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Microsoft introduced a new video series that teaches Java developers how to build generative AI applications using modern ...

Well over a decade has passed since the release of Mojang 's monumental sandbox game Minecraft, with countless mods dropping ...

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The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Internal Revenue Service Math and Taxpayer Help Act, which will take effect 12 months after the president signs it. The IRS MATH Act amends Section 6213(b) of ...

Instead of memorization and lectures in classrooms, SESP Prof. Jen Munson, who studies learning science, envisions a ...

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