A.I. Is Not Sentient. Why Do People Say It Is?
Robots can't think or feel, despite what the researchers who build them want to believe.
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Conjoined Twins Separated with the Help of VR
Virtual reality (VR) technology was instrumental in the surgery that successfully separated Brazilian twins who were joined at the head.
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