In 2016 more than a hundred newspapers and others published revelations on tax avoidance and evasion. They were based on the Panama Papers, a collection of data that comprises 2.6
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New system lets nonexperts optimize programs that run on multiprocessor chips
A system developed by researchers at MIT and Stony Brook University should make it easier for researchers to solve complex computational problems using dynamic programming optimized for multicore chips —
Mining digital crumbs helps predict crowds’ mobility
In making decisions about infrastructure development and resource allocation, city planners rely on models of how people move through their cities, on foot, in cars, and on public transportation. Those
Data traffic system switches control to network administrators
Torrents of information flow through computer data centers, driving the operations of financial markets, communications systems, commerce and just about any complex web-based activity. Much of modern society is built
Make America tweet again
A screenshot from estorm.org showing Twitter sentiment toward or against the major presidential candidates. Credit: estorm.org We know how Donald Trump feels about everyone through Twitter, but how do Twitter
Modern-day tools help probe our distant past
Erin Walcek Averett, Jody Michael Gordon, Derek B. Counts, eds. Mobilizing the Past for a Digital Future: The Potential of Digital Archaeology Grand Forks, N.D.: The Digital Press at the
Machine learning to help physicians
Whether you realize it or not, machine learning is making your online experience more efficient. The technology, designed by computer scientists, is used to better understand, analyze, and categorize data.
Transforming, self-learning software could help save the planet
A revolutionary and emerging class of energy-harvesting computer systems require neither a battery nor a power outlet to operate, instead operating by harvesting energy from their environment. While radio waves,
Collaboration yields open source technology for computational science
The Eclipse Integrated Computational Environment (ICE) is a scientific workbench and workflow environment developed to improve the user experience for computational scientists. Credit: ORNL The gap between the computational science
Automated method allows rapid analysis of disaster damage to structures
Credit: Purdue University Researchers are harnessing “deep learning” algorithms and powerful computer vision technology to dramatically reduce the time it takes for engineers to assess damage to buildings after disasters.
Autonomous search agents could support researchers
If you still think you can be anonymous on the internet, a team of Stanford and Princeton researchers has news for you: You can’t. Over the summer, the team launched
Making it easier to collaborate on code
“Gitless” removes complicated concepts like “staging” and “stashing,” without fundamentally changing Git’s core functionality. Credit: Santiago Perez De Rosso Git is an open-source system with a polarizing reputation among programmers.
New method reduces amount of training data needed for facial performance capture system
Disney Research has found a way to tailor a facial capture system to the characteristics of a specific actor’s expressions while dramatically reducing the time and effort it would normally
Eyetracking data can improve language technology and help readers
Credit: University of Copenhagen New research from the University of Copenhagen shows that recordings of gaze data – within a few seconds – can reveal whether a word causes a
AI predicts outcomes of human rights trials
Credit: Public Domain The judicial decisions of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) have been predicted to 79% accuracy using an artificial intelligence (AI) method developed by researchers in
