Today’s Tech Sightings:
FILE – A woman inputs orders for a robot which works as a waitress in a restaurant in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China, April 20, 2016. (Reuters/China Stringer network)
New Report Says Robots, AI Will Make Social Inequality Even Worse
A new report from UK charity Sutton warns that developments in automation and artificial intelligence will deepen the divide between rich and poor in the UK unless the government takes action. The report suggests it will be easier for richer people to retrain for new skills as automation puts at risk an estimated 15 million jobs.
What Should You Do If You’re a Verizon Customer?
Verizon now says only six million subscriber records were exposed Wednesday on an unsecured service at an Israeli subsidiary. But security experts prefer not to take chances and advise users to change their passwords or PIN codes and monitor their credit card accounts. A Verizon spokesman also advised subscribers to be wary of suspicious emails or callers claiming to be from a bank or utilities company.
India Overtakes USA as Facebook’s Number 1 Country
Facebook’s largest audience as of July 13 is in India, according to the company’s latest figures. India’s “potential audience” is estimated at 241 million active users, compared to 240 million in the U.S. Facebook has seen a 27 percent increase in active users in India in the last six months and only a 12 percent increase in the United States during the same period.
More:
- China Says It Will Not Disrupt Legitimate Internet Access
- US Senator: Net Neutrality Fight Could End Up in Court
- Microsoft’s New iPhone App Helps Blind People ‘See’ What’s Around Them
- For the Blind, Smart Glasses Offer Clear Path Ahead
- Trump Hotels Discloses Data Breach at 14 Properties
- The True Cost of Ransomware Hacks
- What Comes Next for Microsoft in Mobile?
