Category: MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY
Kevin Spacey’s unprecedented fall from grace tests a stunned Hollywood
In early October, Kevin Spacey was right where he wanted to be: singing and hamming it up in front of an admiring crowd. Inside Stage 33 on the CBS Te [...]
The Challenge of Authenticating Real Humans in a Digital World
Is this the future of human identity?
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Jungwoo Ryoo, Pennsylvania State University
Proving identity is a rou [...]
Dove apologizes for ad: We ‘missed the mark’ representing black women
What was the advertising firm thinking? An ad of a black woman taking off her top and then becoming a white woman. This isn't an Oops, this is a YIKES [...]
Molly Ad Campaign Boosts Girls in Technology
Girls in Technology got a shot in the arm from a fresh campaign by GE promoting engagement, education, and empowerment of women in technology. Cam [...]
Younger Men Play Video Games, But so Do a Diverse Group of Other Americans
Young men make up a disproportionately large share of people who play video games in the United States. But about four-in-ten women and roughly a quar [...]
LGBT Groups Denounce ‘Dangerous’ AI That Uses Your Face to Guess Sexuality
The intersection between technology evolves every day. A Stanford University study showing that artificial intelligence (AI) can accurately guess whet [...]
U.S. Metro Areas With Highest Robot Density
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How robots could help bridge the elder-care gap
Robots can also lend a hand of sorts.
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Cynthia Matuszek, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Despite innov [...]
Ed Skrein, Facing Criticism, Backs Out of Playing Asian Character in ‘Hellboy’
How do you feel about actors from one cultural background playing characters written from the perspective of a different cultural background? Does it [...]
How Online Hate Infiltrates Social Media and Politics
From person to person, the spread of online hate can be rapid.
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In late February, the headline of a news commentar [...]