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AI may soon save a ton of cute (and ugly) animals from drug testing

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by on July 28, 2018 at 12:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, artificial intelligence, syndication


As cold-blooded and inhuman as it may sound, animal tests are an integral part of modern-day drug and chemical compounds development and approval procedures. And with good reasons. Scientists can’t still reliably predict the properties of new chemicals, let alone how these compounds might interact with living cells. But a new paper published in the research journal Toxicological Sciences shows that it is possible to predict the attributes of new compounds using the data we already have about past tests and experiments. The artificially intelligent system was trained to predict the toxicity of tens of thousands of unknown chemicals, based on previous animal tests,…

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This is how you can personalize marketing campaigns — without violating GDPR

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by on July 28, 2018 at 8:30 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Contributors, Entrepreneur, Marketing and SEO


GDPR — no other four letters are giving tech companies a bigger headache this year. So many articles have been written about it, you might wonder why you should read this one. It’s simple, really, you shouldn’t unless you are one of the 92 percent of marketers who according to a recent study by Evergage Inc use digital personalization. Instead of boring you with yet another generic explanation of what the GDPR is, I’d like to address the new regulations through the looking-glass of personalization and more specifically, website personalization. Let’s start with the good news; personalization is permitted under…

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What online activists need to know about going viral

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by on July 28, 2018 at 8:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Future of Communications, Social Media, syndication, world


Inspiring stories of social activism, such as the Civil Rights movement and the fight against climate change, abound in history. And it is generally thought that the new social media era has helped cases of activism to succeed. But our research has revealed some major threats which activists need to understand if they are to be successful in getting their message across to the masses. Social activism refers to a broad range of activities which are beneficial to society or particular interest groups. Social activists operate in groups to voice, educate and agitate for change, targeting global crises. Take, for…

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What online activists need to know about going viral

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by on July 28, 2018 at 8:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Future of Communications, Social Media, syndication, world


Inspiring stories of social activism, such as the Civil Rights movement and the fight against climate change, abound in history. And it is generally thought that the new social media era has helped cases of activism to succeed. But our research has revealed some major threats which activists need to understand if they are to be successful in getting their message across to the masses. Social activism refers to a broad range of activities which are beneficial to society or particular interest groups. Social activists operate in groups to voice, educate and agitate for change, targeting global crises. Take, for…

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