Mar 27 Forced off campus by coronavirus, students aren’t won over by online education By Matt Krupnick, The Hechinger Report Online education experts say there’s a big difference between classes that were designed to be digital from the beginning and what’s happening now, which they describe as a product more of panic than planning. Continue reading
Feb 11 Federal judge clears way for T-Mobile’s takeover of Sprint By Tali Arbel, Associated Press Once that happens, the number of major U.S. wireless companies would shrink from four to three. Continue reading
Feb 07 Watch 6:33 This Philadelphia art exhibit pushes the envelope with designs for the future By Jeffrey Brown What will the future look like? That’s the big question posed by a new exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Eighty designers from around the world have put their imaginations to work, leveraging both anxiety and excitement over the… Continue watching
Jan 28 Watch 7:43 Why the U.S. objects to Huawei’s involvement in building 5G networks The United Kingdom says it will allow Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei to build part of its new 5G cellular network. The U.S. government had warned against the move, arguing Huawei poses a national security threat, but British officials said the… Continue watching
Jan 20 Google CEO calls for regulation of artificial intelligence By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press “There is no question in my mind that artificial intelligence needs to be regulated. The question is how best to approach this,” Sundar Pichai said. Continue reading
Jan 10 Column: 20 global developments to watch over the next 5 years By Vikram Mansharamani We need to look beyond today’s headlines and think about how the world might unfold. Continue reading
Jan 07 Facebook bans deepfakes in fight against online manipulation By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press Facebook says it is forbidding the false but realistic clips created with artificial intelligence and sophisticated tools. But the policy leaves plenty of loopholes. Continue reading
Dec 31 Why internet stops once school ends for many rural California students By Sydney Johnson, EdSource The divide between students who have access to internet and computers required to do assignments at home and those who don’t threatens to slow down efforts to close the gap in educational opportunities between students in rural regions of California… Continue reading
Dec 24 Watch 7:40 Pop culture ‘game-changers’ from the past decade With the approaching end of 2019, we take a look back at important moments and major developments from the past decade. Arts and entertainment changed dramatically during this period, transformed in their creation, distribution and consumption. Jeffrey Brown talks to… Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch 8:48 What data your smartphone is transmitting — and to whom Our relationship with technology is more integrated into our daily lives than ever. In 2010, just over a third of American adults owned a smartphone; now the figure is more than 80 percent. But our comfort with technology -- and… Continue watching