Where are you? That’s not just a metaphysical question, but increasingly a geopolitical challenge that is putting tech giants like Apple and Alphabet in a tough position. Countries around the world, including China, Japan, India and the United Kingdom plus the European Union are exploring, testing and deploying satellites to build out their own positioning…

A convicted paedophile has been found guilty of the “babes in the wood” murders at the end of a retrial that drew on scientific advances in forensics 32 years after two schoolgirls were killed. Russell Bishop had been accused of sexually assaulting and strangling Karen Hadaway and Nicola Fellows in October 1986 in woods about…

Joe McDonald, The Associated Press Published Saturday, December 15, 2018 9:57PM EST BEIJING — While a Huawei executive faces possible U.S. charges over trade with Iran, the Chinese tech giant’s ambition to be a leader in next-generation telecoms is colliding with security worries abroad. Australia and New Zealand have barred Huawei Technologies Ltd. as a…

Technology There cannot be digital transformation without leaders who have mastered the ins and outs of digital adoption. Image credit: gorodenkoff | Getty Images November 26, 2018 8 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Digital transformation has been a buzzword in recent years. Many cite it as a pathway to the future…

Over the last year or so, wireless providers all over the world have put plans in motion to begin phased rollouts of the next-generation of wireless connectivity known as 5G. The technology, offers vast gains in throughput, data latency, and capacity compared to current wireless networks. It is expected to finally unleash the true potential…

CLOSE It’s going to get more expensive to open up a new credit card. USA TODAYFewer Americans are using cash in a normal week.(Photo: Getty Images)Financial innovation has changed so much that we’re all paying for our favorite new smartphone apps from the comfort of our homes at 2 a.m. and using bitcoins transferred from our…

A guide to the new reality-melting technology in your phone’s camera Alexis C. Madrigal Dec 18, 2018 A screenshot from an Unbox Therapy video showing selfies taken under identical lighting conditions with different generations of Apple phonesLewis Hilsenteger When a prominent YouTuber named Lewis Hilsenteger (aka “Unbox Therapy”) was testing out this fall’s new iPhone…

Augmented Reality The good news for your company is that AR is widely available to nearly anyone who wants to adapt it — using a tool which, would you believe, is on Facebook? Image credit: Busakorn Pongparnit | Getty Images Stephen Nations Guest Writer Director, Public Relations, Drive Social Media November 28, 2018 8 min…

What can be achieved with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is evolving on a daily basis – from photography to ecology, humanitarian relief to surveying – but, despite technological developments, the industry itself looks a little like the past. While the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) doesn’t keep track of the gender of those applying for permission…

Volunteers look at ballots during a hand recount in Palm Beach, Florida. The recount decided the election in favor of the Republican candidates for Senate and governor but election experts warn that similar problems could crop up again in 2020 if the state doesn’t address them immediately. Saul Martinez/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Saul…

Image copyright Dengeki Online Image caption Virtual YouTubers are animated characters, often anonymously controlled by human users A different kind of internet celebrity is emerging; virtual characters that talk on YouTube or pose on Instagram like living, breathing people. Is this the dawn of a new breed of star?Kizuna AI has 2.3 million YouTube followers.…

On Pro FootballImageAlex Smith was badly injured in the third quarter of the Redskins’ game against the Texans.CreditCreditAlex Brandon/Associated PressLANDOVER, Md. — Joe Theismann was driving to the Washington Redskins game from his home in Northern Virginia on Sunday when he realized what day it was.“I turned to my wife and said: ‘Robin, it was…

Photo: GizmodoHuawei’s chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Canada on behalf of the U.S. last weekend and the incident grabbed the global spotlight after the arrest was revealed publicly on Wednesday night. Meng was apprehended for allegedly violating U.S. sanctions against Iran, but we won’t officially hear the charges until her bail hearing…

Most equity strategists at major Wall Street firms expect 2019 to be another positive year for the stock market, but with major setbacks. The feverish gains previously seen during this bull market run are not expected to last much longer, and assets that previously underperformed are falling back into favor. Business Insider rounded up the…

Lenovo’s new Yoga C630 features the Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 processor. Lenovo The best way to sell always-connected PCs is downplaying the actual connectivity part.At least, that’s what Lenovo has found through the past year of selling computers powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon LTE processors, said Matt Bereda, vice president of global consumer marketing for PCs and…

Travel continues to be one of the biggest verticals online, projected to be worth over $1 trillion by 2022, and today a startup that helps travel-related businesses connect the dots between their products and would-be customers is raising a large round of funding to capitalise on that. Sojern, a company that works with businesses in…

We got the beat — It’s inspired by deaf fans of live concerts to help them “feel” the music. Jennifer Ouellette – Nov 25, 2018 3:00 pm UTC Enlarge / Deaf and hearing concert goers enjoy a shared live experience in Las Vegas with new wearable technology from Music: Not Impossible (M:NI).Back in September, 200…

Predictions Innovation, evolution and regulation, this contributor predicts, will be the three major themes to carry small businesses and startups forward into 2019. Image credit: aklionka | Getty Images Ed Cowle CEO and Founder, Sports Engineering Inc. December 21, 2018 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. This past year, 2018,…

The IoT technology is not only taking over the industry, but it’s taking over our households, too. The number of IoT devices is rapidly increasing everyday — all with the intent for us be able to control everything at the touch of a button. No problems this far in the IoT home device plan. Everything…

In the wake of the 2016 presidential election, app developer Leo Sussan was unhappy and looking for a way to become more politically active. So he volunteered for a long-shot congressional candidate, 29-year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, in New York City.  Since he was a full-time employee at a real estate startup, Sussan offered his programming skills…

As we set out on a two-hour drive, my pregnant girlfriend told me she didn’t want anyone, including ourselves, to share pictures of our child on social media. I was completely opposed, and we got into a heated argument. The argument lasted most of the ride home. I didn’t understand the problem with other people…

Surprise! Apple decided to go with USB-C charging for its latest batch of iPad Pros, which means… well, what exactly does it mean? Whether you’re putting down some cash for one of the new Apple slates or you’ve already got a USB-C device in your life, here’s how the emerging technology works and exactly what…

Timelines presented by auto and tech companies have positioned 2018 and 2019 as milestones in the development of autonomous-driving technology. But delays, reported development issues, and a fatal crash have raised questions about the near-term potential of self-driving vehicles. Experts told Business Insider that the media and autonomous-driving industry have created unrealistic expectations about the…

When the former CTOs of YouTube, Facebook and Dropbox seed fund a database startup, you know there’s something special going on under the hood. Jiten Vaidya and Sugu Sougoumarane saved YouTube from a scalability nightmare by inventing and open-sourcing Vitess, a brilliant relational data storage system. But in the decade since working there, the pair have…

The average consumer probably doesn’t know a whole lot about self-driving car technology. But, when exposed to it, most people seem to react with a mixture of caution and optimism. Not everyone likes change though. Nobody understands that more than Waymo’s human drivers. Waymo, a Google sister-company, found the perfect testing ground for its self-driving…

Keep an eye out for the next moves by these entrepreneurs and executives. A number of the biggest names in media left their jobs over the last year (or announced they will be leaving soon), including a handful of now-billionaires who have resources, ambition, and time on their hands to explore something new. We are…

Amazon decided to shut down its experimental artificial intelligence (AI) recruiting tool after discovering it discriminated against women. The company created the tool to trawl the web and spot potential candidates, rating them from one to five stars. But the algorithm learned to systematically downgrade women’s CV’s for technical jobs such as software developer. Although…

Image copyright World Bee Project Image caption There are 20,000 species of bee, but many are under threat around the world Can artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning help save the world’s bees? That’s the hope of scientists who are scrambling to reverse the dramatic declines in bee populations.Bees are in trouble, but we’re not…

Every morning throughout New York City, Chicago, and Washington, DC, a fleet of black vans emblazoned with bright blue logos take to the streets. If it weren’t for the Via logo, they’d blend right in to the fabric of other ride-hail vehicles, personal cars, and taxis. But under the surface, Via is hoping it can…

The skills needed for cybersecurity jobs aren’t easy to learn in the classroom.By Josephine WolffMs. Wolff is an assistant professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology.Nov. 14, 2018ImageQuinn Galla working in the command center of Edgeworth Security, outside of Pittsburgh.CreditCreditRoss Mantle for The New York TimesBetween September 2017 and August 2018, employers in the United…

Partnerships Partnerships reduce costs and help companies operate more efficiently. Image credit: Sarinya Pinngam | EyeEm | Getty Images December 7, 2018 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. One of the most important things I’ve learned as the founder of multiple businesses is how to find partners that can enable…

The ever-useful Gartner Hype Cycle identified an inflection point in the life of any new technology: the “Peak of Inflated Expectations,” attained just before the sharp dropoff into the “Trough of Disillusionment”; I’ve lived through the hype-cycles of several kinds of technology and one iron-clad correlate of the “Peak of Inflated Expectations” is the “Peak…

Home Biology Plants & Animals / Ecology December 7, 2018 December 7, 2018 by Lewis Barnett, The Conversation Do you know this downy woodpecker? Credit: Lewis Barnett, CC BY-SA As a birder, I had heard that if you paid careful attention to the head feathers on the downy woodpeckers that visited your bird feeders, you…

Earlier this year, we told you about a now 18-month-old, Hoboken, N.J.-based cryptocurrency startup working on a “stable coin” whose elastic supply would ostensibly expand and contract to keep its value at about a dollar instead of all over the map. The company’s big idea: to develop a new token that people would actually use,…

Scientus Pharma claims weed oils are wildly inconsistent. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris YoungThis article originally appeared on VICE Canada.A biopharmaceutical company hoping to disrupt the cannabis extraction market is claiming some Canadian licensed producers are selling cannabis oils that are tantamount to placebos. Cannabis oils have surged in popularity over the last couple years, but for medical…

Blockchain Blockchain’s immutable and decentralized ledger is the perfect framework for the wide range of companies looking to take asset management to the next level. Image credit: D-Keine | Getty Images November 15, 2018 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. “Asset” may have a clinical ring to it, but it…

Technology has changed the meaning of how we interpret security and privacy in this digital millennium. We’ve made tools that can prevent major vulnerabilities, with years of research, and debugging, to finally prevent disruptions in our workflow from occurring. What we forget is, the biggest enemy to security is still a human being or as…

Going on a coffee run with Waymo One It is late afternoon in Chandler, a suburb of Phoenix, Arizona, and I’m getting jittery waiting for my self-driving car to make a left turn before arriving at the coffee shop. Seconds tick by, and the vehicle — an autonomous Chrysler Pacifica minivan owned by Waymo —…

Ottawa Published December 18, 2018Updated December 19, 2018 Huawei research and development centre in Dongguan in south China’s Guangdong province, on Dec. 18, 2018. Andy Wong/The Associated Press The chairman of Huawei challenged the United States and its allies to provide evidence that the flagship Chinese tech giant poses security risks and is a pawn…

Many companies launch Internet of Things initiatives but few are successfully implemented. November 29, 2018 7 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. It typically takes careful planning and execution to be successful when adopting any new technology. Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices are no different. The problem is that some of us typically…

Many parts of rural America lack access to broadband internet speeds.  Shara Tibken/CNET A year and a half ago Microsoft launched an initiative to bridge the digital divide for rural Americans, promising to connect 2 million people in remote parts of the country within five years. On Tuesday, it expanded that program and said it…

Gadgets Now | Aabhas Sharma | Dec 4, 2018, 07.25 AM IST1 / 27The A to Z of technology in 2018 Technology is one industry that throws up buzzwords as quickly as Honor launches smartphones. Basically, it happens so routinely that one can’t keep track of what’s actually going on. So here we take a…

The Consumer Electronics Show, like Burning Man, is a massive event in the middle of the desert. Also like Burning Man it is populated by some of the greatest minds in technology. But, unlike Burning Man, these people are all dressed and only a few of them are on hard psychotropic drugs. Also CES is…

Countries are failing to take the action needed to stave off the worst effects of climate change, a UN report has found, and the commitments made in the 2015 Paris agreement will not be met unless governments introduce additional measures as a matter of urgency. New taxes on fossil fuels, investment in clean technology and…

BONNINSTUDIO / ShutterstockBONNINSTUDIO / Shutterstock It’s always risky to make broad assertions about history, but one of the few things that seems to hold true is that technological advances drive the course of civilization. Bronze and iron were so crucial to the spread of ancient societies that they have entire epochs named after them. With…

ImageDara Khosrowshahi, the chief executive of Uber, which is racing its rival Lyft to the public markets.CreditCreditBrendan Smialowski/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesSAN FRANCISCO — Uber confidentially filed paperwork on Thursday to go public, according to two people with knowledge of the matter, officially moving toward what is expected to be one of the biggest and…

Even after a few minutes behind the wheel, it’s easy to forget the Audi e-tron is electric. The SUV is not outrageous or radical, but rather pedestrian and effortless. Audi didn’t invent something new with the e-tron. The German car company stuck a competent electric powertrain in an SUV, and, in the process, created a…

The U.S. House of Representatives will see an influx of scientists as a result of the 2018 midterm elections.The 2016 election, specifically Donald Trump’s utter disregard for facts, galvanized scientists nationwide. A hundred thousand scientists marched on the capitol in 2017, and advocacy groups formed to promote science and scientists in politics. Last night saw…

New technology allows researchers to look beneath the layers of the Dutch master’s works, revealing some macabre details.Image“The Battle Between Carnival and Lent,” painted by Pieter Bruegel the Elder in 1559. Using infrared and X-ray technology, researchers uncovered changes that have been made to the work over the centuries.CreditCreditKunsthistorisches MuseumAMSTERDAM — What would happen if…

ImageThe visionary conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen, who long said he wanted to concentrate on composing, will be the next music director of the San Francisco Symphony.CreditCreditPeter Prato for The New York TimesSAN FRANCISCO — He never said never.For years, orchestras have courted the visionary conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen. Critics have frequently put his name at the top…

Health Products and Services Next time you need to talk to your doctor, that exchange just may occur via Skype. Image credit: ipopba | Getty Images November 28, 2018 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The healthcare industry is amazing but isn’t without its drawbacks. While doctors and researchers work…

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission. We compare Fire TV and Roku Premiere to help you decide which streaming device is right for you.By Genevieve ScaranoMashable Deals2018-11-13 15:13:06 UTC What’s the best way to unwind? A movie or TV marathon of course! And, with…

Last month, Chinese national He Jiankui flouted a vigorous scientific debate when he told a room full of scientists that he had manipulated the embryos of Chinese twins, using Crispr, and made one resistant to their father’s HIV. He announced to the group that the twins of the experiment had already been born.The big reveal…

A new short story about a future in which people can buy and sell shares in one another. Doris Liou Future Tense is a partnership of Slate, New America, and Arizona State University that examines emerging technologies, public policy, and society. Each month in 2018, Future Tense Fiction—a series of short stories from Future Tense…

Dan Genduso spent nearly a decade working in consulting before landing on the Disrupt Berlin stage to launch his first startup, Apoll01 — a small company with a big idea about how to solve America’s expanding education crisis.  First at Accenture and then at Slalom Consulting in San Francisco, Genduso focused on building out customer…

Hack Your CityEach Monday we ask you for your best tips on a city: driving tips, restaurant recs, things to do, and any other advice for visitors and locals. Then on Thursday, we present the best comments. We’re working our way around the U.S. and around the globe.  Hack Your City went to Dallas and Fort…

California TodayImageAn automated harvesting machine at Taylor Farms in Salinas, Calif., uses a high pressure water stream to cut romaine lettuce heads. It replaces a crew of many farmworkers.CreditCreditJim Wilson/The New York TimesGood morning.(Want to get California Today by email? Here’s the sign-up.)When Mark Borman, chief operating officer of Taylor Farms, surveys the expansive fields…

The internet of things (IoT) is a popular term these days that are used to interrelate computing devices, digital machines, and mechanical objects. IoT technology is used to transfer data over a network without any human interaction. A plenty of organizations are using IoT to improve their efficiency and to better understand their customers. This…

A number of app developers building third-party screen time trackers and parental control applications are worried that Apple’s increased scrutiny of their apps in recent weeks is not a coincidence. With Apple’s launch of iOS 12, the company has implemented its own built-in screen time tracking tools and controls. Not long after, developers’ third-party screen…

Big data has been big news for businesses in recent years. The rapid rise in internet use and smartphone technology means we are now generating vast quantities of data every minute. According to one 2016 estimate from IBM, 90 percent of the data in the world was created within the last two years. When done…

Image: CloudflareFree DNS provider Cloudflare recently released a brand-new app for iOS and Android, “1.1.1.1,” that makes it incredibly easy to route all of your device’s DNS requests through the service’s speedy servers, not your ISP’s (likely slower) servers. In other words, this should make your web browsing feel faster. Better still, Cloudflare says it…

BUENOS AIRES — The trade talks that President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping launched this weekend have raised hopes for a peaceful resolution of the trans-Pacific tariff war — but the economic relationship between the U.S. and China has been permanently altered. Over dinner following the Group of 20 summit Saturday, Trump agreed to…

Photo: Getty ImagesIt’s 2018. A storm is raging down the Eastern coast of the U.S., my smartphone can do almost anything I ask it, and yet I’m still expected to physically haul myself down to the polls.I did—despite what you might believe about millennials. I believe in swiping right on democracy. Still, while slogging through…

Artificial Intelligence Whether you are worried about human-like AI or eagerly awaiting it, I believe the kind of technology we see in the movies is a century or more away. Image credit: Twentieth Century Fox November 26, 2018 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In 2014, Elon Musk posted, then…

Photo: Adam Clark Estes (Gizmodo)Since its introduction in 2012, Dolby Atmos has been a dazzling new audio technology that you could basically only experience in fancy movie theaters. But recently, high-end soundbars have started supporting the standard, which was cool if you wanted to spend north of $1,000 on a system. Vizio did what Vizio…

The 1951 British comedy The Man in the White Suit anticipated our fears about nanotechnology. The Man in the White Suit. Universal Pictures Future Tense is a partnership of Slate, New America, and Arizona State University that examines emerging technologies, public policy, and society. This piece is adapted from Films From the Future: The Technology…

Technology promises to make easy things that, by their intrinsic nature, have to be hard.Nov. 16, 2018ImageMark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in Washington in April.CreditCreditChip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesIn ancient Egypt there lived a wise king named Thamus. One day he was visited by a clever god called Theuth.Theuth was an inventor…

But after decades of shimmering tubes, Airstream is changing things up with its latest offering, the fiberglass encased Nest. Starting at $45,900, the 16-foot, seven-inch rolling home breaks the mold and goes for a minimalist design. The two-tone gray and white Nest might not look like the rest of the Airstream lineup, but inside, it’s…

DisabilityPortrayals of this technology as a “miracle” for deaf people overlook its potential downsides and challenges. By Sara NovicMs. Novic is a deaf writer and teacher who uses American Sign Language and English. Nov. 21, 2018ImageI.S.D.B. is spelled out in sign language underneath some of the conference schools at the Idaho School for the Deaf…

Matthew Carpenter-Arévalo Contributor Matthew Carpenter-Arévalo is a former Google and Twitter manager and current CEO of Céntrico Digital, a Latin American-based digital agency. More posts by this contributor Eduardo Gomez started with Bitcoin in 2012, though he didn’t quite understand what he was getting himself into nor how it would change his life. Back in…

Mosquitoes are the focus of much of the research on gene drives.Credit: Solvin Zankl/Naurepl.com Government representatives from nearly 170 countries will this month consider whether to temporarily ban the release of organisms carrying gene drives — a controversial technology that can quickly propagate a chosen gene throughout a population. The technique has the potential to…

Most connected devices are a black box. When you buy a smart toaster, you don’t know how much of your data it’s beaming up to cloud or whether its lax security has allowed it to become part of a bot network (which happened in 2016). How are you supposed to know which smart lightbulb you can…

Credit: Zephyr/Science Photo Library A day after news broke of a Chinese scientist who claims to have helped make the world’s first genome-edited babies, researchers fear the startling announcement will hinder their efforts to safely translate gene-editing technology into treatments. As scientists gathered for the Second International Summit on Human Genome Editing in Hong Kong…

By escalating tensions over national security, the United States may be hurting its own position in trade talks.By Lindsey Ford and Wendy S. CutlerMs. Ford, a former Defense Department official, served as senior adviser to the assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific security affairs from 2009 to 2015. Ms. Cutler served as acting…

Brick and Mortar Take a cue from brands like Warby Parker and Everlane. Image credit: Michael Buckner | Getty Images Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The recent news of Sears shutting down, coupled with Amazon now running over 600 retail stores, has made one thing very clear — the retail industry is…

Another round of followups on Nvidia, and then some short news analysis. TechCrunch is experimenting with new content forms. This is a rough draft of something new – provide your feedback directly to the author (Danny at danny@techcrunch.com) if you like or hate something here. Nvidia / TSMC questions Following up on my analyses this…

Apps Despite HR’s new emphasis on technology, these professionals shouldn’t forget what else is important: the human touch Image credit: Tero Vesalainen | Getty Images November 15, 2018 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. During the past decade, the HR landscape has been transformed. And the reason doesn’t come down…

Bicycling This Walmart tech executive shares his passion for mountain biking, and what it’s taught him. Image credit: Courtesy of Jeremy King Jeremy King Guest Writer Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Walmart November 30, 2018 9 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Wheels up at 6 a.m.: That’s the only…

Eeyore is one of the many Disney characters to appear in the reference-heavy film. Disney “Ralph Breaks the Internet,” the sequel to Disney’s 2012 hit, “Wreck-It Ralph,” which hits theaters Wednesday, is worthy of the original according to critics. Critics are impressed with its clever examination of internet culture, saying that it “connects to our…

1 / 10People hold a sign at a Vancouver, British Columbia courthouse prior to the bail hearing for Meng Wanzhou, Huawei’s chief financial officer on Monday, December 10, 2018. Meng Wanzhou was detained at the request of the U.S. during a layover at the Vancouver airport on Dec. 1.(Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via AP)VANCOUVER, British…

Apple’s HomePod is a distant third behind Amazon and Google when it comes to market share for smart speakers that double up as home hubs, with less than 5 percent share of the market for these devices in the U.S., according to one recent survey. And its flagship personal assistant, Siri, has also been determined…

New York TodayImageWomen make up only 22 percent of New York’s City Council.CreditCreditHolly Pickett for The New York TimesWeather: Chilly and clear, high of 39. Likewise tomorrow, then a chance of flurries Thursday.Alternate-side parking: in effect till Christmas.‘Gender equity’ on the City CouncilIn politics, 2018 has been called the Year of the Woman.Nationwide, more women…

Sarah Kane, for Walmart Published 12:16 p.m. ET Nov. 16, 2018 | Updated 3:05 p.m. ET Nov. 19, 2018Investing in people through technology, education initiatives and moreWalmart supports its associates through education, training and personal growth.(Photo: Walmart)Having programs and initiatives in place to empower employees isn’t a new concept — but while plenty of companies…

5G is coming. We’ve heard that phrase for years now; but it’s no longer a concept, it’s reality. Carriers around the world are committing to consumer-ready 5G network launches in 2019 (in some cases, early 2019), with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855-powered smartphones that you can actually go buy and use on the network. But that’s still…

ImageThe body of Keith Caneiro was found Tuesday outside his home in Colts Neck, N.J. His wife, Jennifer, and their two children were found dead inside the burning home.CreditCreditAndrew Mills/NJ Advance Media[What you need to know to start your day: Get New York Today in your inbox.]Raised in Brooklyn, the brothers Keith and Paul Caneiro…

When the Boston public school system announced new start times last December, some parents found the schedules unacceptable and pushed back. The algorithm used to set these times had been designed by MIT researchers, and about a week later, Kade Crockford, director of the Technology for Liberty Program at the ACLU of Massachusetts, emailed asking…

I’m sitting on the floor of Fast Company‘s conference room, watching Little Red Riding Hood face off with a leather-jacket-wearing Big Bad Wolf. The wolf convinces her to tell him where her grandma’s house is, and then dashes off into the forest. Instantly, Little Red is horrified.“What’s wrong?” I ask her.“I don’t know, but something…

Now that solar energy is competitive with fossil fuels for making low-cost electricity, has it peaked in the United States? Nope. We’re probably still looking at only the beginning. The options for developing new solar businesses are substantial, according to a road map for technology-prone U.S. companies released by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).…

Small Businesses It’s a good time to get a loan but also to take advantage of tax reform and keep pace with tech. Image credit: Hero Images | Getty Images Tom Sullivan and Melissa Bercier Guest Writer Sullivan: Head, Small Business Policy, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce; Bercier: Small Business Owner and Chamber Member December…

ImageCreditCreditAna Brigida for The New York TimesHONG KONG — Artificial intelligence bots. 3-D printed human organs. Genomic sequencing.These might seem to be natural topics of interest in a country determined to be the world’s leader in science and technology. But in China, where censors are known to take a heavy hand, several artworks that look…

In the UK, the average fridge temperature is 7C; at between 0C and 5C milk would last for three more days. Photograph: Oppenheim Bernhard/Getty Images Most of us feel guilty about wasting food – and the stats are hard to swallow. Roughly one-third of the world’s food is thrown away every year – that’s approximately…

When it comes to foldable devices like the the Royole FlexPai and Samsung’s unnamed foldable phone, this major question inevitably comes up: Is that screen made plastic or glass? Plastic looks cheap, but today’s glass screen are more likely to break than flex when you bend them. Maybe not for long. CNET got an exclusive…

binspamdupenotthebestofftopicslownewsdaystalestupid freshfunnyinsightfulinterestingmaybe offtopicflamebaittrollredundantoverrated insightfulinterestinginformativefunnyunderrated descriptive typodupeerror 104149546 story China’s Brightest Children Are Being Recruited To Develop AI ‘Killer Bots’ (scmp.com) 73 Posted by msmash on Thursday November 08, 2018 @09:40AM from the how-about-that dept. A group of some of China’s smartest students have been recruited straight from high school to begin training as the world’s…

Google CEO Sundar Pichai testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. Alex Wong / Getty Images Google CEO Sundar Pichai defended the search giant against criticism of political bias, concerns over its data collection policies and worries about efforts in China during a high-profile appearance on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.The leader of the world’s largest search…

I argued in my recent post What’s Next for Podcasting? that we’re at a pivot point where podcasting is becoming a mainstream content format for all types of shows and creators as Hollywood enters the fray. There’s a surge of interest by both creatives and businesspeople in podcasts right now, so I’ve compiled a reading…

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — When President Trump started the new year by suspending billions of dollars of security aid to Pakistan, one theory was that it would scare the Pakistani military into cooperating better with its American allies.The reality was that Pakistan already had a replacement sponsor lined up.Just two weeks later, the Pakistani Air Force…