Bespoke Constructing Deep Learning Models Is Still A Bespoke ProcessForbes - Kalev LeetaruDespite the plethora of marketing hype touting “universal” deep learning models that can be magically applied to any domain and any question without requiring additional training, the reality is that deep
Quadcopter Study Finds It's Actually Very Difficult to Seriously Hurt Someone With a Small Drone - DRONELIFEdronelife.com - Posted By: Miriam McNabb We acknowledge that Popular Mechanics had a better title when they published What Happens When a Drone Crashes into Your Face? on this same study. …
Influencer Marketing Small social media followings have high engagement ratesprdaily.com - Ted Kitterman It’s the quality, not the quantity that counts when it comes to engaged audiences on Instagram and Twitter, says a new study.You can scoff all you …
Robotics I, Robot: Two Breakthroughs Pave The Way For More Lifelike RoboticsForbes - Brid-Aine ParnellLifelike robots are two steps closer after one team found a new way to put computation into soft robotic materials and another found a way to untether their soft robot. There’s lots of interest in soft
Technology Does Hyundai's rooftop solar panel change the fuel-economy equation?Popular Science - Rob VergerSolar panels on cars make more sense than a decade ago. The new hybrid Hyundai Sonata isn't available yet in the United States, but it offers something compelling enough to make headlines here—a solar
Autos Electric carmaker Nio to lay off 1,200 employeesRoadshow - by Sean Szymkowski The cuts follow news the company's co-founder is retiring.
Autos Survey details top reasons consumers avoid electric carsRoadshow - by Sean Szymkowski The factors aren't surprising. Not even a little bit.
Recruitment Confessions Of A Former Corporate RecruiterForbes - Dawn GrahamIf you believe the hiring process is fair, linear, objective and logical, you may be in for a rude awakening. The current process is broken, and once job seekers learn the flaws, you'll be better equipped
GDP The world’s $86 trillion economy visualized in one chartLadders - HowMuch The world’s GDP still grew a healthy 6.9% in 2018, up from $80.2 trillion in 2017 to $85.8 trillion. Nearly half of this growth came from the world’s …
Photons Quantum radar has been demonstrated for the first timeMIT Technology Review - Emerging Technology from the arXiv A radar device that relies on entangled photons works at such low power that it can hide behind background noise, making it useful for biomedical and …
Rental Housing Rent Growth Is Waning—But Not Everywhere (And Maybe Not For Long)Forbes - Aly J. YaleNational rents just notched their slowest uptick in almost two years. According to data from property analytics firm CoreLogic, rents grew just 2.9% in June, down from a 3% rise last year. Month over RENTCafe
Agile Development The End of AgileForbes - Kurt CagleI knew the end of Agile was coming when we started using hockey sticks. Every morning, at precisely eight o'clock, the team of developers and architects would stand around a room paneled in white boards
U.S. Politics To Gain Leverage in China Trade Talks, Trump Shows Solidarity With Hong KongThe New York Times For months, the Trump administration had described the Hong Kong uprising as an internal matter for China. But that stance appears to be shifting.
Social Media Marketing LinkedIn’s Marketing Success Hub Now Has an Insights and Research PageAdweek - David Cohen LinkedIn added an Insights and Research page to its Marketing Success Hub. Information available via the professional network’s Insights and Research …
Tech Industry U.S. Cyber Agency Says Reducing Risks From China Top PriorityBloomberg - William Turton A newly created U.S. cybersecurity agency said Thursday that China represents the greatest strategic risk to the U.S., and as a result, the agency’s …
Beverages New Research Reveals What Tech Workers Really Want (This Eye-Opening Study Is a Wakeup Call for Every Leader)Inc Magazine - Peter EconomyToday, job site Indeed released its latest report on what tech workers value when it comes to company culture and benefits--in short, what they really want in the workplace. And while some may think that
Play buttonAdvertising Industry YouTube Shared Its Top 6-Second Ads From July 2018 Through July 2019Adweek - David Cohen Automaker Subaru drove its way to the top of YouTube’s list of the best six-second ads on its platform from July 2018 through this July. The …
OpenAI This AI-powered text generator is the scariest thing I’ve ever seen — and you can try itTNW - Tristan GreeneOpenAI, a nonprofit focused on creating human-level artificial intelligence, just released an update to its GPT-2 text generator. I’m not being hyperbolic when I say that, after trying it, I’m legitimately
Robotics Russia launches its first-ever humanoid robot into spaceSouth China Morning Post - Agence France-Presse Russia launched an unmanned rocket on Thursday carrying a life-size humanoid robot which will spend 10 days learning to assist astronauts on the …
Business China warns US tariffs will 'escalate trade friction'Associated Press - By JOE McDONALD, AP Business WriterBEIJING (AP) — China appealed to Washington on Thursday to "meet each other halfway" and settle a trade war instead of going ahead with planned tariff hikes Beijing warned will trigger retaliation. Exporters
Hyundai Hyundai goes back to the future with new retro-style electric carcarsguide.com.au - Andrew Chesterton Hyundai has gone back to the future with its new 45 EV concept, with the brand to unveil an electric vehicle inspired by the brand's first model, the …
Fitbit Ionic Fitbit targets 1 million new users with Singapore government tie-upReuters - By John Geddie and Neha Malara(Reuters) - Fitbit Inc (FIT.N) said on Wednesday it signed a contract with the Singapore government to provide fitness trackers and services in a health program it said could reach up to one million users.
Science Wearable detects autism outbursts 60 seconds in advancenewatlas.com Sudden bouts of aggressive behavior can be an unfortunate reality of autism spectrum disorder, and caretakers need all the help they can get to …
Play buttonTechnology Researcher discloses second Steam zero-day exploit after being shut out of bug bounty program (Update: fixed in beta channel)TNW - Ravie LakshmananUpdate on Aug. 23, 9:15 AM IST: Valve has now officially issued fixes for the privilege escalation vulnerabilities discovered in its Steam client on the beta channel. The company acknowledged that it a
Success FlexJobs 2019 annual survey: flexible work plays big role in job choicesLadders - Brie Weiler Reynolds FlexJobs has completed its 8th annual “Super Survey” on flexible work, with more than 7,300 respondents weighing in on how flexibility at work (or a …
Analytics A Text Analytics Primer: Key Factors in a Text Analytics Strategytowardsdatascience.com - Eric Luellen About 90% of all the data in the world we have created in the last 24 months — averaging 2.5 quintillion bytes per day — and about 90% of that is …
Casio Casio adds a heart rate monitor to its latest Pro Trekacquiremag.com Casio is adding a new model to its Pro Trek Smart series with the reveal of the WSD-F21HR. The new model adds a heart rate monitor and makes it the …
WeWork The Question of Whether or Not WeWork Is a Tech Company Has Been AnsweredGizmodo - Tom McKay Is WeWork, the sprawling chain of coworking spaces expanding across the country and abroad, a tech company? WeWork is sure scrambling to find reasons …
Apple Watch Here’s why you should wait just a little bit longer before heading out to buy a new Apple WatchSouth China Morning Post - Business Insider If you’re an iPhone owner in the market for a new smartwatch, your best bet is to hold out for a little longer.Apple has announced a new version of …
Technology Intel takes on Google and Amazon with 2 new AI-focused chipsTNW - Ravie LakshmananIntel has unveiled two new processors as part of its Nervana Neural Network Processor (NNP) lineup with an aim to accelerate training and inferences drawn from artificial intelligence (AI) models. Dubbed
