Why AI is a Threat to Democracy And What We can do to Stop it
Over the past ten years, futurist, NYU professor, and award-winning author Amy Webb has done a lot of study on people and groups related to AI. She says, “We have…
Nikki Haley lost her password, so she sent confidential information through an unclassified system
Enlarge / Ambassador Nikki Haley listens to the United Nations. The former United States ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, sent confidential material through a network reserved only for…
Black Friday 2019: the best deals for travel gadgets
Planning a big trip or knowing someone who that is? Then view these deals on travel gadgets. Black Friday 2019: Tools, tips and tricks to save you money Beth Mauder…
The race to make a laboratory-grown steak
In 2013, the world’s first citizen from a laboratory was cooked in butter and eaten at a glitzy press conference. The hamburger cost £ 215,000 (at the time $ 330,000)…
Google pays $ 1.5 million for the most serious Android exploits
New Line Cinema Google pays up to $ 1.5 million for the most serious hacks of its Pixel line of Android phones, a more than seven-fold increase over the previous…
Employees open presents and emails during the holidays
Most employees log in to workplace apps at 5 p.m. and to Christmas and New Year, Okta thought. The ultimate holiday gift guide for techies and non-techies This gift guide…
A simple blood test to predict premature births can save the lives of babies
Fifteen million babies are born prematurely each year. Stephen Quake’s daughter, Zoë, was one of them: she arrived via an emergency C department after Quake and his wife, Athina, went…
The new 5G coverage cards from Verizon show how thin the network is
Enlarge / Verizon 5G in the Fenway / Kenmore area of Boston. Verizon has continually promoted the rollout of 5G as it reaches more cities with the latest mobile technology,…
IBM and ESPN bring Fantasy Football to the Next Level with Watson AI
The brains behind ESPN Fantasy Football and IBM Watson sat down to discuss whether AI can really win you a championship. Inhi Cho Suh, General Manager of IBM Watson Business…
Bill Gates explains why we should all be optimists
There are many concerns today about the harmful effects of technology. How do you maintain your famous optimism about this? This story is part of our March / April 2019…