What Is Google’s Plan to Cash in on China?
Google wants in on China’s burgeoning tech scene. The world’s largest country is going through a sort of tech renaissance; companies like Tencent, Alibaba, Baidu, and Huawei are fostering rapid growth in a variety of areas such as AI development and the Internet of Things. While its strategy has been low-profile, Google has undoubtedly set […]
Would You Trust Facebook With Your Most Intimate Photos?
Once you put something on the Internet, it’s extremely difficult to remove it. Facebook is launching a program to deal with this problem, specifically to tackle the issue of revenge pornography. All you have to do to participate is share the compromising photos of yourself with the social media giant. A Risqué Compromise Sharing revenge […]
The White House Sets Its Sights on AI With New Task Force
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a hot commodity right now. Many countries see the technology as the key to a prosperous future. And the United States is no different. Recently, the White House set up a task force dedicated to guiding its AI development efforts. Advantages That All Can See A few days ago, the Trump […]
Would You Let Google’s AI Make Phone Calls for You?
As tech companies integrate new developments in artificial intelligence (AI) into their products and voice assistants, public backlash is to be expected. Often, these large companies don’t consult with “regular consumers” before proceeding to build out nearly the whole product. This can result in missteps during the release that could have easily been avoided if […]
AI That Can Analyze Your Eyes Like a Specialist Just Got Approved by the FDA
IDx-DR is a software program that can detect a certain type of eye disease from photos of a human retina, and it was just approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This is a huge win for artificial intelligence (AI) and MedTech development: this is the first time the FDA has approved an […]
A Day in the Life of an AI-Fueled Future Society
Are we really ready for our inevitable future with artificial intelligence (AI)? It’s hard to say, mostly because nobody really knows what our society will actually look like with AI integrated into its every fiber. In a recent post for Smithsonian, journalist and author Stephan Talty dives into a few unique scenarios we could encounter […]
Arm and Nvidia Tap Into the Potential of IoT and AI Together
Both artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) appear boundless in potential. The development of these two technologies has spurred immense innovation in many industries already. But combining them could yield greater results than we can even imagine. Arm and Nvidia are teaming up to make it easier for IoT companies to integrate […]
Can We Teach Users to Trust FinTech?
There’s no doubt that the development of FinTech has the potential to transform finance. But like other disruptive technologies, this promise of improvement also usually brings some trepidation of adoption from established industry players. The Benefits Are Clear, but so Are the Limits of Trust FinTech-fueled automation has already found its way into numerous processes […]
Just How Smart Should Our Cameras Be?
It’s always been of paramount importance for tech companies to strike that fine balance between privacy and innovation. In the case of cameras, we want to control what they record or take a picture of (obviously). Clips, a new camera from Google asks us to trust it with this decision. It also gives us a deeper look […]
The Voice Shopping Market Is About to Take Off
The rapid rise of smart speakers over the past few years is nothing compared to what we’re about to see, at least according to new research from strategy consulting firm OC&C Strategy Consultants. Voice shopping is expected to skyrocket from its current $2 billion market value to $40 billion by 2022. This massive expansion will […]