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6 years ago+9 9 0We hold people with power to account. Why not algorithms?
As we delegate more responsibility to technology to run our lives, we must regulate it, says the mathematician Hannah Fry.
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6 years ago+10 10 0How WordPress is Powering a New Community on the Remote Island of Ogijima
Junko Nukaga began her journey into the world of WordPress in 2011, just after her hometown in Fukushima prefecture was hit by the 9.0 magnitude Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
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6 years ago+25 25 0Superslow Brain Waves May Play a Critical Role in Consciousness
Signals long thought to be “noise” appear to represent a distinct form of brain activity
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7 years ago+42 42 0 x 1Seattle Vacates Hundreds of Marijuana Charges Going Back 30 Years
The City of Seattle on Friday filed a motion asking the court to vacate hundreds of marijuana possession convictions going back three decades and adversely impacting people of color.
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7 years ago+21 21 0Murdered Slovak Journalist Was Investigating Prime Minister’s Aide Linked to Suspected Italian Mafia Figure
When he was murdered, journalist Ján Kuciak was compiling evidence that an Italian businessman living in Slovakia was part of the feared ‘Ndrangheta.
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7 years ago+20 20 0Malicious Chrome extension is next to impossible to manually remove
Extensions remain the Achilles heel for an otherwise highly secure browser.
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7 years ago+20 20 0Airbus A380, Once the Future of Aviation, May Cease Production
The world’s largest passenger aircraft may no longer be manufactured if its only major customer, Emirates, does not order any more.
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7 years ago+3 3 0Panera Bread pay-what-you-want cafe in Missouri to close
A Panera Bread Co. restaurant in the St. Louis area where patrons have paid as much or little as they want for a meal for almost eight years is closing its doors.
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7 years ago+21 22 1The N.B.A. General Manager Who’s a Food Blogger on the Side
Rich Cho, the first Asian-American general manager in the N.B.A., launched Bigtime Bites earlier this year.
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7 years ago+9 9 0Why New Companies Looking For Success Should Try To Find Their 'Pink Oceans'
You may have heard of the idea of a blue ocean versus a red ocean when it comes to product development. They're pretty simple concepts: A red ocean is the idea that there is a ton of competition in the area you’re trying to compete in, whereas a ...
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7 years ago+15 15 0Why the rise of the robots won’t mean the end of work
Recent advancements in artificial intelligence and robotics have commentators worrying about the coming obsolescence of the human worker. Some in Silicon Valley are even calling for a basic minimum income provided by the government for everyone, unde ...
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7 years ago+32 32 0 x 1Google commits $1 billion in grants to train U.S. workers for high-tech jobs
The nature of work is changing on a global level at a rapid pace. Sure, it’s not the first time work has been dramatically impacted by technology, but the growth of automation, robotics, AI and the like have the potential to displace jobs at an unpre ...
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7 years ago+31 31 0 x 1Trump’s company had more contact with Russia during campaign, according to documents turned over to investigators
Trump’s lawyer declined an invitation to a June 2016 Russian conference attended by top Kremlin officials.
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7 years ago+24 24 0UAE Announces $140 Million BIG-Designed Mars Science City
The UAE has launched the Mars Science City project, a city that will serve as a “viable and realistic model” for studying the human occupation of Mars.
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7 years ago+19 19 0The Secret History of FEMA
The federal agency in charge of hurricane Harvey cleanup has a weird Cold War legacy.
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7 years ago+24 24 0Life Aboard the Longest Train Ride Through India
Beneath the relentless churn of steel, wood, and dust, the Indian railway is made entirely of stories.
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7 years ago+14 14 0The Rise of the Valkyries
In the alt-right, women are the future, and the problem.
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7 years ago+11 11 0What Happened To All The Funny Ads?
Comedy used to be the only way brands could break into pop culture, but as media content evolves, so too have the ways advertisers serve up laughs.
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7 years ago+20 20 0Why OJ Simpson Will Be Granted Parole This Week
O.J. Simpson is up for parole on Thursday, when ESPN legal analyst Ryan Smith believes the former football player will set himself up for an October release
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7 years ago+34 34 0 x 1Arrests over China 'straddling bus' project
Police say 32 people including the project's head are being held for illegal fundraising.