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Air Force Finally Upgrades Nuclear Launch System… From Floppy Disks

The U.S. had been relying on a computer system that used floppy disks that was responsible for fielding requests to launch nuclear weapons.

October 31, 2019 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

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 […]

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DeepMind Develops New Method to Transfer Simulated Skills to Robotic Arm

Artificial intelligence researchers at DeepMInd have developed a new method using reinforcement learning to teach a robot to stack blocks.

October 30, 2019 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

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 […]

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Court Ruling Finds FBI Abused Mass Surveillance Data

A 2018 court ruling shows the government used mass surveillance improperly, even four years after Snowden. Big tech should keep resisting.

October 29, 2019 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Federal officials could be combing through our emails and online messages without due process, according to a newly declassified FISA court ruling. As reported by the Intercept, the FBI could have violated the rights of millions of Americans by inappropriately searching through the National Security Agency’s mass surveillance program data. The ruling was made in […]

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Delta Risk’s ActiveEye 2.0 Uses Automation to Keep Your Network Safe

Cyber security firm's nex generation SOC-as-a-service solution called ActiveEye 2.0 focuses on advanced security automation to take the load off IT teams.

October 24, 2019 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Cybersecurity firm Delta Risk has released its next-generation cloud-based ActiveEye platform that the company says is more efficient and can eliminate more than 95% of false positives by leaning heavily on automation. The platform has an advanced focus on security automation that can sift through daily security alerts generated by next-generation endpoint detection and response […]

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Artificial Intelligence

Three Verticals Where Artificial Intelligence Technology Needs To Be Better

Artificial intelligence is incredible technology worthy of investment, but its development and accuracy isn't quite keeping pace with its demand.

October 23, 2019 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Artificial intelligence technology is an incredible advancement and is paving the way for the future of big tech and the way humans live. Just this morning, my iPhone told me how long it would take to get to work without me even moving a finger. Thanks to my spam filter, I don’t even see the […]

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Avoiding AI Bias Requires Diverse Workers, Research

AI systems and algorithms aren't perfect, and companies should keep that in mind when it comes to staffing, developing applications and monitoring.

October 22, 2019 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Machine learning and artificial intelligence are by no means perfect, and it takes human intervention to constantly tweak algorithms. Those applications are essentially based on math problems and may never bee 100% accurate, so companies and software developers should think carefully before going down that road. At a recent conference, TWIMLcon: AI Platforms, panelists spoke […]

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Apple’s Hong Kong Flub Is Why Silicon Valley Should Avoid Politics

Apple removed an incident tracking app from its platform after Chinese state media said it was used to target police amid riots in Hong Kong.

October 17, 2019 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Apple is one of the most powerful companies in the world, boasting a market valuation that has consistently hovered around $1 trillion for most of the month. However, the technology conglomerate still appears to bow to public pressure, even from foreign governments dealing with a public uprising. The company removed a smartphone app from the […]

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