Willie Jones

Willie Jones is an associate editor at IEEE Spectrum. In addition to editing and planning daily coverage, he manages several of Spectrum's newsletters and contributes regularly to the monthly Big Picture section that appears in the print edition.

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A Better, Faster, Cheaper Test for COVID-19

Q&A with IEEE Fellow Jian-Ping Wang on his research team’s innovative tool for combating the spread of the novel coronavirus

6 min read

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Racial Profiling Goes High Tech With Facial Recognition

Biased facial recognition system disproportionately labels minority UCLA students and faculty as criminals

5 min read

IBM Again Faces Allegations of Targeting Older Workers in Layoffs

Lawsuit says the company pushed longtime workers out because of their age and tenure, then coerced them into waiving their rights

2 min read

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A Better, Faster, Cheaper Test for COVID-19

Q&A with IEEE Fellow Jian-Ping Wang on his research team’s innovative tool for combating the spread of the novel coronavirus

Racial Profiling Goes High Tech With Facial Recognition

Biased facial recognition system disproportionately labels minority UCLA students and faculty as criminals

IBM Again Faces Allegations of Targeting Older Workers in Layoffs

Lawsuit says the company pushed longtime workers out because of their age and tenure, then coerced them into waiving their rights

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Q&A With Co-Creator of the 6502 Processor

Hum to Google to Identify Songs

How and When the Chip Shortage Will End, in 4 Charts

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A Better, Faster, Cheaper Test for COVID-19

Q&A with IEEE Fellow Jian-Ping Wang on his research team’s innovative tool for combating the spread of the novel coronavirus

Racial Profiling Goes High Tech With Facial Recognition

Biased facial recognition system disproportionately labels minority UCLA students and faculty as criminals

IBM Again Faces Allegations of Targeting Older Workers in Layoffs

Lawsuit says the company pushed longtime workers out because of their age and tenure, then coerced them into waiving their rights

Trending Stories

Q&A With Co-Creator of the 6502 Processor

Hum to Google to Identify Songs

How and When the Chip Shortage Will End, in 4 Charts