A recent legislation proposal to limit the use of noncompete agreements might give American workers a leg up, like it did to California and Silicon Valley.
Technology, artificial intelligence and automation are supposed to solve our biggest problems, not create new ones or exacerbate existing issues. Unbeknownst to many, big tech is actually putting a huge burden on the environment. In a study assessing the energy consumption required to train several common large AI models, Researchers at the University of Massachusetts […]
Big tech companies and popular games like Pokémon go have been collecting consumers’ data and using it to influence them to buy their products.
Passwords. Let’s talk about ‘em. I’ve forgotten some. You have too. No big deal. Just click the forgotten password link and follow the steps. Hopefully you remembered which email address you used to set up the account. But the code to unlock your phone? You can probably do that in your sleep. Chances are it’s […]
Google is entering the smartwatch market, buying leading smartwatch and fitness device brand Fitbit in a cash deal worth $2.1 billion. The deal immediately puts Google more squarely into the wearables market alongside Apple. In a post on the company’s website, Rick Osterloh, the senior vice president of devices and services, said the company has […]
With almost one third of companies dropping out of the Libra Association, regulators are extra critical of Facebook’s cryptocurrency venture.
The U.S. military can send a missile halfway across the world with pinpoint accuracy, attack the computer systems of rival countries and pilot a drone from the U.S. to strike targets anywhere in the world. The military makes use of every technological advancement and has worked with some of the world’s largest companies to do […]
Mara Group, a new smartphone manufacturer in Rwanda, is making more affordable phones and providing new jobs.
Artificial intelligence researchers are improving the technology every day, including at Google parent company, Alphabet, where researchers have taught a robotic arm to stack blocks using reinforcement learning. According to Venture Beat, the task has previously thought to be nearly impossible to do using only data. DeepMind, Alphabet’s artificial intelligence research team, developed a new […]
Smaller communities that house wind turbine projects experience a boost in job offerings, tax revenue, and a healthier economy.
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