Today’s Tech Sightings: Deloitte: 300 Million Smartphones Will Have Machine Learning Ability A new report from Deloitte, a UK-based professional services firm, expects up to 300 million smartphones or a fifth of sold units to be equipped with on-board neural networks and machine learning features this year. China’s Huawei recently announced an Android smartphone with […]
AI-enabled Smartphones Coming This Year; Using AI to Fight Hackers
Posted January 11th, 2017 at 1:14 pm (UTC-4)
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Building the Bionic Man; Facebook Urged to Stop Racial Exclusion Ads
Posted November 2nd, 2016 at 12:34 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Building the Bionic Man It’s no longer science fiction. Replaceable body parts are already here. Now Swiss psychologist Bertolt Meyer, who has a prosthetic arm, is working to create a robot modeled after himself. The robot, Rex, is made of various prosthetic parts, has a circulatory system and a clunky body. Rex […]
Mobile Internet Sets Milestone; IoT Devices at Risk With New Malware
Posted November 1st, 2016 at 1:04 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Study: Mobile Internet Use Passes Desktop for the First Time The PC market has been struggling, largely due to the popularity of mobile devices. A new study from internet monitoring firm StatCounter found more people around the world are using mobile devices to access the Internet. In countries like India, mobile devices […]
More IoT-based Cyberattacks Coming; AR, VR Help With Low Vision
Posted October 25th, 2016 at 12:25 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Friday’s IoT-based DDoS Attack Has Security Experts Worried Many experts believe cyberattacks that exploit Internet of Things (IoT) connected devices are just getting started. The massive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack that took down major websites last Friday reportedly exploited Internet-enabled webcams and digital recorders. Experts have been warning for some […]
Stephen Hawking Warns of AI Risks; India Suffers Massive Cyberattack
Posted October 20th, 2016 at 11:35 am (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Stephen Hawking: AI Could Be ‘Worst Thing to Happen to Humanity’ Renowned physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking again warned against the dangers of advancements in artificial intelligence. Speaking at the launch of The Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence (CFI) in Cambridge, England, Hawking said more advanced AI could lead to […]
Instagram Adds Mental Health Support; Teen App Helps Isolated Kids
Posted October 19th, 2016 at 12:49 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Instagram Introduces Support Tool to Anonymously Help Those in Distress Social networking service Instagram is rolling out a new tool that will allow users to reach out to help people suffering from mental health issues who might be in danger of harming themselves. The new feature allows users to alert Instagram to […]