Internet Accountability Project launches to take on big tech’s ‘bad acts’

5 years ago

A former Senate staffer is taking a stab at big tech through the non-profit Internet Accountability Project (IAP), which aims…

Spy agencies want to accurately ID people from drones and rooftops

5 years ago

Combining facial and body recognition from above, spy agencies are researching how to identify people at long range from drones…

AI breaks simulated laws of physics to win at hide and seek

5 years ago

AI is finding unexpected ways to win a simulated game of hide and seek, even breaking the simulated laws of…

Could quantum computing and exotic materials facilitate AI-human cyborgs?

5 years ago

Inserting a hard electronic chip into a squishy organic brain is a bit like fitting a square peg in a…

Blockchain-based voting to become an election frontrunner?

5 years ago

Earlier this month, Utah County, UT, demonstrated its use of a blockchain-based voting system.  What efforts are being made at implementing…

How evolving drone tech is finding its way onto farms, police forces and beyond

5 years ago

Modern consumer and professional drones are the culmination of multiple fields of technological development. The radio-controlled aircraft industry has been…

How AI, IoT and nanobots can aid parasitic architecture in crowded cities

5 years ago

Aided by AI, the IoT, and nanobots, parasitic architecture presents an unconventional solution to crowded living spaces. (more…)

MIT prof on being human in an AI world on Brains Byte Back

5 years ago

The man in this episode might be one of the smartest minds we have ever had on this show. Not…

Deep tech, big data, and their impact on precision medicine

5 years ago

Technologies like deep tech and big data are working with precision medicine to give us customized healthcare. (more…)

Truth held to a vote: ‘Alexa Answers’ from users without requiring citations

5 years ago

Amazon has now publicly launched Alexa Answers in which it is crowdsourcing the truth from its users to share with…