The world’s tech industry will be shaped by China, artificial intelligence, cancel culture, and a number of other trends, according to the Future Today Institute’s 2020 Tech Trends Report.
Now in its 13th year, the document is put together by the Future Today Institute and director Amy Webb, who is also a professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business. The report attempts to…
The emergence of the professional AI risk manager
March 14, 2020
When the 1970s and 1980s were colored by banking crises, regulators from around the world banded together to set international standards on how to manage financial risk. Those standards, now known as the Basel standards, define a common framework and taxonomy on how risk…
OxygenOS Open Beta 10 now appears to be rolling out for the OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro bringing with it some Ambient Display tweaks alongside the February 2020 security patch.
Although not confirmed yet, the update has been spotted over on Reddit as being available for those with…
Call of Duty: Warzone debuted on Tuesday as the latest free-to-play battle royale game in Activision Blizzard’s shooter series. And it hit 15 million players in four days.
The game hit 6 million players in its first 24 hours on the PC and consoles. That’s a pretty good outcome for a battle royale mode that could have been an also-ran in a world full of battle royale games.
But the team at…
Oppo Find X2 Pro Hands-on: Super-smooth but super-samey?
March 14, 2020
The Chinese brand Oppo might not be a household name in the West, but devices like the Find X2 Pro could potentially help change that thanks to a mix of impressive specifications and super-smooth performance.
Oppo more or less burst on to the scene in most enthusiasts’…
Chrono Trigger turned 25 on March 11, which has had me thinking about this classic Japanese role-playing game (whenever I’m not spending my time freaking out about the current worldwide pandemic, anyway).
I don’t know many JRPG fans who wouldn’t put Chrono Trigger in…
How to set up hourly reminders on iPhone and Apple Watch to wash your hands and stop touching your face
March 13, 2020
With the coronavirus outbreak becoming more serious in the US and around the world, you’ve likely heard many times about the important steps to stay healthy and curb the spread of the virus, like washing your hands often (and well) and not touching your face. However, those can be tough habits to change. Let’s look at how to set up hourly reminders to wash your hands and stop touching your…
AI Weekly: Coronavirus spurs adoption of AI-powered candidate recruitment and screening tools
March 13, 2020
As COVID-19 continues to spread — as of the time of writing (March 12), there were over 139,600 confirmed cases and over 5,100 deaths — companies are increasingly adopting alternatives to in-person job interviews and talent recruitment. Recruiters PageGroup and Robert…
Google’s Neural Tangents library gives ‘unprecedented’ insights into AI models’ behavior
March 13, 2020
Google today made available Neural Tangents, an open source software library written in JAX, a system for high-performance machine learning research. It’s intended to help build AI models of variable width simultaneously, which Google says could allow “unprecedented”…
Microsoft’s “Your Phone” app has become a powerful tool for Windows 10 users who also have an Android phone, and now, it’s getting even better. With an update rolling out now, Samsung Galaxy S20 users can copy and paste clipboard content between Windows and Android as well as use RCS messaging.
In its continued partnership with Samsung, Microsoft has been able to offer up some extra…
