Mobile Technology Microsoft chief Brad Smith says rise of killer robots is 'unstoppable'The Telegraph - By Robin PagnamentaThe rise of killer robots is now unstoppable and a new digital Geneva Convention is essential to protect the world from the growing threat they pose, according to the President of the world’s biggest company.
Prostitution Twitter Is Asking Sex Workers If They’re Bots and Demanding Their Phone NumbersVICE - Samantha ColeSex is allowed on Twitter. It's right there in the terms of use. "Sensitive content" like sex and nudity is allowed, as long as it's not featured in the header image of your profile or your profile picture.
Algorithms AI Decoded: Evaluating Artificial Intelligence StartupsForbes - Konstantine BuhlerSince the term was coined in 1956, “Artificial Intelligence” has endured a lifetime of misunderstanding. The root of the problem lies in the interpretation of the word “intelligence.” In the words of computer
Retail The Quiet Robot Revolution That Can Unlock A Trillion Dollars In Retail Efficiency: Meet TallyForbes - Marco AnnunziataWalk into the Decathlon sporting goods store on Market Street in San Francisco and you will find yourself face to face with Tally. She is tall and slender, and has a winning smile—she smiles with her She
Technology Ex-Google worker fears 'killer robots' could cause mass atrocitiesThe Guardian - Henry McDonaldA new generation of autonomous weapons or “killer robots” could accidentally start a war or cause mass atrocities, a former top Google software engineer has warned. Laura Nolan, who resigned from Google
Technology Artificial Intelligence Only Goes So Far In Today’s Economy, Says MIT StudyForbes - Joe McKendrickArtificial intelligence and machine learning may be ideal for picking up the day-to-day tasks of running enterprises, but still fall flat when it comes to innovation or reacting to unforeseen or one-off
Travel How Generation Z Is Changing Travel For Older GenerationsForbes - Geoff WhitmoreGeneration Z, or those individuals born after the years 1995–2000 (there’s no clear consensus, studies differ), are growing in influence and spending power, especially in the travel arena. Gen Z is slated
Technology Hundreds arrested in global effort to tackle email scammersDigital Trends More than 280 people accused of carrying out email scams for financial gain have been arrested in a global operation spanning 10 countries, the FBI …
Technology McDonald’s plans to serve up artificial intelligence at its drive thrusDigital Trends McDonald’s is exploring ways to automate its drive-thru service with the help of artificial intelligence. It means that you could soon be chatting …
Education The Workforce Is Calling, Higher Education, Will You Answer?Forbes - Heather E. McGowanThis week, the IBM Institute for Business Ventures announced that its most recent study found that 120 million people worldwide will need to retrain in the next three years in order to be ready to work
Lifestyle (UK) Brain-computer interface will make people telepathic, scientists sayindependent.co.uk - Anthony Cuthbertson Neural interfaces that link human brains to computers using artificial intelligence will allow people to read other people’s thoughts, according to …
Google Photos Google collects face data now. Here's what it means and how to opt outCNET - by Dale Smith The new Face Match technology isn't everywhere yet, but it's always looking. Find out what's happening with your face data and what you can do to stop it.
The Brain Is “Neurolaw” Coming Soon to a Courtroom Near You?scientificamerican.com - Eryn Brown, Knowable Magazine On March 30, 1981, 25-year-old John W. Hinckley Jr. shot President Ronald Reagan and three other people. The following year, he went on trial for his …
Innovation Fewer People Are Getting Married. The Reason Why Is Stunning, According to ScienceInc Magazine - Chris MatyszczykAbsurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. Technology encourages us to disappear into our own personal worlds. Why, in a sign of apocalyptic
IBM 120 million workers will need to be retrained due to AI, says IBM studyCNET - by Shelby Brown But many CEOs tell IBM they don't have the resources needed to close the skills gap brought on by emerging technologies.
Robotics Robot Helps Perform First Long-Distance Heart SurgeryPopular Mechanics - By Jennifer LemanThe surgeon operated the controls from a room 20 miles away. A surgeon in India has successfully performed the first remote heart surgery on a patient who was lying on an operating table 20 miles away.
Ghent Forget The Future, AI Will Take Us Back To The PastForbes - Simon ChandlerAI is the future, and it's also the past. Not just in the sense of having been developed in previous years and decades, but also in the sense of being capable of recreating human history. This power was
Silicon Valley Silicon Valley's Secret Philosophers Should Share Their WorkWIRED - Alexis Papazoglou Karl Marx famously complained that “philosophers have only interpreted the world ... The point, however, is to change it.” While it’s doubtful …
India Former Cisco CEO Says AI Will Have Bigger Impact Than The InternetForbes - Rich KarlgaardJohn Chambers, founder and chief executive officer of JC2 Ventures LLC, stands for a photograph following a Bloomberg Technology Television interview in San Francisco, California, U.S. John Chambers, just
Opinion U.S. and China Need to Talk About AIBloomberg - Matt Sheehan Worried about Chinese advances in artificial intelligence and other powerful new technologies, some U.S. officials seem intent on slashing all ties …
Google Nest Google is a bald-faced IoT liar and its Nest pants are on fireZDNet - Jason Perlow Internet of walled gardens? Go single vendor with your IoT, or else. On August 30, while I otherwise concerned myself with whether or not I would be …
Google Chrome Brave browser catches Google tracking users with hidden web pagesTNW - David CanellisBrave, the budding privacy-focused browser with its own native cryptocurrency, has alleged that Google is using hidden web pages to feed personal data of its users to advertisers, reports Financial Times.
Technology An AI app that turns you into a movie star has risked the privacy of millionsMIT Technology Review - Karen Hao ZAO, a viral Chinese app that uses AI to face-swap users and famous actors, is now embroiled in a major privacy controversy. The news: On Friday, a …
Robotics Is this for-hire welding robot an omen for skilled labor?ZDNet - Greg Nichols Robotics developers are scrambling to automate skilled jobs amid labor shortages. There's a new, easy-to-program welding robot launching in November, …
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Language How "OK" became the most spoken word on the planetQuartz - Elly van GelderenOf all the words in the English language, the word “OK” is pretty new: It’s only been used for about 180 years. Although it’s become the most spoken word on the planet, it’s kind of a strange word. Sometimes
Long-form Journalism Coming Soon to a Battlefield: Robots That Can KillThe Atlantic - Zachary Fryer-Biggs, Center for Public IntegrityTomorrow’s wars will be faster, more high-tech, and less human than ever before. Welcome to a new era of machine-driven warfare. Wallops Island—a remote, marshy spit of land along the eastern shore of
Technology 10,000 baby boomers turn 65 in the US every day – can Silicon Valley help with 'happier ageing'?The Guardian - Tom McNicholSeniors are just as thirsty to stay engaged as any age group. If you expose them to things that are meaningful to them, you get better behaviours, they're more engaged Jack York Silicon Valley has long
Science MIT autonomous robot boats gain the ability to change shapeslashgear.com - Shane McGlaun Back in June, we talked about some new autonomous robot boats that had been invented by MIT. These boats were designed to find and attach to each …
