Tag: Technology

Pharmacy of the world: China’s quest to be the No. 1 drugmaker (Nikkei Asia)

In the late 1990s, Samantha Du was a researcher for the U.S. pharmaceuticals giant Pfizer when she received a tough assignment: getting drug approvals...

2021 in Ed Tech: AI, Data Analytics Were Top Priorities (Brandon Paykamian, Government Technology)

The last 12 months were a time of experimentation for both K-12 and higher education institutions. Flush with new federal funding but straining against disruptions such...

Talent Firm Flags Best US Cities for Hiring Remote Tech Workers (John P. Mello, E-Commerce Times)

With remote work here to stay, a conundrum for many firms is where to tap into the stay-at-home workforce. Karat, a maker of a talent...

Machine learning can now forecast lightning sooner than other methods (Adam Hunt, Tweak Town)

University of Washington researchers have created a new machine-learning algorithm to predict lightning strikes sooner than ever. Machine learning can now forecast lightning sooner than...

Honda wants to use connected cars to identify hazardous road conditions (Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge)

Honda announced an experiment to use its cars to collect data about hazardous road conditions. Using GPS and cameras, the Japanese automaker is gathering...

2022 will be the biggest year for the metaverse so far (CNBC)

2022 is poised to be the biggest year yet for “the metaverse,” as Facebook parent Meta, Apple, Microsoft and Google gear up to release new hardware products and software services...

AI and the Future of Disinformation Campaigns. Part 2: A Threat Model (Katerina Sedova, Christine McNeill Aurora Johnson Aditi Joshi, Ido Wulkan, CSET)

Artificial intelligence offers enormous promise to advance progress and powerful capabilities to disrupt it. This policy brief is the second installment of a series...

Key Concepts in AI Safety: Specification in Machine Learning (Tim G. J. Rudner, Helen Toner, CSET)

This paper is the fourth installment in a series on “AI safety,” an area of machine learning research that aims to identify causes of...

Wisdom of the Crowd as Arbiter of Expert Disagreement. Case Study: Future of the DOD-Silicon Valley Relationship (Michael Page, CSET)

How can state-of-the-art probabilistic forecasting tools be used to advance expert debates on big policy questions? Using Foretell, a crowd forecasting platform piloted by...

Measuring AI Development. A Prototype Methodology to Inform Policy (Jack Clark, Kyle Miller, Rebecca Gelles, CSET)

By combining a versatile and frequently updated bibliometrics tool — the CSET Map of Science — with more hands-on analyses of technical developments, this...

AI for Judges (Jamie Baker, Laurie Hobart, Matthew Mittelsteadt, CSET)

As artificial intelligence transforms the economy and American society, it will also transform the practice of law and the role of courts in regulating...

China’s Huawei says 2021 revenues down almost 30%, sees challenges ahead (Reuters)

Chinese telecoms equipment giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd (HWT.UL), battered by U.S. sanctions, expects 2021 revenue to have declined nearly 30% and predicted continued...

Ferrari signs deal with tech firm Velas to create digital products for fans (Reuters)

Ferrari (RACE.MI) has signed a multi-year accord with Swiss technology firm Velas Network to create digital content for its fans, the luxury sports car maker said...

Baidu’s Jidu Auto to mass produce its ‘robot’ electric vehicles in 2023 (Reuters)

Chinese citizens lashed out online against billionaire Tesla (TSLA.O) founder Elon Musk's space ambitions on Monday after China complained that its space station was forced to...

Israel’s SavorEat launches personalised plant-based 3D printed burgers (Steven Scheer, Reuters)

Israeli foodtech firm SavorEat (SVRT.TA) on Tuesday launched a plant-based burger system personalized to each customer, one of the first companies to use 3D printing technology...

Sure, DeepMind’s AI is impressive, but can it guide human intuition? (Ben Dickson, The Next Web)

Deep learning can help discover mathematical relations that evade human scientists, a recent paper by researchers at DeepMind shows. Like many things coming from...