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Crypto's $270 billion meltdown gives way to an uneasy calm
Even by the white-knuckle standards of the cryptocurrency universe, it was a standout week.This post was originally published on this site
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Facebook: from Harvard dorm to global phenomenon
Key chapters in the history of Facebook, the world’s biggest social media application, which marks the tenth anniversary Wednesday of its stock market debut.This post was originally published on this site
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Avoiding inflation: These high-tech must-have products have actually gotten cheaper
The government’s monthly inflation report is generally a terrible place to go looking for bargains—until you delve into the details.This post was originally published on this site
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An algorithm trained to detect unhappiness on social networks
Researchers have developed an algorithm that can identify the basic needs of users from the text and images they share on social networks. The experts hope this tool will help psychologists to diagnose possible mental […]
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Video games: Our study suggests they boost intelligence in children
Many parents feel guilty when their children play video games for hours on end. Some even worry it could make their children less clever. And, indeed, that’s a topic scientists have clashed over for years.This […]
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Looking for free broadband in Southern California? Here's how to find it
Lower-income Americans now have more options for free high-speed internet access, including at least eight providers that serve Southern California, the White House announced Monday.This post was originally published on this site
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Google is remaking search, maps for the TikTok generation
Alphabet Inc.’s Google unveiled a series of planned upgrades to its search and maps services revealing the company’s augmented reality ambitions—and its appeal to a generation of internet users drifting away from the company.This post […]
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Elon Musk could roll back social media moderation, just as we're learning how it can stop misinformation
The US$44 billion (£36 billion) purchase of Twitter by “free speech absolutist” Elon Musk has many people worried. The concern is the site will start moderating content less and spreading misinformation more, especially after his […]
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Language matters when Googling controversial people
One of the useful features of search engines like Google is the autocomplete function that enables users to find fast answers to their questions or queries. However, autocomplete search functions are based on ambiguous algorithms […]
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Google gets more multilingual, but will it get the nuance?
About 10 million people speak Quechua, but trying to automatically translate emails and text messages into the most widely spoken Indigenous language family in the Americas was long all but impossible.This post was originally published […]