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fake-genuine street sign Fighting Fake News

Is this news story true or is it merely the product of someone’s imagination? While sometimes it’s easy to tell, many people have been fooled by fake news. As part of an effort to mitigate the trending “fake news” phenomena, Google recently announced the latest improvements for Google Search.

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Pamela Rentz
partnership on AI logo Artificial Intelligence Needs Best Practices

Many predict artificial intelligence will someday cure cancer, clean up our environment, drastically improve our cities, and send us to Mars. However, with the potential benefits come risk and concern about what exactly are artificial intelligence best practices and a need for guidelines.

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Pamela Rentz
Tim Cook Intensifies Online Privacy Debate

"... (S)ome of the most prominent and successful companies have built their businesses by lulling their customers into complacency about their personal information. They're gobbling up everything they can learn about you and trying to monetize it. We think that's wrong." —Tim Cook, Apple CEO

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Anuj Magazine
Why Facebook Is YouTube's Biggest Rival

Dozens of different video hosting brands have tried to topple YouTube for years, but according to new data posted by Facebook, the social media giant has seen a significant spike in video views and uploads that may make it a true challenger to the throne.

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Josiah Renaudin
Do People Become Products If They Use Free Online Services?

In a recent message to customers about Apple’s commitment to privacy, Apple CEO Time Cook said, "A few years ago, users of Internet services began to realize that when an online service is free, you’re not the customer. You’re the product." Is that really the case?

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The Future of Internet Access: Satellites, Balloons, and Drones

With 60 percent of the world not having Internet access, companies are using creative technologies to bring Internet access to remote areas of the world. Anuj Magazine highlights some of the latest efforts, including satellites, balloons, and drones.

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Anuj Magazine
The Tech Industry's Diversity Problem Comes to Light

If you take a quick look at the data, it becomes clear that the tech industry has a diversity problem that’s yet to be fully addressed. About 70 percent of employees at Google are men, with 91 percent being either white or Asian. These numbers are consistent among the other major industry players.

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Josiah Renaudin
Will Ello Be Able to Upset Facebook?

News about the emergence of the social network Ello went viral in the last few weeks. Ello has earned a lot of interest because of its position as an anti-Facebook social network. Will Ello be able to live up to the hype and become a Facebook killer?

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