Senator Hawley announces he will introduce legislation to ban TikTok on all federal govt devices

Today Senator Josh Hawley announces he will introduce legislation that bans the use of TikTok by all federal government employees…

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Agritech is helping Colombian farmers grow cacao instead of coca

Farmers in Colombia cultivating cacao -- one of the core ingredients used to make chocolate -- can expect to make…

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‘The bioeconomy will revitalize the Midwest’ with microbial manufacturing

The "bioeconomy will revitalize the Midwest" by bringing manufacturing back to the region in a way that uses microbes that…

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The bioeconomy will ‘program cells like computers’ to ‘feed, fuel, and heal society’

By programming cells like computers, the bioeconomy will affect nearly every industry from food production to speedy vaccine trials and…

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Will this be the last time Brazil uses facial recognition technology at Carnival?

Carnival, for most Brazilians, is synonymous with samba, sweat, and caipirinhas. Some of the best parties of the year take…

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How anyone can turn an idea into startup on Brains Byte Back

Creating a startup sounds like a dream for many of us. You take a good idea, bring it to life…

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Maintaining vendor autonomy in the era of Amazon

It’s hard to believe that in the year 2020, any vendor would have to be convinced to sell their products…

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Drones that can see without being seen ‘at night, underground, in the Arctic, and in fog’: DARPA

DARPA is putting together a research program that could lay the foundation for autonomous vehicles with 3D vision that would…

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Climate change ideology is speed bump in Trump’s $142B R&D budget proposal: House hearing

President Trump's FY 2021 R&D Budget proposal would see $142.2 billion go towards investing in industries of the future. However,…

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Emotion analytics used in AI recruitment tools are not only unethical but incorrect

A candidate is preparing for a job interview via video. They place themselves in front of the camera, try to…

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Magic mushrooms as cyberdelic technology for hacking consciousness

Magic mushrooms are like a technology for hacking consciousness that connect users to a web of infinite information where they…

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Who will benefit from Microsoft’s $1.1B tech investment in Mexico

Microsoft’s announcement of a five-year ‘Innovating for Mexico’ investment plan worth $1.1 billion looks to benefit key demographics of the…

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Pentagon formally adopts 5 ethical AI principles

Today the Pentagon announces the formal adoption of five ethical AI principles that will guide its artificial intelligence strategy for…

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Sex robots, INCELs and porn addiction on Brains Byte Back

From burritos on a food delivery app to a new apartment, we can now customize everything to meet our desires.…

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What’s the difference between Google and China? Op-ed

What's the difference between Google and China? One is accused of intellectual property theft while the other has created an…

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What the Iowa caucus app debacle teaches us about transparency in election tech

The Iowa caucus app fiasco taught us about the lack of transparency that goes into election tech and trust in…

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How governments are using charges of cybercrime to silence journalists

Governments are cracking down on journalists worldwide, charging them with so-called cybercrimes, but evidence suggests that the cybercrime charges are…

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Predictive AI is biased tool in a flawed criminal justice system: Brookings Institution panel

Predictive AI is a biased tool in an already flawed criminal justice system that uses risk assessment tools to predict…

5 years ago

Ingram Micro Cloud Summit brings the ‘cloud’ to sunny Miami Beach

The forecast for sunny Miami Beach will be a bit “cloudier” than normal, as thousands of the most influential cloud…

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‘Huawei is definitely beatable if we double down on investments’: In-Q-Tel CEO

The CEO of the intelligence community venture capital arm In-Q-Tel says that Chinese company Huawei "is definitely beatable" if the…

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