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A large number of police descended at Hamilton Hall at Columbia University Tuesday night to clear protesters who had occupied the building.
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Photos show week of antiwar protests at USC, Columbia, Emerson and other schools across U.S.
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Universities across the country are taking varying approaches to encampments that have taken root on their campuses, with some allowing them to remain and others calling in police to break them up.
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Google lets third-party developers into Home through new APIs
Google is letting developers tap into hundreds of millions of Home-compatible devices through new APIs. It suggests, for instance, that food delivery apps can switch on your outdoor lights as the courier shows up with dinner.
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Proteus Xbox controller is an accessible gamepad made of modular cubes
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Uber has a new way to solve the concert traffic problem
Uber is taking a shuttle product it developed for commuters in India and Egypt and converting it for an American audience. The ride-hail and delivery giant announced Wednesday at its annual Go-Get event in New York City it will launch a shuttle service in certain U.S. cities this summer. Uber Shuttle in the U.S. will repurpose the technology and business model that Uber has built to help commuters in emerging markets where there's a public transportation gap.
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Bob Iger says Disney is 'dramatically' cutting investment in traditional TV
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It’s that moment you’ve been waiting for all year: Google I/O keynote day! Google kicked off its developer conference each year with a rapid-fire stream of announcements, including many unveilings of recent things it's been working on. On Wednesday, Google announced it is adding new security and privacy protections to Android, including on-device live threat detection to catch malicious apps, new safeguards for screen sharing, and better security against cell site simulators.
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Threads finally starts its own fact-checking program
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Last year, Ilya Sutskever admitted that he regretted the role he played in the sudden dismissal of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman.
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2024 NBA Draft Combine: Bronny James admits fear of heart condition is 'still lingering'
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Amazon's cloud unit CEO Adam Selipsky to step down
The CEO of Amazon's cloud computing business took over during the pandemic and oversaw the early transition to AI.