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  • These Virtual Obstacle Courses Help Real Robots Learn to Walk

    These Virtual Obstacle Courses Help Real Robots Learn to Walk
    2021/10/19
    Researchers used specialized chips and simulation software to teach a four-legged robot to navigate stairs and blocks.

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    7 分
  • The Government Wants to Bolster Its Tech—Starting With Workers

    The Government Wants to Bolster Its Tech—Starting With Workers
    2021/10/18
    Robin Carnahan, head of the agency that manages the federal government's offices and IT, is revamping job descriptions and pushing remote work.

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    6 分
  • Borrowed a School Laptop? Mind Your Open Tabs

    Borrowed a School Laptop? Mind Your Open Tabs
    2021/10/15
    Students—many from lower-income households—were likely to use school-issued devices for remote learning. But the devices often contained monitoring software.

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    8 分
  • A True Story About Bogus Photos of People Making Fake News

    A True Story About Bogus Photos of People Making Fake News
    2021/10/14
    A photographer set out to capture the misinformation producers in a small town in Macedonia. He wound up revealing uncomfortable truths about his own profession.

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    15 分
  • Weighing Big Tech’s Promise to Black America

    Weighing Big Tech’s Promise to Black America
    2021/10/13
    Last year, Netflix made a pledge that represents the tech industry’s best shot at redressing the nation’s racial inequality. How seriously should we take it?

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    16 分
  • Clearview AI Has New Tools to Identify You in Photos

    Clearview AI Has New Tools to Identify You in Photos
    2021/10/12
    In an interview with WIRED, CEO Hoan Ton-That said the company has scraped 10 billion photos from the web—and developed new ways to aid police surveillance.

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    10 分
  • Bring on the Fist Bumps and Nasal Swabs—Tech Conferences Are Back

    Bring on the Fist Bumps and Nasal Swabs—Tech Conferences Are Back
    2021/10/11
    Hundreds of (vaccinated) attendees gathered in a Beverly Hills hotel ballroom as Code Conference returned after a year-long hiatus.

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    5 分
  • China's Sweeping Cryptocurrency Ban Was Inevitable

    China's Sweeping Cryptocurrency Ban Was Inevitable
    2021/10/08
    The decentralized technology clashes with the government’s plans for a state-dominated economy—one that includes its own digital currency.

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    8 分