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Somali spy agent death: Probe exonerates officials (BBC)

A team investigating the disappearance and subsequent death of a female Somali spy agent, Ikran Tahlil, has “found no evidence” that senior officials in...

Stirring Trouble at the Border: Is Belarus in Violation of International Law? – Part 2 (Aurel Sari and Ben Hudson, Just Security)

This is the second article in our two-part series examining whether Belarus is acting in breach of its international obligations in relation to the...

The Value of Personalized Advertising in Europe (Benjamin Mueller and Daniel Castro, Center for Data Innovation)

Online advertising, particularly targeted advertising, is a fundamental enabler of the Internet economy. Not only do targeted ads allow marketers efficient access to specific...

5 Qs for John Myers, co-founder and CTO of Gretel.ai (Gillian Diebold, Center for Data Innovation)

The Center for Data Innovation spoke to John Myers, chief technology officer of Gretel.ai, a San Diego-based startup that helps developers use data efficiently while...

AI Promotes Preventive Care For At-Risk Atrial Fibrillation Patients (Erin McNemar, MPA, Health IT Analytics)

Massachusetts General Hospital, the Broad Institute of MIT, and Harvard researchers created an artificial intelligence-based approach to identifying patients at risk of developing atrial...

Philadelphia publishes ‘meta’ dashboard for city’s open-data efforts (Ryan Johnston, State Scoop)

The City of Philadelphia on Tuesday announced the launch of a new dashboard to track the city’s progress with sharing its open data. Philadelphia publishes 'meta' dashboard...

Alphabet is putting its prototype robots to work cleaning up around Google’s offices (James Vincent, The Verge)

What does Google’s parent company Alphabet want with robots? Well, it would like them to clean up around the office, for a start. The company announced...

The robot that knows when you’re lying: Scientists create an AI that can detect deception with 73% accuracy by measuring subtle facial movements (Ryan...

Being able to detect when someone is lying has been a goal for decades, and now, thanks to artificial intelligence, scientists believe they may...

Rivian, Ford Cancel Plans to Collaborate on Electric Vehicle (Agence France-Press, IndustryWeek)

Electric truck maker Rivian and Detroit auto giant Ford on Friday announced they have canceled plans to jointly develop an electric vehicle, a week...

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