Takeaways from AP/'FRONTLINE’ investigation into how US tech is abused for global scams

Technology from American companies is being used to power a revolution in the scam industry, playing a key role in the industrialization and globalization of fraud in ways that have not been clear ...

‘There’s this deep mystery of what, actually, is this thing?’: the philosopher inside Google DeepMind AI

Since 2017, Iason Gabriel has worked at the tech giant, trying to anticipate – and think through – the impact of AI. But as commercial and geopolitical pressures escalate, can ethicists make any ...
TMCnet

ADDING MULTIMEDIA Learning Math with Robotics™: Barobo Expands TK-12 Mathematics, Intervention, Computer Science, and STEAM Pathways

Barobo, Inc., developer of the Linkbot™ educational robot and RoboBlocky™ learning platform, continues to expand comprehensive TK-12 pathways in mathematics, math intervention, computer science, and ...

Learning Math with Robotics™: Barobo Expands TK–12 Mathematics, Intervention, Computer Science, and STEAM Pathways

Barobo, Inc., developer of the Linkbot™ educational robot and RoboBlocky™ learning platform, continues to expand ...
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AP decision notes: What to expect in California’s special congressional primary

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bay Area voters previously represented by Democratic former U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell will narrow down a field of nearly a dozen candidates hoping to replace him in a special ...
Los Angeles Times

Fewer Americans say democracy is central to country’s identity, AP-NORC poll finds

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. As the U.S. readies 250th birthday festivities, a new AP-NORC poll finds fewer Americans see the nation as ...
PBS

AP report: Trump is reconsidering $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund as DOJ temporarily pauses it

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is reconsidering whether to move forward with a $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate his allies, a person familiar with his thinking said Monday, as the ...
MIT Technology Review

China has approved the world’s first invasive brain-computer chip—here’s what’s next

The country wants to become a global leader in brain implants. Strong government support is expected to help accelerate that process. One day last October, sitting in the courtyard of his house in ...
SFGate

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in New Mexico’s state primary

WASHINGTON (AP) — Candidates for New Mexico governor and other top state and federal offices will compete for their parties’ nominations in a state primary on Tuesday. The election takes place as the ...
ABC30 Action News

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in California's state primary

WASHINGTON -- Two candidates for California governor will emerge from a massive field of 61 hopefuls in a state primary on Tuesday, when voters will also select U.S. House nominees using a new map ...
The Atlantic

The Trump Administration Is Done With Social Science

In the summer of 1945, four days after Japan’s official surrender and a few weeks into the Atomic Age, President Harry Truman began floating the idea of an agency guided by “the free intelligence of ...
The Atlantic

There’s Never Been a Better Time to Study Computer Science

It’s a weird time to be studying computer science. Recent grads have a higher unemployment rate than those in just about every other major—yes, even philosophy. The internet is littered with rants ...