Amid claims of social media platforms stifling free speech, a new challenger called Parler is drawing attention for its anti-censorship stance. Last week,…
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In the US, tireless opposition to state use of facial recognition algorithms has recently won some victories. Some progressive cities have banned some uses…
Surgical emergencies are in fact one of the main challenges when it comes to human space travel. But over the last few years, space medicine researchers have come up with a number of ideas that could help, from surgical robots to 3D printers.
As businesses around the world slowly start to reopen after being forced to shut down operations due to the COVID-19…
Drones, personal flying vehicles and air taxis may be part of our everyday life in the very near future. Drones and…
When Star Wars was awarded the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects in 1978 it marked the first time the…
The advent of 5G has raised many concerns among people, to the extent that anti-5G movements have emerged in various countries…
The world needs to engage seriously with China’s AI development and take a closer look at what’s really going on. The story is complex and it’s important to highlight where China is making promising advances in useful AI applications and to challenge common misconceptions, as well as to caution against problematic uses.
The stunning successes of artificial intelligence would not have happened without the availability of massive amounts of data, whether its…
Research shows that students are motivated to learn language through watching foreign language television programs. In the world of professional sports, baseball players, ice-hockey players and football managers have also claimed that television was a key resource for their language development.