January 2021
Cruise teams up with Microsoft for self-driving vehicles
Self-driving car maker Cruise and majority shareholder General Motors announced their partnering with Microsoft to accelerate commercialization of driverless vehicles. The companies will combine [...]
Could a 4-day work week become a norm?
The idea of a 4-day work week is nothing new. Various companies and governments have been experimenting with pilot programs in [...]
FDA releases artificial intelligence action plan
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released its first artificial intelligence and machine learning action plan. The action plan describes a multi-pronged [...]
Glassdoor report of Best Places to Work of 2021
The job and company review site Glassdoor has released its annual 100 Best Places to Work list for 2021. To compile the list, Glassdoor [...]
Google launches fund to fight vaccine misinformation
The creation and spread of immunization and vaccine misinformation has been a persisting problem for some time. Now, with the global rollout of the [...]
AI-powered drug discovery startup Valo raises $190M
Valo Health is a technology company developing a drug discovery platform powered by artificial intelligence and large patient databases. Its aim is to transform [...]
Can AI help us make weather forecasts?
Modern weather forecasts are typically done by powerful computers performing detailed physics calculations. This taxing method required solving complex equations in an attempt to [...]
Microsoft source code accessed by SolarWinds hackers
The hackers behind the SolarWinds compromise were able to break into Microsoft Corp’s internal network. Gaining access to internal accounts, they were also able [...]
AI chipmaker Graphcore raises $222M
Graphcore is a UK company that develops computer chips designed for use in artificial intelligence. They have now raised $222m from investors, valuing the [...]
December 2020
Pandemic Recovery through Smart Cities
During major economic events, citizens look to their governments for credible information, guidance, and leadership. Technology used in developing smart cities could be the [...]
Google scientists’ AI papers to “strike a positive tone”
Google has launched a “sensitive topics” review to tighten control over research papers written by its scientists. This might be affecting the bias and/or [...]
Ouster Inc. going public with $1.9 billion deal
The San Francisco-based startup Ouster Inc. has agreed to go public through a merger with special acquisition company Colonnade Acquisition Corp. Ouster Inc. focuses [...]
Japan to use Artificial Intelligence to boost birth rates
Japan plans to boost its tumbling birth rate by funding artificial intelligence matchmaking systems to help residents find love. Last year the number of [...]
Opinions around the world on AI’s impact
Views on AI’s impact on society are mixed across the world. Survey results from Pew Research Center show the public’s stance for 20 countries. [...]
Cyber-Risk: The growing need for online literacy
Unsurprisingly, our reliance on the internet has grown in the past year. Millions globally depend on it for their work, school, health, and basic [...]
How data can prevent the next global health emergency
What if decision-makers had access to more real-time data? For instance for the analysis of mobility or monetary transactions? This would enable an assessment [...]
Report warns of the dangers of AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming more widely used in predictive policing, medical diagnoses, and targeted advertising around the world. This brings the dangers of [...]
Ways to reskill the global workforce
A recent jobs report, The Future of Jobs Report 2020, has revealed an irreversible trend that is impacting the global workforce and skills landscape. [...]
DoorDash IPO makes $71 billion debut
DoorDash Inc., an American food delivery service, debuted its IPO on the NYSE on Wednesday. The company’s resulting valuation reached $71.3 billion as investors [...]
Global data protection regulations and reducing data localization
Security of personal data and files is a continuous concern in today’s data-centric world. With big tech companies collecting user data from consumers across [...]
Using AI to optimize robot design
Mock-up of some robot designs created by RoboGrammar. Whenever it comes to building systems and mechanisms, such as a robot, a critical [...]
Palantir secures a $44.4 million FDA contract
Palantir Technologies Inc., a public company specializing in big data analytics, has secured a contract with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. News of [...]
Recent U.S. jobs report takeaways
On Friday the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released their monthly U.S. payrolls and jobs report. The reported number of jobs created in November [...]
Azure Purview: Microsoft’s new business data tool
Microsoft has announced a new cloud-based tool as part of its Azure cloud platform. The new tool is called Azure Purview and it’s already [...]
“Doc-Bots”: steps to AI-driven healthcare
The increased viability of machine learning and AI for high accuracy applications has made it a major interest in the Healthcare field in years [...]
