“L.T.R.’s programming has regularly evolved to identify users’ best dating experience. As breakthroughs are made in Artificial Intelligence and data-mining techniques, we’re ready to perfect those advances and pass them on to our users.”
Trump vows to fight ‘fake news’ by cutting funds to cities
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The tendrils of a freedom-chilling threat by the president to defund communities, large and small, that harbor media outlets that badmouth his administration reach into Central Mass.
Destructive climate erupts at Clark meat-eater protest
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As temperatures across the country topped 105 degrees for the 13th straight day, protesters nationwide have embarked on campaigns to eradicate monuments and memorials to anyone who had contributed to the current climate change by consuming meat.
The Final Chapter for Worcester Public Libraries: 193-year-old institution being razed
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“What we’re seeing is a growing, and I’d say worrisome, trend to re-privatize knowledge and access to knowledge,” said Kip Candell, professor of Sociology at the College of the Holy Cross during an interview at, ironically, the Dinand Library.
Worcester scofflaws find thrills — and trouble — with invisible cloaks
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“The crime is just one of many that have occurred nationwide since a Chinese-American venture, Shìlì, began to market invisibility cloaks to consumers last year as part of the Harry Potter 50th Anniversary Commemoration.”
Baby in a blink: UMass technology, not available in the U.S., eases childbearing
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“Lead scientist Dr. Maria Wong retired from UMass in 2027, moved to Copenhagen, Denmark, and, with financial backing from the Danish government, started a biomedical company named WombZoom, LLC.”
Gardens and gargoyles: Dilapidated churches grow into urban farms
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“These farmers, they’re doing a good thing for the neighborhood. This may sound weird, but even though I can’t go to Mass [at Our Lady of Mount Carmel] anymore, I take a little pride when I walk by.”
Immigrants thrive as Worcester bucks nationwide labor crisis
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Technology and automation were supposed to take over some of those jobs, and theoretically they can, but the prices to upgrade are out of reach for 95 percent of companies. This leaves society in a decades-long hole between a labor shortage and affordable robots.
Martian returns home: Native-born astronaut spent 185 days on Red Planet
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Author BJ Hill takes us on a fantastic, fictional voyage into the possibilities of a not-too-distant tomorrow in the latest installment of What if … Worcester, the Sun’s serial glimpse into the future.
Non-Starter Home: ‘Smart’ house tangles data, holds College Hill family hostage
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Author BJ Hill takes us on a fantastic, fictional voyage into the possibilities of a not-too-distant tomorrow in the latest installment of What if … Worcester, the Sun’s serial glimpse into the future.
Dateline 2049 — Worcester HQ keeps firefighters safe across the country
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Author BJ Hill takes us on a fantastic, fictional voyage into the possibilities of a not-too-distant tomorrow in the latest installment of What if … Worcester, the Sun’s serial glimpse into the future.