Before COVID-19 hit, the option of working from home was available to only 7 percent of the U.S. workforce, mostly highly paid white collar workers. That percentage has increased more than nine-fold to 66 percent…
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Image: Bill Pugliano, Getty In a spectacularly rare admission of likely very common fuckery, police copped to using face recognition to make a wrongful arrest, according to the ACLU, confirming a long-suspected but nearly-impossible-to-prove practice….
For the past few decades, there have been constant warnings that our technological developments are threatening to outpace our civilization’s ability to adapt to and contain them. Some of today’s loudest alarms are being rung…
It’s 3: 13 a.m., and Radio Inspector Ashok Kumar turns around to look at his computer. His face stiffens. He zooms in on the screen and squints at an unauthorized SUV crossing a pontoon bridge….
This article has been contributed by Amanda Smith. With videos dominating content on social media, live streaming is becoming an important marketing tool. Live streaming has grown so big that 47% of the global audience…
The U.S. government program may not be a household name, but it helps people fight authoritarian repression and protect themselves from extremist attacks. Pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong on June 12. Anthony Wallace/Getty Images Last…
In honor of International Women in Engineering Day 2020, we celebrate the impressive career of Donna Auguste. From electrical engineering student facing obstacles at every turn, to CEO of a of a multi-million dollar company…
The first in her family to go to college, Irma Olguin returned home to Fresno intent on using her skills to uplift her community. Her Bitwise Industries has since landed $27 million in venture funding and…
Researchers, academics, and innovative organizations have produced a seemingly never-ending wave of tech-based breakthroughs that keep resetting the bar for customer care. The use cases for artificial intelligence, automation, and analytics in the contact center…
___ Luxury fashion challenged to confront racist attitudes MILAN (AP) — Luxury fashion got a whole lot of blowback when the brands lined up social media posts to show solidarity with Black Lives Matters protests….
via AfroTech “The idea of Lingo is to make technology accessible for all by introducing students to software, hardware and engineering concepts in a really easily approachable way,” said Bowe, who previously worked at NASA….
“Upon this gifted age, in its dark hour,Rains from the sky a meteoric showerOf facts . . . they lie unquestioned, uncombined.Wisdom enough to leech us of our illIs daily spun; but there exists no…
HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) – As the Covid-19 epidemic began to peak in Asia, Piyush Gupta tried to boost morale for his quarantined workforce. The chief executive of Singaporean bank DBS led his management team through a parody version of Gloria Gaynor’s disco…
This article is part of Demystifying AI, a series of posts that (try to) disambiguate the jargon and myths surrounding AI. 20 years ago, if you had a database table containing your sales information and…
My favorite podcast, Fresh Air with Terry Gross, from National Public Radio’s WHYY in Philadelphia, has featured many well-known guests, from Hillary Clinton to comedy legend Mel Brooks. But what draws me in is Gross’s warm rapport…
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Image: Bill Pugliano (Getty) In a spectacularly rare admission of likely very common fuckery, police copped to using face recognition to make a wrongful arrest, according to the ACLU, confirming a long-suspected but nearly-impossible-to-prove practice….
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The nation’s most trusted digital lending platform, Roostify, announced today a new relationship with Factual Data® as part of an expansion that will allow loan officers to run borrower credit and view findings…
Comstock Images | Stockbyte | Getty Images One benefit of the lockdown triggered by the coronavirus epidemic has been a renewed enthusiasm for working at home. Forced to let millions of employees work from home…
Decode Your Future with an Online Computer Science Degree from Drexel Drexel University’s online computer science programs are designed to prepare you for work on the cutting edge of technology. The curriculum is designed for…
The rapid development of computer technology has led to the fact that the developed devices have become more complex and include a large number of functions. It became possible to develop devices that meet modern…
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is currently being held on remand in a London maximum-security prison, solely on the basis of a U.S. extradition request. Assange has been charged with 17 counts of espionage related to…
Apple has revealed big software changes at its annual developers’ convention overnight, with novel ideas such as a digital car key and a handwashing timer on your watch standing out. The Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC)…
In the midst of the ongoing pandemic, several companies are working to further develop their artificial intelligence technologies, known as AI, to aid in a variety of different fields. These companies include Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA),…