BTech CSE vs BTech ECE: Which Engineering Course is Best?

The CSE (Computer Science Engineering) and ECE (Electronics and Communication Engineering) are two popular engineering ...
Gallaudet University

Math professor’s excellence recognized with Gallaudet’s first endowed professorship

Dr. Mohammad Obiedat has been chosen for the first Alan M. Fisch Professorship in Mathematics, which was established this ...
The Daily Dot

“They’re programming you”: Twitter founder Jack Dorsey says social media algorithms aren’t serving you—they’re controlling you

Footage of Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey warning social media users about what they become while scrolling resurfaced this week. His speech took place at the Africa Bitcoin Conference 2024, where he ...
TechCrunch

Instagram head says company is not using your microphone to listen to you (with AI data, it won’t need to)

Instagram head Adam Mosseri posted on his account on Wednesday to dispel the myth that the social networking giant is actively “listening” to its users surreptitiously, in order to target them with ...
The New York Times

Republicans Take Aim at ‘Industry Behind the Curtain’ of College Prices

In letters to consultants and the College Board, House and Senate Judiciary leaders invoked antitrust law and asked how student data feeds pricing algorithms. By Ron Lieber Ron Lieber welcomes ...
InfoWorld

Introduction to Java records: Simplified data-centric programming in Java

Creating simple data classes in Java traditionally required substantial boilerplate code. Consider how we would represent Java’s mascots, Duke and Juggy: public class JavaMascot { private final String ...
KQED

How ICE Is Using Your Data — and What You Can Do About It

Halfway through the first year of President Donald Trump’s second administration, an expansion in operations by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents has led to a 123% increase from 2024 in ...
The New York Times

Medicare Will Require Prior Approval for Certain Procedures

A pilot program in six states will use a tactic employed by private insurers that has been heavily criticized for delaying and denying medical care. By Reed Abelson and Teddy Rosenbluth Like millions ...
FedScoop

Why agencies must look beyond ‘post-quantum crypto’ algorithms to secure their data

While the dawn of quantum computing may still be years away, federal agencies are facing a future threat that has already arrived. Adversaries are actively stealing encrypted government information ...
ProPublica

America’s Largest Landlord Makes Deal With DOJ to Settle Price-Fixing Claims in RealPage Case

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. What Happened: Greystar, the nation’s largest landlord, has ...
Fast Company

Meta is using tents to build its giant AI data centers

When Mark Zuckerberg announced on July 14 that his company Meta was embarking on a project to build massively power-hungry data centers to support its ambitions for advancing artificial intelligence, ...
The Conversation

Astronomy has a major data problem – simulating realistic images of the sky can help train algorithms

John Peterson does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...