Technology

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Alexandro @Alexandro - over 2 years ago

This Company Tapped AI for Its Website—and Landed in Court

Under pressure to make their sites accessible to visually impaired users, firms turn to software. But advocates say the tech isn't always up to the task.

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Rex @Rex - over 3 years ago

Apple launches COVID-19 ‘Exposure Notification Express’ with iOS 13.7 – Android to follow later t...

Apple and Google are continuing to make good on their planned roll-out of exposure notification technology for helping with COVID-19 contact tracing efforts. The two partners are introducing new tools that make it much easier for public health authorities to implement dig...continued

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Izaiah @Izaiah - over 3 years ago

Thanks to COVID-19, everybody wants Density’s technology tracking building occupancy and use

Thanks to COVID-19, everybody wants Density’s technology tracking building occupancy and useBefore the COVID-19 epidemic, Density was being used by companies like TechCrunch’s parent company, Verizon, to see how it could better use office space after the Yahoo!/Aol merger...continued

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Assunta @Assunta - almost 5 years ago

New Election Systems Found to Use Vulnerable, Outdated Software

Welcome! Meredith collects data to deliver the best content, services, and personalized digital ads. We partner with third party advertisers, who may use tracking technologies to collect information about your activity on sites and applications across devices, both on our...continued

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Madalyn @Madalyn - 4 months ago

Samsung ex-employees leak tech firm’s DRAM secrets

Two ex-employees of Samsung, a South Korean technology firm, known as Mr. Kim and Mr. Bang, have been taken into custody for purportedly stealing and trading the organization's 16-nanometer DRAM technologies to a rival CXMT Chinese firm in the memory technolo…

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Gregoria @Gregoria - about 2 years ago

Six African countries to receive mRNA vaccine technology in WHO project - Reuters

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that six African countries - Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia - would be the first on the continent to receive the technology needed to produce mRNA vaccines.

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Emmie @Emmie - almost 2 years ago

This Road Wirelessly Charges Electric Cars as They Drive

As prices drop and availability increases, some of the last road blocks to mass adoption of electric vehicles is range anxiety and charging times. But a prototype test track in Italy solves both of those issues by borrowing the same technology that makes it e…

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Adelia @Adelia - almost 5 years ago

MP Tom Watson wants UK competition authority to investigate Amazon’s Deliveroo stake – TechCrunch

European restaurant delivery giant Deliveroo this morning announced that Amazon would be gobbling up a share in the company, by leading a new $575 million round of funding in it. But it looks like the e-commerce giant may be facing a little indigestion ahead. Tom Watson, ...continued

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Jessika @Jessika - almost 3 years ago

Rembrandt’s Damaged Masterpiece Is Whole Again, With A.I.’s Help

Sections of “The Night Watch” were cut off in the 18th century and lost. Now, new technology lets viewers imagine how the original work might have looked.

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Garnet @Garnet - almost 5 years ago

Fluent acquires AdParlor, a social ad specialist previously owned by Adknowledge, for $10M –...

The old guard of advertising networks continues to swap hands. In the latest development, marketing company Fluent has announced that it is buying AdParlor, a company that built early inroads into advertising and advertising strategy on social media networks like Facebook...continued

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Alvah @Alvah - almost 5 years ago

Dissecting value systems and exclusion in ‘big tech’, with Jessica Powell (Part Two) – TechCrunch

In this second of my two-part conversation on the ethics of technology with Jessica Powell, the former head of PR at Google turned author of the wonderful satirical novel, The Big Disruption: A Totally Fictional But Essentially True Silicon Valley Story, we discuss the me...continued

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Emmie @Emmie - over 4 years ago

Better coverage with Fi’s dual connect technology

Better coverage with Fi’s dual connect technologyFi helps you get the highest-quality connection on your phone, no matter where you are. For Designed for Fi devices, our network switches between three 4G LTE networks and gives you free, secure access to 2 million Wi-Fi ho...continued

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Marjory @Marjory - 8 months ago

The White House's 'AI Cyber Challenge' aims to crowdsource national security solutions

Our local and state level government systems are hacked and held ransom with disheartening regularity. At the Black Hat USA Conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday, the Biden Administration revealed its plans to better defend the nation’s critical digital infras…

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Ariel @Ariel - almost 5 years ago

The Pentagon has a laser that identifies people by their heartbeat

The Pentagon has a laser that identifies people by their heartbeatAs MIT Technology Reviewreports, the Pentagon has developed a laser that can identify people -- from a distance -- by their heartbeat. The technology, known as Jetson, uses laser vibrometry to identify surf...continued

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Dayton @Dayton - about 4 years ago

Amazon is now selling its cashierless store technology to other retailers

Amazon on Monday announced it will now offer its cashierless store technology, called “Just Walk Out,” to other retailers. The technology uses a combination of cameras, sensors, computer vision techniques and deep learning to allow customers to shop, then leave the store ...continued

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Alexie @Alexie - over 2 years ago

‘Conditioning an entire society’: the rise of biometric data technology

The use of our bodies to unlock access to services raises concerns about the trade-off between convenience and privacyIn a school canteen in Gateshead, cameras scan the faces of children, taking payment automatically after identifying them with facial recogni…

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Angus @Angus - almost 5 years ago

You won the H-1B lottery: Don’t lose your ticket when changing jobs – TechCrunch

H-1B holders are a hot commodity — here’s how to pull off a “transfer” to a new employer Xiao Wang & Anjana Prasad 1 day Xiao Wang & Anjana Prasad Contributor A...continued

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Madalyn @Madalyn - almost 5 years ago

Trevor Bauer, Baseball’s Imperfect Evangelist

Trevor Bauer, Baseball’s Imperfect EvangelistHe added, “And the worst thing that can happen for my baseball goals is that someone like Forrest Whitley comes along, who is really physically talented and also really bright and cares a lot about his career, and then he is ju...continued

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Wilmer @Wilmer - over 1 year ago

Explainer: How industry is depending on carbon capture technology for climate goals - Reuters

Norwegian carbon dioxide (CO2) storage company Northern Lights and its owners have agreed to store emissions captured at fertiliser-maker Yara's (YAR.OL) Dutch operation from 2025 in what …

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Anderson @Anderson - over 3 years ago

This hydrogen-powered supercar can drive 1,000 miles on a single tank

The Hyperion XP-1 will be able to drive for up to 1,000 miles on one tank of compressed hydrogen gas and its electric motors will generate more than 1,000 horsepower, according to the company. The all-wheel-drive car can go from zero to 60 miles per hour in a little over ...continued

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Minnie @Minnie - 26 days ago

The White House Puts New Guardrails on Government Use of AI

Vice President Kamala Harris says new rules for government AI deployments, including a requirement that algorithms are checked for bias, will “put the public interest first.”

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Mariano @Mariano - about 3 years ago

TCV closes record $4B fund to invest in e-commerce, fintech, edtech, travel and more

The pandemic has spelled economic setbacks for many people and industries, but the capital swirling about the technology world continues to roar along. In the latest development, TCV — the storied venture capital firm behind the likes of Airbnb, Spotify, Pelo…

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Jeffrey @Jeffrey - almost 5 years ago

ADTRAN, Inc. to Release Second Quarter Earnings on July 17, 2019

ADTRAN, Inc. to Release Second Quarter Earnings on July 17, 2019HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ADTRAN, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADTN) announced today that the Company will release its financial results for the second quarter 2019 after market close on Wednesday, July 17, 2019. T...continued

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Marlon @Marlon - over 2 years ago

Home Depot Wants to Sell You Tools That Require Bluetooth Activation

In a bid to crack down on organized retail crime, Home Depot is piloting a program where power tools must be activated via Bluetooth at checkout—or they won’t work. It’s a clever solution to deter theft, but it also highlights how technology can sometimes cha…

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Alexander @Alexander - over 4 years ago

How Bongo, the ‘Netflix of Bangladesh’, won the local video streaming market with just $10M

How Bongo, the ‘Netflix of Bangladesh,’ won the local video streaming market with just $10M – TechCrunchThousands of miles away from the U.S., where technology giants, cable networks, and studios are locked in an intense multi-billion dollar battle to court users to their...continued

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