TL;DR: Find a wide range of free online courses from Stanford University on edX. Becoming a student of Stanford University is probably really difficult, right? Wrong — it’s easy. Anyone can become a student of Stanford University with a little help from edX. This online...
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March 8, 2024 albert
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TL;DR: A wide range of free online courses from UC Berkeley are available to take for free on edX. This seems too good to be true, but a wide range of online classes from UC Berkeley are available to take for free on edX. Yep,...
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January 18, 2024 albert
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Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and TomTom have jointly released an open map dataset aimed at providing app developers with free geographical data — and weakening the duopoly of Google and Apple Maps. Founded by the four companies in December last year, the Overture Maps Foundation is...
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July 27, 2023 albert
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Artificial intelligence really is everywhere in our day-to-day lives, and one area that’s drawn a lot of attention is its use in facial recognition systems (FRS). This controversial collection of technology is one of the most hotly-debated among data privacy activists, government officials, and proponents...
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August 2, 2022 albert
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Australian adults can now tattle to the government if they’re being bullied on social media. New laws allow Australia’s eSafety Commissioner to compel platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram to remove “cyber‑abuse material” within 24 hours, or face a hefty fine. It’s a second...
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January 24, 2022 albert
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In the biggest, most shocking box office comeback of all time, the 2009 movie Avatar returned to theaters in China Friday and took back its highest-grossing crown from 2019’s Avengers: Endgame. That’s right — the movie about blue aliens living on a lushly vegetative moon...
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March 13, 2021 albert
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Juneteenth carries some extra weight this year. The annual holiday, celebrated on June 19, marks the day in 1865 when Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, with Union troops and the news that the state’s enslaved people had been declared free by federal...
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June 18, 2020 albert
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Since many non-essential businesses are closed to limit the spread of the coronavirus, aquariums are largely left empty. Which means it’s the perfect time for shelter animals to make some aquatic friends. The Atlanta Humane Society brought puppies to explore the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta,...
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March 26, 2020 albert
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Chinese social media and gaming giant Tencent is taking a 29% stake to become the largest shareholder in Oslo-based Funcom. The indie games developer is responsible for multiple adaptations involving the Conan the Barbarian franchise, such as Age of Conan and Conan Exiles, as well...
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September 30, 2019 albert
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As the federal government shutdown drags on into another week, leave it to none other than rapper Snoop Dogg to deliver perhaps the hottest take yet about Donald Trump’s willingness to keep parts of the government shuttered for “months or even years” over funding for...
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January 6, 2019 albert
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