DARPA to Invest $2 Billion in AI and Machine Learning Over Next 5 Years
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has always been focused on accelerating the progress of technologies with profound potential. So it’s no surprise that it’s interested in artificial intelligence (AI). Last week, the ambitious experimental arm of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) announced it would be investing $2 billion in AI and machine learning […]
Trump Says Google Is Rigged – Is It True?
Google handles about 90% of the world’s searches every day, making it the clear-cut leader of search engines. Recently, President Donald Trump took to Twitter, his favorite social media platform, to discuss Google search results about himself. Basically, he asserted that Google was rigged. Many U.S. citizens assumed Trump’s lack of technical skills was the cause […]
China Is Building AI-Powered Submarines
Who said all the hot artificial intelligence (AI) innovation is being developed in San Francisco and other U.S. tech hubs? China has built AI-powered submarines — and plans to launch them in hotly-contested surrounding seas by 2020. Many Questions, Few Answers Many of the details surrounding these submarines are shrouded in secrecy. Per the South […]
The FCC Admits Last Year’s Infamous Hack Never Actually Happened
Last year, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reported that the comments section of its website was hacked. Recently, the agency confirmed what many had already suspected — the hack never actually happened. Smoke and Mirrors Back in May 2017, the idea of the FCC repealing net neutrality was starting to become more of a real […]
DARPA Is Funding Research to Find out Exactly What AI Is Thinking
When you were in high school, did you have to show your work in math class to get credit? The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) wants artificial intelligence (AI) to do the same. Recently, it announced the Artificial Intelligence Exploration (AIE) program, an initiative focused on fostering AI development that can understand and explain how it […]
A Whistleblower Has Revealed Google Plans to Censor Search in China
Google’s plans to expand its offering in China has historically been difficult between the country’s strict censorship laws and competitors already in the space. It shut down its search engine in 2010 because of China’s “limit [on] free speech on the web.” But recent news from a whistleblower indicates that Google plans to relaunch its […]
Google Fined $5 Billion by the EU over Android Antitrust Violations
The European Commission (EC) recently fined Google a record amount: $5 billion. That record beat the last record high also previously set by Google at a price of $2.8 billion. The EU slammed down the fine because it says the San Francisco-based developer abused Android’s market share in three ways: (1) The company bundles the […]
Dogtown Media Supports Legislative Action on Nation’s Opioid Crisis by Co-Signing HLC Letter
The United States is facing an opioid addiction crisis that has far surpassed epidemic proportions long ago. It’s a problem that is taking a tremendous toll on our nation, and it will take an effort from each of us to stop it. The Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC) has created a sign-on letter to show Congress […]
The Internet of Things Is Rescuing Rhinos
The Internet of Things (IoT) is expanding more into enterprise applications every day. But one of the most fascinating IoT developments isn’t occurring in an office; it’s happening in the savanna. IoT is helping save rhinos in Africa. But contrary to the common assumption, it’s not doing so by tracking the rhinos. Instead, IoT is being […]
Google Ends Involvement With Controversial U.S. Government Project
Due to backlash from employees and academia, Google has decided to pull out of its involvement with Project Maven, a controversial project that would help the U.S. government strengthen its drone surveillance with artificial intelligence (AI). Do the Right Thing “Don’t be evil” was a motto used within Google’s corporate code of conduct for quite […]