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Why Sierra the Supercomputer Had to Die

 “As you age—just like humans—you are likely to get more disease,” says Devesh Tiwari, who researches high-performance computing at Northeastern University.
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How Mexico’s ‘CJNG’ Drug Cartel Embraced AI, Drones, and Social Media

A study by El Colegio de México, in collaboration with the Civic AI Lab at Northeastern University in Boston, revealed that TikTok has become a recruitment tool for Mexican cartels, including CJNG. 
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What would the stock market and economy look like without AI?

Companies in the Magnificent 7 are also not taking out an excessive amount of debt to finance their AI investments and are instead relying on their internal cash flows, said John Bai, a finance professor at Northeastern University.
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After killing of top drug lord, cartels use fake news to spread fear in Mexico

Pablo Calderon, an associate professor in politics and international relations at Northeastern University London, said cartels use social media to amplify their image and power and to shape public opinion, including through misinformation.
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Trump’s Section 122 tariffs could spur new legal battle, experts say

“It’s more harmful than having higher tariffs, because businesses don’t want to invest when they’re not sure what is going to happen,” international trade economist Asha Sundaram, chair of the economics department at Northeastern University, told CBS News.

Paul Revere on a pub crawl? Founders made history in these taverns

Malcolm Purinton teaches history at Northeastern University in Boston, but he’s also known as the Beer Historian. 

The SYRN Call of Oddly Spelled Brand Names

Alexandra Roberts, a professor of law and media at Northeastern University in Boston, said that brand names — called marks, in legalese — have to fulfill certain criteria in order to be deemed explicitly distinctive, rather than descriptive, by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. 

World Cup Crowds Could Be Targeted. This Team Worked to Keep Them Safe.

NY Times’ “Lost Science” series profiles Michael Silevitch, who leads SENTRY, a research center dedicated to protecting busy public spaces, and last April was instructed to “end all work” immediately.
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Boston to keep three MBTA bus routes free to ride through June, but long-term plan is unclear

“People ride more when it’s cheaper. … that means improving their mobility, giving them opportunities to go places and do things, participate in life,“ said Peter Furth, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northeastern University. 
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‘We May Have a Crisis on Our Hands’: The Unregulated Rise of Emotionally Intelligent AI

Lisa Feldman-Barrett, a psychology professor at Northeastern University, says “social support from a trusted, reliable source can be beneficial.” If an AI can reduce distress in the moment, she says that’s a good thing.
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Elon Musk is pushing to build data centers in space. But they won’t solve AI’s power problems anytime soon

As a result, orbital data centers would also need large onboard batteries to smooth out power fluctuations, said Josep Miquel Jornet, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Northeastern University. 
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After sharing a phony Rachel Maddow video, I reflected on how algorithms are dividing us

By using a browser extension that reranked content on the X feeds of study participants, prioritizing antidemocratic attitudes or partisan animosity, Northeastern University researchers found that people’s negative feelings toward the opposition party increased significantly.