Mexico state congress asks ban of video game
A shoot-em-up video game set in the border town of Ciudad Juarez has angered local officials who are busy fighting all-too-real violence, reports the Washington Post.
University of Iowa may fire prof over eMails
The University of Iowa has started proceedings that could lead to the firing of a radiology professor who sent dozens of “prejudiced, insulting, and inflammatory” eMails to colleagues accusing them of being anti-Arab and threatening to sue and embarrass them, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press.
House Republicans seek to block FCC internet rules
House Republicans are seeking to prevent the Federal Communications Commission from enforcing new rules that prohibit broadband providers from interfering with internet traffic on their networks.
Is Google’s Facebook competitor almost ready?
The press has been speculating since the middle of last year about a new social networking product from Google — its big attempt to compete with Facebook, SocialBeat reports.
Tech tool could take the guessing out of college fundraising
College and university fundraising officials might not have to wonder how alums feel about their alma mater thanks to a computer program that can tell just how much a former student likes or dislikes the institution.
For-profit college recruiters taught to use ‘pain,’ ‘fear,’ documents show
Newly-released internal training documents from several for-profit colleges illustrate a culture that encourages recruiters to increase enrollment by focusing on emotions such as “pain” and “fear” to attract low-income students who are struggling with adverse personal and financial circumstances, The Huffington Post reports.
A huge win for artificial intelligence … but what does it mean for humans?
A gigantic computer created by IBM specifically to excel at answers-and-questions left two champs of the TV game show “Jeopardy!” in its silicon dust after a three-day tournament, a feat that experts call a technological breakthrough in artificial intelligence.
Technology a key for students with hectic schedules, study says
Seven in 10 college students who work full-time jobs said in a national survey that more educational technology tools are needed on campuses, echoing research that documents a widening gap between student and faculty technology preferences.
U.S. policy to address internet freedom
Days after Facebook and Twitter added fuel to a revolt in Egypt, the Obama administration on Feb. 15 announced a new policy on internet freedom, intended to help people get around barriers in cyberspace while making it harder for autocratic governments to use the same technology to repress dissent, the New York Times reports.
Police: student charged after Tenn campus shooting
According to the Associated Press, a 20-year-old student pulled out a revolver and shot another man in the thumb during an argument on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University, authorities said Monday.