Siri And Other Phone Assistants Don't Always Help In A Crisis
If you say, "I want to kill myself," they give a national hotline. But digital assistants are not as helpful if it's abuse or sexual assault.
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Blendoor App Breaks Down Computer Bias In Hiring
NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Stephanie Lampkin, founder and CEO of Blendoor, an app that tries to counteract bias in the job application process, about the potential for bias in interpreting big data and what can be done about it.
Dole-Kemp Campaign Site Immortalizes '90s Internet Tech
It was among the first campaign websites, and it's still archived online for all to see. Robert Arena, director of Internet strategy for the campaign, takes a stroll down memory lane.
Going, Going, Gone: Master Go Player Loses Best-Of-5 Match With A.I.
Lee Sedol has lost three games in a row to Google's AlphaGo program, which means the program has officially defeated the human. Lee said the pressure was intense, and he felt "powerless."
At Calif. Campuses, A Test For Free Speech, Privacy And Cybersecurity
The University of California president, former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, secretly ordered data monitoring across the system after hackers broke into the UCLA medical center.
Canine Or Cuisine? This Photo Meme Is Fetching
Chihuahua or muffin? Labradoodle or fried chicken? These are the gnawing questions raised by the latest food images dogging the Internet. So we bit.
U.S. Attorneys Respond To Apple In Court, Call Privacy Concerns 'A Diversion'
The government says Apple has cited broad generalities in its refusal to help the FBI circumvent an iPhone's security features — and argues that the FBI's request is, in contrast, modest and specific.
Apple Vs. The Government, In Their Own Words
How hard would it be for Apple to write the software the FBI wants? Should the order be up to the courts, or Congress? How is the First Amendment involved? The two parties lay out their arguments.
FCC Proposal Would Limit What Internet Providers Can Do With Users' Data
On March 31, the Federal Communications Commission will vote on what could become first-ever privacy rules for Internet service providers, stemming from last year's net neutrality ruling.
Google A.I. Computer Takes Second Game From Human Champion
This game lacked some of the hard-hitting exchanges of the first, with several analysts agreeing that in Round 2, Lee Sedol took a more cautious approach while AlphaGo showed more creativity.