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An analysis of search results in the US and Germany found that the top 10 results from Google and other search engines differ widely

About a decade ago, deep-learning models started achieving superhuman results on all sorts of tasks, from beating world-champion board game players to outperforming doctors at diagnosing breast cancer. These powerful deep-learning models are usually based on artificial neural networks, which were first proposed in the 1940s and have become a popular type of machine learning. […]

This affordable midrange phone checks off all the boxes but no longer has a sizable lead with its camera and software support.

While cybersecurity and foreign meddling remain priorities, domestic threats against election workers have risen to the top of the list.

Climate change is reducing output and raising safety concerns at nuclear facilities from France to the US. But experts say adapting is possible—and necessary.

Emily Birnbaum / Bloomberg: Apple is on track for its biggest year of lobbying in 2022, spending $4.6M in H1, as Tim Cook becomes one of the most politically active tech CEOs in the US  —  Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook wasn’t fully sold on having a team of Washington lobbyists a decade […]

Brandy Betz / CoinDesk: Hashflow, a DeFi trading app, raised a $25M Series A from Jump Crypto, Wintermute, and the VC arms of Coinbase and Kraken, among others, at a $400M valuation  —  The platform uses an asset pricing model that offers interoperability, lower fees and no slippage.

AJ Vicens / CyberScoop: Ukraine says hackers attacked TAVR Media, which operates nine leading radio stations, to broadcast a fake message that Zelenskyy was in critical condition  —  Cyber criminals attacked a Ukrainian company that operates nine “major” radio stations to spread a message that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky …

The nervous system works because neurons communicate across connections called synapses. They “talk” when calcium ions flow through channels into “active zones” that are loaded with vesicles carrying molecular messages. The electrically charged calcium causes vesicles to “fuse” to the outer membrane of presynaptic neurons, releasing their communicative chemical cargo to the postsynaptic cell. In […]

The largest graduate residence on MIT’s campus, Sidney-Pacific (Building NW86), also known as Sid-Pac, thrives on the community its residents have built over the past 20 years. Opened in 2002, the residence hall celebrated its 20th anniversary this year with a reunion featuring cookouts, games, and alumni events. Located in the northwest corner of campus, […]

Silicon is one of the most abundant elements on Earth, and in its pure form the material has become the foundation of much of modern technology, from solar cells to computer chips. But silicon’s properties as a semiconductor are far from ideal. For one thing, although silicon lets electrons whizz through its structure easily, it […]

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Six strategies to ensure your team tells you what you need to hear.

Customers punish hypocrisy.

This week, we interview the hosts of Land of the Giants. The podcast’s new season traces Facebook’s explosion from a tiny startup to the colossus known as Meta.

The documentary scrutinizes the former NASA administrator’s role during an era of homophobic policies.

A bill with bipartisan support might finally give the US a strong federal data protection law.

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Amazon will acquire primary health care provider One Medical for about $3.9B in an all-cash deal  —  Amazon’s interest in healthcare and being a major player in that industry is taking one big step forward today.  The company has just announced that it intends to buy One Medical …

Cristina Criddle / Financial Times: Meta, Apple, Microsoft, Google, Twitter, and others register for a license in Indonesia under which they might have to censor content and hand over users’ data  —  Meta, TikTok and Twitter among groups to register for licences under which authorities can censor platforms

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: 15Five, which builds HR software used at Spotify, Credit Karma, and other companies, has raised a $52M Series C led by Quad Partners  —  15Five — an early mover in the world of building technology to help motivate teams, and to improve performance management for execs overseeing those teams …

Within a given tissue or organ, cells may appear very similar or even identical. But at the molecular level, these cells can have small differences that lead to wide variations in their functions. Alex K. Shalek, an MIT associate professor of chemistry, relishes the challenge of uncovering those small distinctions. In his lab, researchers develop […]

The ACLU released a trove of documents showing how Homeland Security contracted with surveillance companies to scour location information.

Your home could probably use a refresh, right? These products can help.

Here are a few tips for setting up your crypto wallet, navigating the market, and avoiding scams.

Andrew Myrick / Android Central: Qualcomm unveils the Snapdragon W5 Gen 1 and W5+ Gen 1 chips for wearables, based on 4nm process and debuting in watches from Oppo and Mobvoi  —  The upgrade we’ve been waiting for is here.  —  What you need to know  — Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon W5 platform for […]

Dina Bass / Bloomberg: Microsoft is eliminating many open job listings, including in its Azure and security units, but plans to honor job offers and make exceptions for critical roles  —  Microsoft Corp. is eliminating many open job listings, including in its Azure cloud business and its security software unit, as the economy continues to […]

Cissy Zhou / Nikkei Asia: Baidu’s video streaming service iQiyi signs a content deal with Douyin, TikTok’s sister app in China, ending a long dispute over alleged copyright infringement  —  Douyin users will be able to use iQiyi content to make their own short videos  —  Under a new agreement, users of short video platform […]

Building devices at the nanoscale is difficult because small molecules move about randomly, but now researchers have made a working rotor using DNA

Ink laced with molecules that can store data has been used to write a letter containing a hidden, encoded message – the encryption key to unlock a text file of the novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

For workers who use machine-learning models to help them make decisions, knowing when to trust a model’s predictions is not always an easy task, especially since these models are often so complex that their inner workings remain a mystery. Users sometimes employ a technique, known as selective regression, in which the model estimates its confidence […]

Here’s what to say — and what to leave out.

Retaining employees starts with keeping them engaged.

If so, you’re not the only one suffering. Your team is too.

Climate change has primed the landscape to burn. But human migration has made Europe’s wildfires increasingly catastrophic.

Foreign-owned organizations like Sama and Tala offer feel-good promises but take advantage of weak labor protections and poor accountability.

From live transcriptions to sound filtering, here’s how you can benefit from features on Android and Apple devices.

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: A coalition representing Apple, Meta, and others asks India to amend its proposed IT rules, including allowing a self-regulatory grievance redressal mechanism  —  An industry group representing several tech giants has requested the Indian government to make a series of changes …

Brian Fung / CNN: Biden administration to work with private sector in a 120-day sprint to create hundreds of cybersecurity apprenticeship programs to fill out cybersecurity roles  —  Washington (CNN Business)The Biden administration is pushing to fill hundreds of thousands of cybersecurity jobs in the United States …

Nilay Patel / The Verge: An interview with Matthew Ball on his new book about the metaverse, which he sees as the next phase of the internet, Meta’s big pivot, AR hardware, and more  —  Let’s talk about the metaverse.  —  You probably can’t stop hearing about it.  It’s in startup pitches, in earnings reports […]

Microplastics, tiny particles of plastic that are now found worldwide in the air, water, and soil, are increasingly recognized as a serious pollution threat, and have been found in the bloodstream of animals and people around the world. Some of these microplastics are intentionally added to a variety of products, including agricultural chemicals, paints, cosmetics, […]

This now-lost city on the outskirts of Hong Kong is perhaps the most influential gaming location you’ve never heard of.

The class action lawsuit alleged that the company knew about the problems with its MacBook keyboards.

Despite alerting Meta months ago, feminist groups say tens of thousands of fake accounts continue to bombard them on the platform.

Andrew Hayward / Decrypt: Zebedee, which focuses on adding Bitcoin and Lightning payment support in games, raises a $35M Series B led by Kingsway Capital with Square Enix among investors  —  Zebedee has raised another $35M to power in-game payments via the Lightning Network, and the gaming giant is onboard.  —  In brief

Makena Kelly / The Verge: US lawmakers release internal Amazon, Meta, and Google documents that they say show evidence of self-preferencing, as they call for tougher tech antitrust laws  —  The House Judiciary Committee released new documents Tuesday  —  New internal documents released Tuesday detail how three …

Todd Spangler / Variety: Netflix plans to launch its cheaper, ad-supported plan in “the early part of 2023”, starting in “a handful of markets where advertising spend is significant”  —  Netflix is angling to win over a new bloc of value-conscious consumers — and help turn around …

Mosquito-proof fabrics are being tested by the US military in an effort to make uniforms that protect against malaria and other diseases

Companies are taking steps to prevent heat damage to high-power computers, with some shutting down machines used for performing software updates or graphic rendering

When high school senior Tuba Balta emailed MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC) Director Dennis Whyte in February, she was not certain she would get a response. As part of her final semester at BASIS Charter School, in Washington, she had been searching unsuccessfully for someone to sponsor an internship in fusion energy, a topic that […]

The MIT School of Engineering recently announced its 2022 awards, honoring outstanding faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students. The Bose Award for Excellence in Teaching, given to a faculty member whose contributions have been characterized by dedication, care, and creativity, was presented to Michael Short, Class of ’42 Associate Professor in Nuclear Science and Engineering. The Junior […]