A report from Axios yesterday suggesting the Trump administration was looking at nationalizing a 5G cellular network has people discussing the potential the standards could have on the evolution of connected devices. The Trump administration has since denied the report, saying it has no plans to build its own 5G network, and an official at […]
Read moreApple made a big splash in health care circles this past week when it announced that the company is entering the personal health record space with Apple Health, a new feature that will interface with electronic health records at a dozen hospitals. For the past two years, Apple has been making under-the-radar moves to bolster […]
Read moreOne of the most accurate Super Bowl predictors is backing up what the oddsmakers are saying: The New England Patriots will be taking home the Lombardi trophy once again. Electronic Arts’ Madden NFL 18 has made its annual prediction about the big game — and the video game forecasts the New England Patriots will top […]
Read moreAmazon on Monday opened a rainforest-like office space in Seattle that it hopes will spark new ideas for employees. While cities across North America are seeking to host Seattle-based Amazon’s second headquarters, the world’s largest online retailer is still expanding its main campus. Company office towers and high-end eateries have taken the place of warehouses […]
Read moreThere have been some dour predictions about the potential of artificial intelligence from some high-profile technologists. For example, billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has said AI will be more dangerous than North Korea. Legendary physicist Stephen Hawking says that AI has the potential to be the “worst event in the history of our civilization.” But […]
Read moreBoeing is joining the global scramble for efficient batteries. The aerospace giant’s venture arm Boeing HorizonX Ventures has taken a minority stake in battery startup Cuberg, Boeing said Monday. Cuberg joins Boeing HorizonX Ventures’ stable of investments that include Zunum Aero, an electric-and-hybrid plane startup whose investors also include airline JetBlue. The terms of the […]
Read moreBillionaire industrialists and major Republican donors Charles and David Koch are launching a new venture capital firm to invest in disruptive technologies. The brothers’ initiative is seen as a vehicle for challenging government regulations. The Kochs’ network of political advocacy groups has been meeting over the past few days in Palm Springs, California. On Saturday, […]
Read moreThe Trump administration labored to clarify on Monday that it currently has no plans to build its own ultra-fast 5G wireless network, despite publication of a memo that suggested the idea was under consideration. At issue is a proposal put forth by an unnamed official at the National Security Council, a White House-based body that […]
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EARLIER this month a woman arrived at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago without a ticket, boarding pass, or passport and flew to London. Prosecutors claim she did this by sneaking past officials from the Transportation Security Administration, a government agency responsible for airport security, while they were inspecting other travellers’ boarding passes. She was briefly […]
Read moreThe market has been positioned somewhere between awe and incredulity as new blockchain exchange-traded funds have attracted more than $200 million from investors in January, but it’s a robot ETF that is blowing away the competition among trendy tech investments. The Global X Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Thematic ETF (BOTZ) has taken in more than […]
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