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Thanks to Google, Cubans Are Getting a Much Faster Internet

May 4, 2017 by Nnamdi Onwumere

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Published By: NBC News, 4/28/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Google has set up its own Internet servers in Cuba for the first time. Though the move will not increase the number of Cubans who…

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Quantum Computing Is Going Commercial With the Potential to Disrupt Everything

April 19, 2017 by John Daniell

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Published By: Newsweek, 4/9/2017 >> View the Article << Summary IBM recently announced the IBM Q, which would be the first ever commercially available quantum computer. This is important because, if they fulfill their promise, quantum computers…

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Dive With a Blue Whale in New Virtual-Reality Experience

March 28, 2017March 27, 2017 by Nnamdi Onwumere

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Published By: Live Science, 03/16/2017 >> View the Article << Summary The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles (NHMLA) collaborated with designers from Wevr to develop an oceanic underwater virtual reality (VR) experience for visitors. The…

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Bridging a Digital Divide That Leaves Schoolchildren Behind

March 10, 2017March 10, 2017 by Anna Clark

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Published By: The New York Times, 2/22/2017 >> View the Article << Summary The federal government is attempting to bridge the growing digital divide in low-income families by expanding a subsidy program, Lifeline, to include broadband Internet…

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AI Predicts Autism From Infant Brain Scans

March 3, 2017 by Anna Clark

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Published By: IEEE Spectrum, 2/15/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Researchers at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill have applied deep-learning algorithms to brain scans of children with a high risk of autism. Algorithms…

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Artificial Intelligence Predicts When Heart Will Fail

January 19, 2017January 18, 2017 by Nnamdi Onwumere

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Published By: BBC News, 1/16/2017 >> View the Article << Summary The UK's Medical Research Council is testing new AI software that will aid in predicting when a person with a heart disorder might die.  The…

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Microsoft, Code.org Target Beginner Coders With Minecraft Programme

December 12, 2016December 14, 2016 by Anna Clark

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Published By: The Guardian (Nigeria), 12/9/2016 >> View the Article << Summary Mojang, Microsoft, and Code.org are teaming up to inspire a new generation of coders. The latest version of Code.org's Hour of Code is a…

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Stanford Engineers Propose a Technology to Break the Net Neutrality Deadlock

September 14, 2016September 21, 2016 by Julia Bernd

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Published By: Stanford News, 9/13/2016 >> View the Article << Summary The debate over net neutrality has largely focused on whether Internet service providers should allow some content providers to negotiate faster/cheaper access to their content…

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