California texting tax: What we know about the proposal
A proposal this week by a California commission to impose a "texting tax" has raised more questions than answers. Here's what we know so far:
A proposal this week by a California commission to impose a "texting tax" has raised more questions than answers. Here's what we know so far:
Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 14, 2018
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Scientists have documented a two-part climatic connection between the North Atlantic Ocean and Antarctica, a fast atmospheric channel and a much slower oceanic one, that caused rapid changes in climate during the last ice ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 28, 2018
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Reading complex and engaging texts is key to inspiring young learners' interest in Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) and potentially improving how the subject is taught in UK secondary schools, according to new Oxford University ...
Education
Nov 22, 2018
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The European Parliament voted Wednesday to limit prices for phone calls and text messages between EU countries and to set up an alert system during natural disasters or terror attacks.
Telecom
Nov 14, 2018
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Greece's culture ministry says archaeologists have located the first tangible remains of a lost ancient city that, according to tradition, was first settled by Trojan war captives after the Greek sack of Troy.
Archaeology
Nov 13, 2018
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Bombs and guns aside, a smartphone can be a powerful weapon in the hands of a terrorist—but it can also provide intelligence services with the tools to track them down.
Other
Nov 13, 2018
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Hateful text and comments are an ever-increasing problem in online environments, yet addressing the rampant issue relies on being able to identify toxic content. A new study by the Aalto University Secure Systems research ...
Internet
Sep 14, 2018
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Structured decision-making support: The research project "ArgumenText" in the field of Ubiquitous Knowledge Processing has found a way to filter concrete pro and con arguments on any topic from amongst the noise of the internet.
Computer Sciences
Sep 14, 2018
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The secret to helping your children cope with the pressures of college – without crippling their growth and development – could be tucked in your pocket.
Social Sciences
Sep 6, 2018
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We have seen significant recent progress in pattern analysis and machine intelligence applied to images, audio and video signals, and natural language text, but not as much applied to another artifact produced by people: ...
Computer Sciences
Aug 16, 2018
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