Is Bias Creep in AI Inevitable?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the biggest technologies of our future. Every country and organization is preparing for the AI revolution in their own way. But when humans are involved with building the foundations of AI, can AI truly be objective? Tech leaders have been publicly expressing their opinions of AI’s potential to create […]
The FBI and CIA Warn Against Buying Huawei and ZTE Phones
China’s tech presence at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was higher than ever before, with companies like Alibaba and Baidu participating alongside smaller, but equally-as-ambitious Chinese tech startups. The country’s innovation combined with competition from the U.S. is great news for all consumers. Or is it? Maybe you’ve heard of Huawei or ZTE and […]
Is Our Brain the Secret to Better AI?
The human brain is the crowning achievement of humanity’s evolution. Literally. Without our brains, modern society and all of its bells and whistles would never exist. You wouldn’t be reading Dogtown Media’s news on your phone or your computer. And I wouldn’t be writing articles about researchers taking a page out of biology’s book to improve AI. Yet, that’s exactly where we find ourselves right now. […]
Google’s Spending Habits Reveal Their Political Play
As data collection increases, technology giants Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Apple have grown immensely more powerful. The more data, the more dimensions it has, and the more linking capabilities companies have, the greater their revenue increase becomes. To protect the laws surrounding data, along with immigration, tax reform, and antitrust, Google’s spending more than $18 […]
Will the End of Net Neutrality Kill the Internet of Things?
When the FCC repealed Net Neutrality a month ago, everything felt hopeless. Leading up to the decision date, many Internet advocates wrote to the FCC, called their state representatives, and emailed their family and friends to do the same. 200 tech companies and developers from San Francisco and beyond also signed a letter detailing how […]
A Glimpse Into China’s New Tech Empire
China’s reaching for the stars; the country is hedging its bets on artificial intelligence (AI), automation, big data, and cloud computing to turn Beijing into a smart city of the future. This wasn’t by coincidence, though. China has been working on improving its standing in the tech scene by attracting top talent to its growing […]
Apple Acquires App Development Platform Buddybuild
Similar to the other tech titans, Apple is always acquiring startups and established companies to engineer extra features and products in-house. Sometimes, it’s much more cost-effective and efficient to buy an existing organization rather than hire them to do the work for you. Apple’s newest acquisition, Buddybuild, is a great asset to their app development team and […]
Will Blockchain Take Net Neutrality’s Place?
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you probably heard about the FCC’s recent vote to repeal net neutrality rules. Many now fear for the future of freedom on the Internet, thinking the battle is now over since the voting is done. But all is not lost. The development of blockchain technology may end up […]
Italy Is Launching Its Own IoT Network
Without a doubt, Internet of Things (IoT) development will disrupt various industries and business verticals. 2018 will be a year of scaling and specialization for IoT. Not only will we start seeing more industrial IoT applications, but we’ll also have more intimate, first-hand interactions as the technology is incorporated into smart cities. One thing these cities all […]
Drones Are Being Deployed to Stop Shark Attacks in Australia
In a previous segment of Dogtown Media News, we discussed how drone development has been indispensable in a variety of situations; natural disasters, protecting wildlife, and preserving the environment are just a few. Now Australian authorities have added another one to the list — preventing shark attacks. A Better Perspective Drones are being deployed at numerous […]