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The challenges of making tech more welcoming for women are numerous, especially in the field of artificial intelligence. To get a sense of just how monumental a task the tech community faces, look no further than the marquee gathering for AI’s top scientists. Preparations for this year’s event drew controversy not only because there weren’t enough female speakers or study authors. The biggest debate was over the conference’s name. The annual Conference and Workshop on Neural Information Processing Systems, formerly known as NIPS, had become a punchline symbol about just how bad the gender imbalance is for artificial intelligence. Thousands...

It's settled; Carrie wins! Donald Trump says Miss California will keep her crown, despite the topless pics that have surfaced, including the ones TMZ just obtained. Carrie repeatedly lied when she said these photos did not exist, yet Trump totally ignored the issue, saying some of the pics were beautiful, some were racy, but they were fine and lovely. These pics were taken just last year -- meaning Carrie was the ripe ol' LEGAL age of 20. This time, Carrie dropped her top for a professional photo shoot ... another partially nude gig that she forgot to tell the Miss...

JAPAN'S Princess Kiko gave birth today to a baby boy – the first male heir to be born into the ancient imperial family in more than four decades, Japanese media reported. Princess Kiko, 39, the wife of the emperor's younger son, Prince Akishino, gave birth by Caesarean section after complications in her pregnancy, public broadcaster NHK said. The child will be third in line to the throne after crown prince Naruhito, the baby's uncle, and his father, Akishino. The birth is likely to stall debate on revising the 1947 imperial succession law to allow women to inherit the Japanese throne....

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry (news - web sites), D-Mass., left, shakes hands with residents near the home of former President Harry S. Truman in Independence, Missouri, on Thursday, June 3, 2004. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)