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Can AI actually make recruiting more ‘human’?
Shawn Smajstrla Science & TechnologyIn the news last week was a recruiter named Vera. What made Vera newsworthy is that she's a robot. A Russian startup developed Vera, and big-names like PepsiCo, Ikea and L'Oréal are listed among the 300 or so clients already using the artificially intelligent software to help vet for open positions.
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Aware or unaware: Exploring the brain during unconsciousness
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareThe unconscious brain is difficult to investigate. Yet we know that even when the body rests deeply in a coma — beyond the reach of sensation and thought — the brain works to pump blood, move air into and out of the lungs, and digest food.
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Governments showing more interest in cryptocurrencies
Bambi Majumdar Science & TechnologyThe United Kingdom government recently announced the launch of a "cryptoasset taskforce" to take a closer look at new financial technology. The goal is to safeguard the nation against the dangers of Bitcoin and also to harness its potential benefits.
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States fire back at FCC to preserve net neutrality
Ross Lancaster Science & TechnologyLast December, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted along party lines to end the policy to regulate the internet like a utility. The vote was controversial, but highly expected throughout 2017.
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Drones and LIDAR pump up aerial surveying and mapping
Bill Becken Construction & Building MaterialsOne might think that maybe, just maybe, advancing technology would not disrupt the age-old, venerated profession of land surveying in the U.S. After all, Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln were surveyors as young men, and President Thomas Jefferson was one generally throughout his life.
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London Gatwick first to test driverless vehicles
Matt Falcus Transportation Technology & AutomotiveLondon's Gatwick Airport has announced its intention to become the first airport in the world to investigate the use of driverless, autonomous vehicles in a new trial to be conducted this summer, according to the airport's website.
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Everything you need to know about Facebook’s data scandal
Emma Fitzpatrick CommunicationsThink just for a moment about all the data Facebook has collected about you since you signed up for the platform years ago. They know all the basics (age, gender, political/religious affiliations). But they also know what articles you read, what posts you like, the places you go, how much time you spend on the app a day, who your friends and so much more.
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How smart materials can aid in the fight against tooth decay
Tammy Hinojos Oral & Dental Healthcare"Two for one" is a great marketing strategy — for certain things. Two bags of chips for the price of one? Yep. Two nights hotel stay for the price of one? Yes, please. But an additional cavity (called recurrent caries) beneath the filling of a cavity that was already filled? Uh, no thanks. Unfortunately, many dentists have to deliver this bad news to patients on a daily basis.
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The need for speed: Mobile phone industry poised to launch 5G
Ross Lancaster Science & TechnologyIn most years at Mobile World Congress, the launch of a new Samsung Galaxy smartphone would be the biggest story by far. This year, the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S9 was undoubtedly the biggest hardware debut of the mobile phone world's largest trade show held annually in Barcelona, but it delivered largely incremental changes on last year's Galaxy S8 — something that's often been the case with new smartphone launches in recent years.
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As medical wearables find a home, usage concerns remain
Bill Becken Science & TechnologyNew wearable digital technology devices are certainly nifty and enticing. First-generation wearables measure caloric intake and consumption; track blood pressure, heart rate, blood oxygenation and sleep stages; and check and correct posture, among other functions — and these are only some of their roles.
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