FCC bans China Mobile from US, reviews other Chinese carriers
By: Marguerite Reardon May 9, 2019 The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to block China Mobile from providing service in the US and said it’s reviewing the status of other Chinese providers due to national security concerns. In a unanimous 5-0 vote, FCC commissioners rejected a 2011 application from China Mobile USA to provide services […]
Facebook cofounder calls for company to break up over ‘unprecedented’ power
By: Adam Gabbatt , Kari Paul May 9, 2019 A cofounder of Facebook has called for the government to break up the company, warning that Mark Zuckerberg’s power is “unprecedented and un-American”. Chris Hughes, who helped established Facebook after meeting Zuckerberg at Harvard, wrote in the New York Times that Facebook’s acquisition of rival platforms […]
Whistleblowers accuse Facebook of overstating success in catching extremists
By: NBC News May 9, 2019 The animated video begins with a photo of the black flags of jihad. Seconds later, it flashes highlights of a year of social media posts: plaques of anti-Semitic verses, talk of retribution and a photo of two men carrying more jihadi flags while they burn the stars and stripes. […]
Robot butlers operated by remote workers are coming to do your chores
By: James Vincent May 9, 2019 For pretty much as long as robots have existed, humans have wanted robot butlers: autonomous machines that do our bidding around the home. But our imagination exceeds our technological capabilities, and the closest we’ve come to building Rosie the Robot is either specialized machines like robot vacuum cleaners or […]
How Computer-Assisted Telepathy Helps Humans Communicate
Email Us! Twitter Linkedin By: Elise Hu May 7, 2019 Communicating through your thoughts alone is possible — with a little technical assistance. Scientists at the University of Washington’s Center for Neurotechnology have figured out how to network human minds together to collaborate to move Tetris-like shapes on a computer screen using only thoughts. It […]
Why Making A ‘Designer Baby’ Would Be Easier Said Than Done
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Millions of people might soon be using cryptocurrency without knowing it
Email Us! Twitter Linkedin By: Justin SaglioReview May 02, 2019 Got a car to sell or a freelancer to pay? Charley Moore thinks you may soon be using a blockchain to do it. Moore is the CEO of Rocket Lawyer, an online legal services company that prides itself on giving people super-simple, inexpensive ways to […]
AI is changing the world from health to transport – here is why you should trust it like your own brain
By: Harry de Quetteville May 1, 2019 DeepMind, Google’s artificial intelligence division famous for jaw-dropping but arcane achievements, like designing an algorithm that can beat the world’s best player of Go, has shown off a prototype of a machine with an equally impressive but this time real-world application – scanning eyes for complex and sometimes […]
Plan to secure internet of things with new law
By: BBC NEWS May 1, 2019 The rapidly growing “internet of things” (IOT) – internet-connected gadgets – would have to be made more secure under proposed new laws. Security vulnerabilities that could be targeted by hackers have been found in everything from toy dolls to internet-connected ovens in recent years. The new laws would mean […]