How LiFi will make common WiFi problems obsolete

LiFi is poised to make many WiFi problems obsolete from slow connections and unstable wireless connections to health concerns, restricted…

5 years ago

National Federation of the Blind president calls on Congress to ensure equal access to autonomous vehicles

The president of the National Federation of the Blind calls on Congress to pass legislation that ensures equal access to…

5 years ago

China’s Equifax hack ‘brazen criminal heist of nearly half of all Americans’ sensitive information’: AG Barr

Today US Attorney General Bill Barr announces that a faction of the Chinese military was behind the 2017 Equifax hack,…

5 years ago

The science behind learning soft skills and hard skills on Brains Byte Back

On this podcast we learn the difference between soft skills and hard skills, why they are important, and how we…

5 years ago

Medical coworking: the future of healthcare provision

Medical coworking is an emerging trend that aims to leave the traditional bureaucratic processes behind in favor of flexibility and…

5 years ago

‘We’re not seeing false positives’: DHS official testifies on how dept uses facial recognition technology

A US Department of Homeland Security official testifies that facial recognition technology is very accurate and that it doesn't see…

5 years ago

Follow the Polar Silk Road: Melting Arctic ice turns up the geopolitical heat with China, Russia

In colloquial terms "icebreakers" usually bring people together. In the Arctic; however, icebreakers [ships] take on a whole new meaning…

5 years ago

What’s driving global tech companies to Latin America

Global tech companies are focusing on expansion in Latin America, a sign that the region is ripe with opportunity for…

5 years ago

Local mentality: DARPA program has non-military potential for learning about different cultures

DARPA is known for funding research into technologies that later become commercial, and its new Habitus program has great potential…

5 years ago

Brace for impact! From surviving plane crash to starting-up in Colombia: Brains Byte Back podcast

"Brace for impact" takes on a double-meaning in our chat with serial entrepreneur Michael Puscar -- it was the phrase…

5 years ago

Know yourself before big tech owns your beliefs and directs your decisions: Op-ed

Know yourself before the Pavlovian puppet masters of big tech own your beliefs and drive all of your decision-making while…

5 years ago

Are big tech housing projects too late to scale back inequality, gentrification?

Big tech companies are trying to bring back affordable housing in cities like San Jose and San Francisco through multi-million-dollar…

5 years ago

Eric Schmidt presents 6 proposals for the US to beat China in critical technologies

Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt presents six proposals for the US to remain competitive with China in critical technologies during a…

5 years ago

US politicians harumph over UK decision to allow Huawei in 5G network

US politicians are expressing a collective harumph over the UK's decision to allow Chinese company Huawei to build part of…

5 years ago

Eric Schmidt to give testimony on ‘US competitiveness in critical technologies’ in House hearing

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt will give testimony in a House hearing called "Losing Ground: US Competitiveness in Critical Technologies'…

5 years ago

Predictive AI and suicide prevention on Brains Byte Back

In this episode we look at how predictive AI is being used to identify suicide risks before they happen, so…

5 years ago

When cyborgs are given superhuman data collection powers

When human cyborgs are given superhuman powers, they will become data collection machines with all their tiny implants and sensors,…

5 years ago

Hackable humans can become godlike or fall to digital dictators lording over data colonies: WEF insights

While AI and biotech are giving humans godlike abilities to re-engineer life itself, humans are still hackable animals, and the…

5 years ago

Tech arms race ‘will give corporations, governments the ability to hack human beings’: Yuval Harari at WEF

The tech arms race between the US and China will soon give corporations and governments the ability to hack human…

5 years ago

Smartphones and mindfulness on Brains Byte Back

How focused are you right now? Are you aware of the feeling of your feet touching the ground? The air…

5 years ago