China Implements Social Credit Surveillance System
A new social credit system developed by Hebei’s Higher People’s Court bring Orwellian surveillance to life.
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Amazon Textract Can Read and Extract Text and Data Automatically, Without A Person
Many organizations need to extract data or text from contracts, expense reports, tax documents and more — but the catch is that they have to hire someone to do it. But Amazon Textract could eliminate the need for manual data extraction. According to Amazon Web Services, the technology “goes beyond simple optical character recognition (OCR) […]
Break Room Video Games: The Best Titles & Consoles for the Office
We’re living in the age of the empowered worker. Between the ability to work remotely from anywhere in the world, unlimited PTO, wellness programs, green initiatives, and free snacks in the cafeteria, today’s employee expects added benefits. When weighing the pros and cons between one job offer and another, a prospective hire might go with […]
Are Silicon Computer Chips a Thing of the Past? Maybe, if Molybdenum Disulfide Transistors Take Over
What if computers could perform simple logic with half the transistors, switch between different operations using light, and store the output of the operation in the device itself? A new paper by researchers in Shanghai aims to answer that with molybdenum disulfide transistors, says this report from Ars Technica. “With the development of carbon nanotubes and graphene, […]
More Satellites Might Mean Better Access to Internet and More Money in the Bank
An increase in competition between companies launching satellites into space for internet access might mean a decrease in monthly internet costs, and better quality broadband.
New Dell Precision Workstations are Designed for Data-Demanding Work
New Dell Precision mobile workstations, Precision 3000 towers, and Precision 1U rack workstation are designed for data- and graphics-demanding work, says the company. All of these new Dell Precision workstations are Independent Software Vendor (ISV) certified and equipped with Dell Precision Optimizer software – a solution that automatically tailors the system’s settings for efficiency. Design features: Dell Precision […]
‘Essentials As a Service,’ Or Why EaaS Is the Acronym to Look For Going Forward
As part of your digital transformation strategy, you’ve made the decision to move key applications, even mission critical parts of your business, to the cloud…for all the right reasons. It’s the key to creating a more agile, responsive and competitive IT organization; a highly efficient and effective environment where finite resources are able to focus […]
San Francisco Bans Facial Recognition
The tech-friendly city made clear in mid-May that its positive relationship with technology does not supercede its desire to resist the slippery slope into a police state.
Amazon Continues to Move Towards Automation in Its Warehouses
The tech giant is deploying machines that can box a larger amount of customers’ orders faster than human workers can.
Can This Glass Battery Really Store MORE Energy As It Ages?
There’s always one stat that electronics consumers want to know about: battery life. But what if that became less of a concern as the device aged? It could, if the claims surrounding a glass battery prototype are true. According to this article from IEEE Spectrum, team of researchers claim they have created a battery that […]
