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October 7, 2016
With "13th," Ava DuVernay Decries An Unequal Criminal Justice System
The Selma director's searing new Netflix documentary, available today, argues that slavery persists in our criminal justice system.
The Selma director's searing new Netflix documentary, available today, argues that slavery persists in our criminal justice system.
Our news cycle, sadly, has no shortage of stories detailing violence against African-Americans. Every week or two seems to bring another name, another Facebook Live video, another senseless killing of another black man, woman, or child in a police encounter gone horribly wrong. With these tragedies seeming hopelessly ubiquitous, and with outrage already running high, the average Netflix user may hesitate before clicking on Ava DuVernay's 13th, a documentary that just opened the New York Film Festival and premieres on the streaming platform tonight.
The Music That Inspires Computers To Write Their Own Songs
Scientists at Google and elsewhere are turning to the 30-year-old digital music standard MIDI to teach neural networks how to write music
Scientists at Google and elsewhere are turning to the 30-year-old digital music standard MIDI to teach neural networks how to write music
In May, Google research scientist Douglas Eck left his Silicon Valley office to spend a few days at Moogfest, a gathering for music, art, and technology enthusiasts deep in North Carolina's Smoky Mountains. Eck told the festival's music-savvy attendees about his team's new ideas about how to teach computers to help musicians write music—generate harmonies, create transitions in a song, and elaborate on a recurring theme. Someday, the machine could learn to write a song all on its own.
These Tech Companies Are Way Ahead Of Trump And Clinton On Paid Family Leave
Both candidates have put forward family leave platforms. Here's how some tech companies are already leading the pack.
Both candidates have put forward family leave platforms. Here's how some tech companies are already leading the pack.
With less than five weeks away from Election Day, both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are doubling down on their messages in the hope of gaining voters' support.
Science-Backed Ways To Build Confidence When You Feel Like You're Out Of Your League
Forget about faking it 'til you make it, these tips will trick your brain into thinking you're all that.
Forget about faking it 'til you make it, these tips will trick your brain into thinking you're all that.
Whether you are interviewing for a job that feels beyond your current abilities, demonstrating a skill that feels rusty, or working with someone who is difficult and challenging, there are dozens of everyday challenges that can shake your confidence.
Where Top Talent In The Tech Industry Will Likely Work Next
Tracking the flow of top tech talent can be a good indicator of tomorrow's business successes.
Tracking the flow of top tech talent can be a good indicator of tomorrow's business successes.
Wherever the best engineers, programmers, and designers in the tech industry go, investment dollars, successful products, and revenues may often follow.
3 Low-Tech Speaking Tips That Still Work In 2016
It's easier than ever to pump gobs of data and flashy multimedia into your presentation. Don't.
It's easier than ever to pump gobs of data and flashy multimedia into your presentation. Don't.
In early 2001, I was asked to prepare a presentation for senior executives at Microsoft. Our goal was to determine why our sales education programs were seeing such low adoption rates, explore options to remedy the situation, and ultimately expand our global relationship. The only thing was, I'd barely logged 60 days in my new role.
From Cover Letter Killers To Practicing Patience: This Week's Top Leadership Stories
This week's top stories may help your cover letter stand out (for the right reasons) and keep your impatience in check.
This week's top stories may help your cover letter stand out (for the right reasons) and keep your impatience in check.
This week we learned which cover letters hiring managers weed out first, how to make better use of those idle moments spent on our smartphones, and what it takes to be patient for longer.
3 Things Clinton And Trump Should Practice Before Sunday's Debate
Of course "Trumped-up trickle-down" economics was a canned line, one speaking coach explains. That's why it worked.
Of course "Trumped-up trickle-down" economics was a canned line, one speaking coach explains. That's why it worked.
You might have read in the news that Hillary Clinton prepared a bit more intensively than Donald Trump for the first presidential debate. But even if you didn't, you probably heard about its aftermath, with Clinton widening her lead in the polls and the Trump campaign vowing that the GOP candidate would buckle down on his preparation strategy ahead of the second debate.
October 6, 2016
Google's Hardware Push Is All About AI
The company's AI is built on what it already knows about you. Now it wants to integrate that technology deeply into your life.
The company's AI is built on what it already knows about you. Now it wants to integrate that technology deeply into your life.
Google, the company that has done more than any other to democratize mobile computing, argues that we are moving away from a mobile-first world. Indeed, at the company's wide-ranging product reveal on Tuesday in San Francisco, it rarely mentioned Android at all.
Alphabet Is Using AI To Help Rid Communities Of Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes
Proposals to control insect populations by genetically modifying the pests have been controversial. Alphabet says it has a non-GMO solution.
Proposals to control insect populations by genetically modifying the pests have been controversial. Alphabet says it has a non-GMO solution.
If all goes as planned, Alphabet's life-sciences unit is about to help communities wipe out a whole lot of mosquitos.
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