There’s a dirty little secret about artificial intelligence: It’s powered by an army of real people. From makeup artists in Venezuela to women in conservative parts of India, people around …
your ads here!Month: March 2018
90th Oscars Dance Between Honoring and Correcting the Past
Held one year ago, the 90th Academy Awards would have very likely been a rose-colored nostalgia fest. But this year, with a culture-wide reckoning over decades of sexual misconduct, a …
your ads here!Oscars Red Carpet 2018
Here are some of the best looks from the red carpet at the 90th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, March 4, 2018. …
your ads here!Trump: Planned Steel, Aluminum Tariffs Will Go Away if New NAFTA Deal
U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted Monday that his planned steep tariffs on steel and aluminum imports would only be reversed if a “new and fair” trade deal with Canada and …
your ads here!China Sets Ambitious Growth Target, Promises Steel Cuts
China’s top economic official set a robust growth target Monday and promised more market opening and cuts in a bloated steel industry that has inflamed trade tensions with Washington and …
your ads here!Bill Cosby Goes to Court to Stop Accusers From Testifying
Bill Cosby is going to court to stop some of his dozens of accusers from testifying at his April 2 sexual assault retrial. Cosby’s retooled defense team is due to …
your ads here!‘Shape of Water’ Triumphs at an Oscars Full of Change
The 90th Academy Awards crowned Guillermo del Toro’s monster fable “The Shape of Water” best picture at an Oscars that confronted the post-Harvey Weinstein era and sought to pivot to …
your ads here!‘A Fantastic Woman’ Wins Foreign Film Oscar
Chile’s “A Fantastic Woman” has been named the winner of the best foreign language film Academy Award. The film from director Sebastian Lelio stars transgender actress Daniela Vega as a …
your ads here!Airship Drones Could Stay Aloft for Days
Battery-powered drones have mostly replaced manned aircraft in a range of tasks, from scientific measurements to aerial photography, with one persistent disadvantage – the limit of their power source. A …
your ads here!Applications for Facial Recognition Increase as Technology Matures
From a shopping center and an airport to a concert venue or even your own phone, these are all places facial recognition technology can now be used due to technological …
your ads here!Drama in Red and Neutrals on Oscars Red Carpet
Looks in neutrals, reds and purples brought the drama Sunday on the Oscars carpet at Hollywood’s biggest fashion show. Salma Hayek looked like exotic royalty in a custom Gucci gown …
your ads here!Washington Braces for Possible Trump-Induced Trade War
Washington is bracing for the start of a possible trade war between the United States and its closest allies and biggest commercial partners and a radical departure from America’s trading …
your ads here!Oscars Fashion through The Years: The Great and The Puzzling
A radiant Grace Kelly glided from her seat, pulling up her long opera gloves, her little evening bag balanced on one arm, as she collected a best actress trophy for …
your ads here!1.5 Million Penguins Discovered on Remote Antarctic Islands
A thriving “hotspot” of 1.5 million Adelie penguins, a species fast declining in parts of the world, has been discovered on remote islands off the Antarctic Peninsula, surprised scientists said …
your ads here!Politics a Subtext at Oscars
The Academy Awards, or Oscars, will be presented in Hollywood on Sunday, celebrating the movies and showcasing Hollywood glamour. Mike O’Sullivan reports, the ceremony will probably have some political moments …
your ads here!China Doesn’t Want Trade War, but Says It Will Respond if Necessary
China has added its voice to a growing chorus of concern about the rising threat of a trade war and tariffs that U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to impose …
your ads here!EU Aims to Tax Internet Giants at ‘Two to Six Percent’: France
The EU will soon unveil a plan for taxing major internet companies like Amazon and Facebook by imposing a levy of two to six percent on revenues in every country …
your ads here!Students Build Program That Sniffs Out Twitter ‘Bots’
For months, university students Ash Bhat and Rohan Phadte had been tracking about 1,500 political propaganda accounts on Twitter that appeared to have been generated by computers when they noticed …
your ads here!New Plan Increases Cardiac Arrest Survival Rate
More people in Columbus, Ohio, are now surviving when their hearts suddenly develop an abnormal beat and stop beating altogether. VOA’s Carol Pearson reports their survival is due to a …
your ads here!Patients and Caregivers Use Comics to Document Medical Journeys
A graphic medicine exhibit has opened at the U.S. National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health, showcasing comics that show the medical journeys experienced by patients and …
your ads here!Students Create Program to Identify Fake Twitter Accounts
Social media users like to have friends and followers on various platforms. But how many accounts are real and how many are generated by computers? Two university students in California …
your ads here!Trump Threatens to Tax European-built Cars as Trade War Rhetoric Builds
President Donald Trump threatened on Saturday to impose a tax on European cars if the European Union chooses to retaliate against his plans to place tariffs on imported steel and …
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