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Sandra Matz

Privacy isn’t dead; Big Tech has made it inconvenient

“You have zero privacy … get over it,” Scott McNealy, then CEO of Sun Microsystems, declared in 1999. What might have sounded like a bold...

The skills to pay the bills

One night, some forest animals discussed the importance of education for the future success of their children. A committee was formed to consider starting...
Sonya Cheteyan

RIC graduate wins URI hackathon

SONYA CHETEYAN is among the first graduates of Rhode Island College’s Artificial Intelligence ­Bachelor’s Degree Program, completing a double major in artificial intelligence and...

The team makes it all work

Many years ago, a musician was giving a concert in an old church. At intermission, he went behind the organ to rest. There, he...
Christian Waugh

You can change your emotions in a 2-step process that takes...

Picture Gigi, having a chat with her boss, when the meeting takes a sharp turn. Gigi’s boss tells her that her work has been...
Jason Albuquerque

Cyber Sessions: Fight the spread of deepfake deceptions and fraud

(Editor’s note: This is the 45th installment of a monthly column on the growing number of cyberthreats facing businesses of all sizes and what...
ICONIC PIECE: Artist Brendan Murphy is pictured with his BOONJI astronaut, a character who launches and never returns after landing in the BOONJI galaxy. Murphy started his latest tour in Providence with his Love Matters sculptures, the first of which was unveiled April 30 at Brown University near where he grew up.
COURTESY BRENDAN MURPHY

Artist Brendan Murphy unveils Love Matters sculpture in Providence

BRENDAN MURPHY has made a name for himself on the international art stage and in May the contemporary artist and Providence native returned home...

The value of friendship

In a small village, a farmer planned a big feast to get to know his neighbors. He gathered food, lit his grill and told...

To Savor: As weather changes, looking for lighter tastes

As our days stretch a bit longer and become warmer, our cooking shifts too, moving from rich, cooler-weather comfort foods to lighter preparations such...
Mark Bartholomew

What we lose when AI does our shopping

Americans spend a remarkable amount of time shopping, but the way we shop is shifting dramatically, as major platforms and retailers are racing to...
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