This is today’s edition download, Our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the tech world. An AI that can design new proteins could help unlock new treatments and materials What happened?: A new AI tool could help researchers discover previously unknown proteins and design entirely new ones. When used, […]
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Download: Trolling text scammers and China’s social media
This is today’s editiondownload,Our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the tech world. People using humor to troll their spam Last night, I received a mysterious WhatsApp message. “Dr. Kevin?” began, question mark suggesting the sender was feeling bad for interrupting my evening. “My dog is very slow and […]
Download: Sensory cities and carbon capture products
This is today’s edition download, Our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the tech world. Why are sounds and smells as important to cities as sights? When David Howes thinks of his hometown of Montreal, he thinks of the harmonious tones of carillon bells and the scent of wood-fired […]
Download: Chinese hackers target telecoms and aviation emissions
This is today’s edition download, Our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the tech world. Chinese hackers exploited years of software flaws to break into telecom giants News: Hackers employed by the Chinese government have hacked into multiple major telecommunications companies around the world in a cyber-espionage campaign that […]
Download: Google’s AI intelligence overload and America’s struggle
Another month, a flood of weird, wonderful and cute images produced by an AI. In April, OpenAI showcased its new painting neural network. DALL-E 2It can produce exceptionally high resolution images of almost anything desired. Now, just a few weeks later, Google Brain has unveiled its own rendering AI called Imagen. And it even outperforms […]
Download: Artificial intelligence protecting language and hackers showed it
This is today’s edition download, Our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the tech world. A new AI vision for humans In the back room of an old building in New Zealand, one of the most advanced computers for artificial intelligence is helping to redefine the future of technology. […]
Download: Disabling crypto hype and gig workers
This is today’s edition download, Our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the tech world. It’s okay to give up on the crypto revolution. Crypto advertising is everywhere. Billboards line the Bay Area and line the LA highways, and you can’t get on a train in NYC without coming […]
Download: How Artificial Intelligence exploits disaster and Bitcoin
This is today’s editiondownload,Our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the tech world. How the AI industry profits from disaster It was supposed to be a temporary side job – a way to make some extra money. Oskarina Fuentes Anaya signed up for Appen, an AI data labeling platform, […]
Download April 19, 2022: New colonial AI and aging clocks
This is today’s editiondownload,Our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the tech world. South Africa’s private surveillance machine is fueling a digital apartheid The thriving mega-city of Johannesburg, once home to Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu, is now spawning a unique South African surveillance model. Over the past five […]
Download April 14, 2022: Kenya’s mobile gambling problem and
This is today’s edition download, Our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the tech world. How mobile money strengthened Kenya’s addiction to sports betting Mobile money has been very beneficial for Kenyans for the most part. But it has also turbocharged the country’s sports betting industry. Since the middle […]
