Tools & Technology
Hawaii and Missouri Senators Brian Schatz and Roy Blunt introduced on Thursday, a new bill designed to offer legislative oversight on the commercial use of Facial Recognition (FR) technology....
Breaking up tech giants with proposed regulation?
In a speech she gave last week to a crowded Queens, New York, Warren proclaimed that she was “sick of freeloading billionaires”...
SurveyMonkey acquires web survey company Usabilla
DIY research software company SurveyMonkey yesterday announced that it had acquired Amsterdam-based website and app survey company, Usabilla, in a mixed cash and stock acquisition that was valued at approximately $80 million....
IBM’s Project Debater AI loses to human champion in a live debate
IBM’s Project Debater – an Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered system designed specifically for debating – faced off against Harish Natarajan, a grand finalist in 2016’s World Debating Championships in a live debate organized by non-profit...
U.K. Switches on First 5G Factory Trial
Today marks the first day in which the U.K. government-backed Worcestershire 5G Consortium has switched on the first-ever 5G factory trial....
Google Maps Adds Augmented Reality Function to its Navigation
Google is set to roll out an augmented reality-based navigation feature to its Google Maps app to a small test group in the US in the coming days...