Groundwater may be out of sight, but for over 100 million Americans who rely on it for their lives and livelihoods it's anything but out of mind. Unfortunately, wells are going dry and scientists are just beginning to understand ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 22, 2019
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The struggling US media industry is facing its worst year for job layoffs in a decade as news organizations continue to cut staff and close shop, according to a new survey.
Business
Jul 3, 2019
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It may feel like we have reached an impasse in the debate over divisive issues such as gun violence, climate change and immigration.
Social Sciences
Jun 25, 2019
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The recent viral "deepfake" video of Mark Zuckerberg declaring, "whoever controls the data controls the world" was not a particularly convincing imitation of the Facebook CEO, but it was spectacularly successful at focusing ...
Internet
Jun 24, 2019
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Social media giant Twitter on Thursday released a new archive of state-backed propaganda from accounts it has banned based in Iran, Russia, Spain and Venezuela.
Internet
Jun 13, 2019
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Eighty-six percent of internet users have been duped by fake news—most of it spread on Facebook—according to a global survey published Tuesday.
Internet
Jun 12, 2019
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From fictitious organizations posting polarizing messages on Facebook to robustly researched news stories being labelled "fake," the pervasive power and importance of the media are clear.
Social Sciences
Jun 11, 2019
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Google took in some $4.7 billion in revenue in 2018 from "crawling and scraping" news websites without paying publishers, according to an industry-sponsored study released Monday which was disputed by the tech giant and media ...
Internet
Jun 10, 2019
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China plans to establish a system to ensure "national security" in technology, state media reported Saturday amid an expanding trade war with the United States which has snared Chinese tech titan Huawei.
Business
Jun 8, 2019
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After more than two decades battling internet hoaxes, retouched photos, and other fake news, David Mikkelson, co-founder of Snopes, faces a much larger and more existential adversary.
Business
Jun 6, 2019
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