AI Developers want to perform a bizarre study on released prisoners
By: Futurism August 13, 2020 A team of computer scientists has a well-intentioned but thorny plan to reduce recidivism, the rate at which prisoners return to prison once released, and it involves constantly monitoring them as they go about their lives. The idea? Giving parolees (who would volunteer for this program) smartphones and biometric wearables […]
Zoom suspends China sales in partial market retraction
By: City AM August 03, 2020 Zoom is to stop selling new or upgraded products directly to customers in China, as it transitions towards a partner-only model in the region. Local Zoom customers were told today that a selection of third-party suppliers will now handle Zoom sales and some operations in China, listing a number […]
3 Important Reasons Why Investors Should Care About GPT-3
GPT-3 may sound like yet another obscure technology announcement, however this powerful new language generator is a momentous step-change that will impact business and society in profound ways – and in the near future. From a single sentence, or even a few words, it can generate a full five, well-written paragraphs. “I’ve been shocked when […]
US investors try to buy TikTok from Chinese owner
By: Financial Times July 23, 2020 A group of US tech investors has launched an ambitious plan to buy TikTok from its Chinese owner, as the popular short video app tries to escape being banned by the White House. The investors, led by the venture capital firms General Atlantic and Sequoia Capital, are in discussions […]
Facebook to investigate claims its algorithms are discriminatory
By: The Guardian July 22, 2020 Facebook is launching an investigation into whether its algorithms discriminate against minority ethnic groups, after internal protests forced the company to reassess the possibility that its machine learning systems could have picked up on real-world bias. The company’s new “equity and inclusion” teams will be tasked with assessing the algorithms […]
TikTok’s UK headquarters in doubt amid US pressure
By: BBC July 19, 2020 TikTok’s plan to base its international HQ in the UK has been thrown into doubt following pressure by Washington over the Chinese firm’s future in the US. ByteDance, owner of the video sharing app, has had talks with the government about basing its HQ in London. But the US is […]
World faces staggering jobs challenge, says Microsoft president
By: BBC July 18, 2020 The world is facing a staggering jobs challenge with a quarter of a billion people set to lose their job this year, the president of Microsoft has said. Brad Smith says millions will need to learn new skills to get jobs, or even to hang on to their old one, […]
Trump, Biden fight for primacy on social media platforms
By: AP News July 06, 2020 On an average day, President Donald Trump sends about 14 posts to the 28 million Facebook followers of his campaign account. His Democratic rival, Joe Biden, delivers about half that many posts to an audience of just 2 million. The numbers are similarly skewed in other spheres of the […]
Zoom investment shines light on woman behind Li Ka-shing’s tech bets
By: Financial Times July 02, 2020 Li ka-shing, hong kongs undisputed dealmaking master, made about 30bn in assets over the past ten years, spanning retail, energy and infrastructure. their sons victor and richard have carved on their reputations for sealing billion-dollar buyouts world wide. Nevertheless elder mr lis financial investment in videoconferencing team zoom, whoever […]