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  • Meet Arachnid, the crawler hunting child abuse photos across the web

    December 05, 2017 |

    Apolitical |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba

    For all the positive tools and platforms the internet has helped create over the decades, it can also be an extremely dark place, and has unfortunately enabled the horrific and wide-spread sharing of millions of images depicting child abuse, including of rape and torture. Artificial Intelligence - specifically the Arachnid web crawler launched by the Canadian Centre for Child Protection - is proving the most efficient and effective weapon in shutting down these abominable sites, combing through scores of data at a speed no human or government can match, and issuing takedown notices.

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  • In Jordan, an empowering solution for UN-run refugee camps

    December 05, 2017 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Jordan, Za'atari

    Solar power projects at 2 UN refugee camps in Jordan are helping to save money and provide job opportunities for residents of the camps. The solar powered camps are also helping the quality of living, allowing residents to move freely in the evenings and complete tasks even when it's dark outside.

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  • How A Textile Factory Empowers Its All-Blind Work Crew

    December 05, 2017 |

    UPROXX |

    Multi-Media |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

    A startling 70% of blind persons in the United States are unemployed. The Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind is helping shift the understanding of what types of jobs are available to this population with a revolutionary factory built specifically for its blind employees. Each machine is retrofitted to be used safely and easily, empowering individuals to become more independent. This video takes you inside the factory to meet some of the workers.

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  • 'Super beans' raise hopes in hunger-prone parts of Africa

    December 03, 2017 |

    Associated Press |

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    Response Location: Uganda, Nwoya

    Food security due to land degradation is a growing concern in Uganda, especially in light of the massive influx of South Sudanese refugees streaming into the country and the instability of food donations to support them. A new, high-yield "super bean," specially bred by 'gene banks' in Africa for its rapid maturation rate, is helping Ugandan farmers to grow more of their own food with fewer resources and break the dependency on aid to feed their families.

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  • Can This Game-Like App Help Students Do Better in School?

    November 29, 2017 |

    Wired |

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    Response Location: United States, Fresno, California

    The Fresno school district is getting surprising results following the rollout of Strides, a student portal app that gamefies the learning experience and in doing so incentivizes students to stay engaged. Like with other social media apps, students earn points and maintain streaks, but in this case they rack up awards for attendance, academic performance, and extracurricular participation. Still digesting the success of the technology, schools are working to strike the right balance between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation to ensure students remain interested in the app and their school work.

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  • Where Birds and Planes Collide, a Winged Robot May Help

    November 28, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Canada, Alberta

    Airplanes and birds don't mix - thousands of birds are tragically killed around airports each year, and collisions (or "ingestions," as the industry calls them) of birds and jet engines can be extremely dangerous to flights. Finding an effective way to keep birds away has proven tricky, as birds are clever and quickly acclimate to many traditional methods, so the Edmonton airport in Alberta is "piloting" an exciting new technology: a robotic falcon that moves like a real predator, and seems to have had success in trial flights.

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  • VR at the Tate Modern's Modigliani exhibition is no gimmick

    November 28, 2017 |

    Endgadget |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: England, London

    Tate Modern’s 2017 exhibition on painter Amedeo Modigliani included a virtual reality recreation of Modigliani’s final studio in Paris. Seated on wooden chairs with VR headsets on, visitors can explore the studio and hear firsthand accounts of the space from Modigliani’s friends.

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  • Engineering solutions for the future of modern medicine

    November 28, 2017 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: England

    The healthcare world is highly innovative right now as it tries to make medicine more personalized and harnesses engineering. Hitachi is trying to aggregate data in order to prevent disease and help the healthcare system function better.

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  • How Internet Co-ops Can Protect Us From Net Neutrality Rollbacks

    November 22, 2017 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Tipton, Missouri

    Today, 23 million rural Americans can’t access broadband speed internet. As deregulation of net neutrality threatens to slow down internet speed even further, local internet co-ops are bringing higher-speed access to rural towns, Native American reservations, and even urban areas that do not currently have quality internet. Today, small internet service providers, spurred by local communities, are providing a real safeguard to net neutrality rollbacks.

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  • In remote Kenyan villages, solar startups bring light

    November 22, 2017 |

    PBS NewsHour |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Kenya, Machakos, Machakos County

    In a small town in Kenya called Machakos, several solar power startups are bringing light and electricity to families who previously went without. Using a pay-as-you-go mobile payment system and a single solar panel, customers receive three light bulbs, a phone charging station, and a radio. This new method is much cleaner and more affordable than the previously-used kerosene and allows people to make a livelihood for themselves even after the sun goes down.

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