Data scientists will 2023 will be a good year as governments invest heavily in the application of AI and algorithms in public policy. The European Commission has allocated 1.3 billion euros ($1.38 billion) for research and innovation under the Digital Europe programme. The UK government is funding £117m ($143.6m) for doctoral students in artificial intelligence,...
In 2023 the international community will face the question of how to decommission the IT army of Ukraine. Governments around the world will seek to return to the status quo that existed before the Russian invasion of Ukraine and before hacktivism was legalized. This may be easier said than done. With a quarter of a...
Plante Moran’s analysis by WIRED shows that Tesla’s share of the North American EV market will decline from 70 percent in 2022 to just 31 percent by 2025 as total EV production rises from 777,000 to 2.87 million units. In Europe, the decline of Tesla is already underway. Schmidt says data for the first 11...
Meta cut links with a subcontractor that provided moderators for its African markets, just weeks before the tech giant is due to face a Kenyan court to stand trial allegations of human trafficking and union busting. The company has ended its contract with the outsourcing company Sama, whose former employee Daniel Motaung accused last year...
Mom and dad stores tend to be pretty adept at recognizing situations that will help their bottom line (which often have thin, fragile bottom lines). So why is there a blind spot here? Perhaps it is that attention is drawn to horror stories – and some vendors are beaten when bike lanes appear. I spoke...
Google Research Osmo wants to find replacements for hard-to-find fragrances. This technology could inspire new perfumes and help fight mosquito-borne diseases.
Slowly but surely Apple TV+ is gaining momentum. The streaming service, which at launch we named “weird, irritable and horny as hellhas grown into a diverse library of dramas, documentaries and comedies. It’s also pretty cheap compared to services like Netflix, and Apple often gives you three free months when you buy a new iPhone,...
When the podcast Curiosity with Jonathan Van Ness first aired in 2015 with an episode titled “What is the difference between Sunni Muslims and Shia Muslims and why do they not like each other?” in which then Gay Thrones Star spoke with a UCLA professor to discuss the centuries-old difficult struggle. The show was a...
But at the same time, annual carbon emissions continue to rise. While the future looks better, things are worse now. This presents a puzzle to the scientists who installed the Doomsday Clock. Do they go for future promises or the situation right now? “In my opinion, and in the opinion of many of us, every...
LockBit emerged in late 2019, first calling itself “ABCD ransomware.” Since then it has grown rapidly. The group is a ransomware-as-a-service operation, which means that the core team builds its malware and runs its website, licensing its code to “affiliates” who launch the attacks. Typically, when ransomware groups successfully attack a business and get money,...
