Artificial intelligence has no shortage of critics — from visionaries like Elon Musk, who once compared A.I. to “summoning the demon” in a horror film, to everyday workers who fear being replaced by machines. But A.I. and other new technologies could take off in countries with a shortage of young workers, according to Rob Subbaraman, […]
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2016 saw the book, and shortly after, the film release of “Hidden Figures”, a non-fiction piece examining the lives of African American female experts – including Katherine Johnson, the late Mary Jackson and the late Dorothy Vaughan – during the 20th century. Professionals who worked at NASA and helped achieve the organization’s success in the […]
Read moreChina should sue the U.S. for trade protectionism if President Donald Trump orders an investigation into China’s intellectual property practices, Chinese state media said in an unsigned editorial on Sunday. Trump is expected to issue the so-called Section 301 investigation under the 1974 Trade Act later on Monday to investigate Chinese trade practices that force […]
Read moreThe web hosting company GoDaddy said on Sunday it had given The Daily Stormer 24 hours to move its domain to another provider after the extremist website posted an article denigrating the woman who was killed at a white nationalist rally in Virginia. “We informed The Daily Stormer that they have 24 hours to move […]
Read moreNorth Korea’s episodes of nuclear aggression are typically interpreted as demonstrations of force, but they may actually be generating funds for its cash-strapped economy. “For Pyongyang, it pays to provoke,” Sung-Yoon Lee, a Korean Studies professor at Tufts University, told CNBC on Monday. “Whereas good behavior buys only indifference from its richer neighbors, being a […]
Read moreAustralian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce said on Monday he may not be eligible forparliament after being told he may be a dual citizen of Australia and New Zealand, potentially posing a threat to the conservative government’s hold on power. Australian politicians are not eligible to be elected to parliament if they hold dual or […]
Read moreUber’s board has voted to move forward on proposals by two investment groups to buy shares in the ride-hailing service and is considering a third offer, with any final decision set to affect who gains the upper hand at the company. Over the last week, the privately held company’s board voted to take the next […]
Read moreElon Musk has sounded the alarm over the risks of machine learning and artificial intelligence for some time now. The billionaire said in July that developments in robotics would “certainly” result in disruption in the job market. Musk warned that transport-related jobs would be the first to go as a result of vehicles going autonomous. […]
Read moreIt feels like anything but a summer vacation for Wall Street lately. The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones industrial average ended their second-worst week of the year on Friday. The Nasdaq composite fell for the third straight week, marking its longest weekly losing streak since June 2016. Investors and traders were rattled by rising […]
Read moreHackers have released more unaired episodes of popular HBO shows but the latest leak did notinclude anything on the hit series “Game of Thrones,” the Associated Press reported on Sunday. The hackers, who broke into HBO’s computer network and have released stolen information for several weeks, provided more unaired episodes, including the popular show “Curb […]
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