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Hate Speech is a thing! In a first-of-its kind study NYU researchers have shown links between online hate an offline crime. Hate speech on social media outlets are becoming more and more of a norm in today’s society. If you didn’t know, hate crimes are tracked by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, crimes that areContinue reading “Hate Speech on Twitter”

In the 1800’s steam engines were introduced to boost labor productivity, the introduction of robots during the 1990s as well as IT during the 2000’s also boosted labor production. Today in the 21st century we have a new technology introduced to boost labor productivity, the introduction of Artificial Intelligence also known as AI AI willContinue reading “AI Today is the Future of Tomorrow”

The lack of diversity in the tech field is not a recent occurrence; in fact, it has been a consistent challenge for companies for many years. Much of this is solely due to the fact that these companies continue to draw from a small segment of the talent pool – mainly consisting of white menContinue reading “Closing the Tech Gender Gap”

Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR) are a relatively new technology that is being implemented quite rapidly. The cameras look similar to regular security cameras, but are usually larger and may have multiple lenses. They are constantly scanning for vehicle license plates as they pass vehicles or as vehicles pass them. The cameras can be stationedContinue reading “Week 2: Automated License Plate Recognition”

This article discusses accessibility in video games design.

Zoe Jenkins, zgj18 Cyberbullying is a common issue all around the world. In the United Kingdom, 35% of student stated they have never experienced cyberbullying but only 7% admit they have been. The most common age of cyberbullying in Europe us between the ages of 13 to 15. In Asian countries, 48% of students statedContinue reading “Cyberbullying All Over The World”

https://awsinsider.net/articles/2020/01/10/aws-autogluon-deep-learning.aspx Amazon, a company known globally not only for its online shop, but also for its cloud computing and web services, has recently released the first version of their new open-source toolkit called AutoGluon which aims to make machine learning more accessible for a much wider audience than before. Machine learning is a subset ofContinue reading “Amazon simplifies deep learning tools for all”

https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/investors-looking-toward-healthcare-it-innovators-2020 Reports are showing that industry leaders are predicting that Healthcare IT will continue to grow in the upcoming years. This is good news for those of us currently in school or looking to venture out of our comfort zones in looking for new and exciting careers in not just IT, but also as aContinue reading “Healthcare IT Growing in Upcoming Years”

https://www.newsweek.com/instagram-censoring-accounts-farsi-media-outlets-iranian-influencers-international-federation-1481609 Earlier this month, Iran’s major general Qassem Soleimani was killed under orders from the United States. With this killing came not only protests from Iran but also censorship from one of the most widely used social media apps in the world, Instagram. Instagram has chosen to censor the Instagram posts of many Iranian journalistsContinue reading “Instagram Censors Posts from Iran”

It’s just another day in who is trying to hack who news. This time, the nice guys may come as a surprise to many. In a rare agency press release, the NSA urged Windows users to update their computers and said the “critical” vulnerability would be quickly understood by government-sponsored hackers. The agency handed the flawContinue reading “NSA Turning Over a New Leaf?”