Forget the wall: How AI and sensors could be the answer for border security
For the past few years, President Donald Trump has bombarded Americans with talk of the infamous border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. In classic Trumpian fashion, the president’s plans and promises...
Researchers develop new AI to save bees from colony collapse
Because of their integral role in pollination, saving the bees from colony collapse disorder is one of the most urgent environmental challenges facing our planet. While shows like "Black Mirror" have...
Google announces release of potentially revolutionary recruitment tool
On Dec. 4, Google announced that its new artificial intelligence-powered Hire by Google tool, candidate discovery, is now available to all the platform’s clients. And based on the results it produced...
New battery-free Bluetooth tag has major IoT implications
On Jan. 14, a fabless semiconductor company called Wiliot unveiled its latest offering; a new Bluetooth sensor tag. However, what differentiates Wiliot’s tag from dozens of others on the market is...
FAA proposes new rules that might revolutionize drone usage
On Jan. 14, the Federal Aviation Administration proposed some regulation changes that have the potential to change the way drones are used in the United States. If approved, the proposals will...
How the United States will handle AI in 2019
It’s beyond question that artificial intelligence technology is rapidly breaking its way into virtually all industries—and now everyone’s watching.
All levels of government throughout the U.S. have started introducing regulations aimed at...
Apple shuts down Google and Facebook
Two recent investigations performed by TechCrunch have revealed that both Facebook and Google were violating the terms of Apple’s Developer Enterprise Program.
In return, Apple shut down both tech giant's internal iPhone...
Samsung phones preinstall Facebook, can’t be removed by users
Often times, smartphones and computers come preloaded with software (“bloatware”) that new owners prefer to discard. However, certain companies, like Samsung, don’t allow some applications to be deleted. To the dismay...
Germany researchers thwart vein matching authentication with wax hand
Since its advent in the late 1980s, vein matching has been pegged as a potentially revolutionary biometric security technology. Primarily because it was thought that as opposed to fingerprint authentication, it...
Almost all taxis in Shenzhen, China now powered by batteries
Recently, the Transport Commission of Chinese megacity, Shenzhen, announced that 99 percent of the city’s taxis are now electric. The news comes just a little over a year after all of...
AMD expects 2019 to be a good year
Amidst plenty of concern surrounding international trade and wavering factory production rates, the California-based tech manufacturer AMD surprised competitors last month with their optimistic...
