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By looking closely at traits like wing feathers and spot patterns, a computer scientist trained an algorithm to recognize…
Without much delay, Facebook and Twitter could make significant changes to limit political manipulation and propaganda.…
Private companies – many based in the US – are blocking access to their websites from particular countries around the…
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Facebook retired its 'Move fast and break things' slogan – perhaps because, as new research from Brazil confirms,…
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México hizo de la conectividad a Internet un derecho constitucional en 2013, pero la mayoría de las personas pobres aún…
Genetically modified mosquitoes breed fear and suspicion, especially since the research happens behind closed doors, away…
In an era of big scientific collaborations, China's renegade actions have hurt its reputation. As international researchers…
It turns out to be fairly complicated to figure out how electricity will flow through materials – a crucial question for…
To announce the world's first gene-edited babies, scientist He Jiankui did what movie directors do: release a trailer…