Science & Technology
Californians Don't Want Autonomous Cars in Their Neighborhoods
The SurveyUSA News Poll of over 1,100 California adults found that 58 percent said they did not believe the cars should be allowed on their neighborhood streets, while 57 percent said they would feel "unsafe" or "very unsafe" riding in such a vehicle.
GDPR is coming. Are you ready?
"One of the biggest challenges that I think comes with the GDPR is how do you enable an ongoing program within the enterprise? It's not a tick-box exercise. There is a fundamental change required in an enterprise in order to comply on an ongoing basis with the GDPR."
Why is the U.S. accusing China of stealing intellectual property?
Since China first opened its markets, Beijing has been dogged by accusations that it forces U.S. firms to transfer technology to their Chinese business partners in return for access to the country’s 1.4 billion citizens.
Facebook Exposed 87 Million Users to Cambridge Analytica
Facebook now says the data firm Cambridge Analytica gained unauthorized access to up to 87 million users' data, mainly in the United States. This figure is far higher than the 50 million users that were previously reported. Facebook's chief technology officer Mike Schroepfer shared this figure at the end of a lengthy--and somewhat unrelated--blog post Wednesday that laid out a slew of changes Facebook is making to restrict access to user data.
Competing in the AI economy: An interview with MIT's Andrew McAfee
AI has arrived, but are companies ready for it? According to an MIT scientist, executives are underestimating the speed, scope, and scale of the disruption it will bring.
AI: The Pros, Cons, and What To Really Fear
From the moment the word “robot” was first uttered in a Czechoslovakian play nearly 100 years ago, man has feared his creation will someday kill the creator. It’s a narrative that has stuck with us, said Patrick Tucker, Defense One’s Technology Editor, at a recent event in Washington called Genius Machines: The Next Decade of Artificial Intelligence:...
Coffee Drinkers Need Cancer Warning, Judge Rules, Giving Sellers the Jitters
Coffee sellers are mulling how to fight a California judge’s ruling that would require the beverage to be branded with cancer warning labels. The National Coffee Association, whose members include Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts, said in a statement on Thursday that it was “currently considering all of its options, including potential appeals and further legal actions.”
U.S. Regulator Approves SpaceX Plan for Broadband Satellite Services
"This is the first approval of a U.S.-licensed satellite constellation to provide broadband services using a new generation of low-Earth orbit satellite technologies," the Federal Communications Commission said in a statement. The system proposed by privately held SpaceX, as Space Exploration Holdings is known, will use 4,425 satellites, the FCC said.
China's AI ambitions are driving US innovation. So what's America’s hold up?
China’s drive to lead the world in artificial intelligence is spurring American efforts keep its technological edge, especially when it comes to national security. A technology wave equivalent to the Industrial Revolution, electrification and mechanization, “intelligentization” has the potential to change the way wars are fought, as well as finance, medicine and transportation...
Congressman blasts National Science Foundation spending
The U.S. House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology held a hearing last week for the National Science Foundation's proposed 2019 fiscal year budget, and what the agency's leaders heard was a blistering assessment of the agency's spending. Still, committee chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) said, things have improved significantly in the past year, though challenges remain.
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