The Quantified Student: An App That Predicts GPA
Researchers found that a phone's activity tracker can automatically predict students' school performance.
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A Taxi App Aims To Build Trust Where Crime Is High
In Nairobi, people don't like getting into cabs driven by strangers. They prefer to call drivers they know or who their friends recommend. A new app assigns drivers a trust score based on social ties.
Experts Debate: Will Computers Edge People Out Of Entire Careers?
Machines have been taking jobs forever. Computers and software are doing things people were paid to do. They are booking airplane flights. Filing our taxes. And they are getting better all the time.
Senate Approves USA Freedom Act, Obama Signs It, After Amendments Fail
The vote comes two days after controversial provisions of the Patriot Act expired because the Senate was unable to overcome maneuvers by Sen. Rand Paul, who voted against the bill Tuesday.
Was Recent IRS Data Breach Preventable?
IRS Commissioner John Koskinen was called before a Senate panel to answer questions about a data breach revealed last month involving the accounts of 104,000 taxpayers.
Tech Startup Harnesses Virtual Reality For Use In Architecture
A startup company called The Third Fate envisions virtual reality as a way for architects and builders to offer tours of their designs before they're even constructed.
Coming Soon To A Highway Near You: A Semitruck With A Brain
Self-driving cars are hot news, with Google and others showing off their latest innovations. Now expand that concept from four to 18 wheels, and you get the Freightliner Inspiration.
President Gets His Own Twitter Account: 'It's Barack. Really'
Obama's bio on @POTUS says he is "Dad, husband and 44th President of the United States."
Koreans Have An Insatiable Appetite For Watching Strangers Binge Eat
What's behind the curious food fad of mukbang, or live-streamed broadcasts of people eating endless amounts of food? The genre is so popular in South Korea that its stars pull in $10,000 a month.
Cyber Archaeologists Rebuild Destroyed Artifacts
Hundreds of ancient artifacts have been damaged or destroyed during violence in the Middle East. Researchers are using the power of crowdsourcing and 3-D imaging to re-create the ancient artifacts.