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AI Ruined Chess. Now, It's Making the Game Beautiful Again Sep 14, 2020

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A former world champion teams up with the makers of AlphaZero to test variants on the age-old game that can jolt players into creative patterns.

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Startup Perks Go Remote—and Take a More Inclusive Approach Sep 11, 2020

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Tech companies are swapping on-campus gourmet chefs for free snack deliveries, but they're also stepping up childcare support and mental health services.Â

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Google Offers to Help Others With the Tricky Ethics of AI Sep 10, 2020

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After learning its own ethics lessons the hard way, the tech giant will offer services like spotting racial bias or developing guidelines around AI projects.

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Google and Apple Change Tactics on Contact Tracing Tech Sep 09, 2020

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The companies will handle more of the technology for notifying people who may have been exposed to the coronavirus. Privacy won't be affected, they say.Â

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A Dogfight Renews Concerns About AI's Lethal Potential Sep 08, 2020

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Alphabet's DeepMind pioneered reinforcement learning. A California company used it to create an algorithm that defeated an F-16 pilot in a simulation.

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California Lawmakers Push for More Diversity in the Boardroom Sep 07, 2020

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If it succeeds, AB979 would require Facebook, Netflix, Nvidia, Salesforce, and others to add directors of color.

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How the Pandemic Reshaped Election Campaigns—Maybe Forever Sep 04, 2020

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The digital infrastructures have been under construction for years. But the pandemic has forced candidates to embrace them and to get creative with how they use them.

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MAGA TikTok Creators Stand by Trump—Despite a Potential Ban Sep 03, 2020

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Conservative influencers say they understand the president's moves to shut down the platform in the US, even if it costs them their audience.

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Should Google’s Ad Market Be Regulated Like the Stock Market? Sep 02, 2020

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A leading antitrust scholar says yes. Congress may be listening.

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Covid Hits Minorities Hardest, but Data Often Doesn't Show It Sep 01, 2020

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Many states are not collecting the race or ethnicity of coronavirus patients, which can make it harder to know the true impact on low-income communities.

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