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Western researchers have developed a novel technique using math to understand exactly how neural networks make decisions—a ...

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Reports of vandalism and mob violence are real, but wilder accusations emanating from India muddy the picture. By Saif Hasnat and Mujib Mashal Saif Hasnat reported from Chattogram and Dhaka ...

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I thought the discussion about "what is wrong with the NBA" was mainly driven by social media, where people who purportedly like basketball were spending the early part of this season searching ...

Here are eight key facts about Americans and TikTok, drawn from recent Pew Research Center studies. How we did this Pew Research Center conducted this analysis to better understand Americans’ use and ...

Congress has limited time to pass a bill that President Joe Biden would sign by 12:01 a.m. Dec. 21 to avoid a government shutdown. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated that the ...