Why Covid-19 has resulted in New Jersey desperately needing COBOL programmersThe coronavirus crisis has sparked all manner of unexpected consequences, including the Tokyo summer Olympics being postponed and auto insurers reaping extra profits as people stay home. In New Jersey, it’s resulted in something that few people… Apr 05 20April 05, 2020Article at Quartz
How artificial intelligence provided early warnings of the Wuhan virusDuring the kind of virus outbreak that China and other nations are now contending with, time is of the essence. Such was the case in 2002 and 2003, when Chinese authorities were accused of covering up the SARS epidemic that eventually claimed over… Jan 25 20January 25, 2020Article at Yahoo News
How artificial intelligence provided early warnings of the Wuhan virusDuring the kind of virus outbreak that China and other nations are now contending with, time is of the essence. The earlier the warning, the better the chance to contain the contagion. One problem, though, is that governments are sometimes reticent… Jan 25 20January 25, 2020Article at Quartz
China’s new weapon of choice is your faceAs China seeks ever more control over its population, it’s turning to one tool of particular note: people’s faces. On Sept. 27, the nation’s information-technology ministry announced that telecom carriers, from December, must scan the face of anyone… Oct 05 19October 05, 2019Article at Quartz
Photographer removes our smartphones to show our strange and lonely new worldAre you reading this on a handheld device? There’s a good chance you are. Now imagine how’d you look if that device suddenly disappeared. Lonely? Slightly crazy? Perhaps next to a person being ignored? As we are sucked in ever more by the screens we… Aug 28 19August 28, 2019Article at Quartz
“Not everybody lives in California”: Tesla Model 3 owners are griping about frozen door handlesThe Tesla Model 3 was named “vehicle of the year” by the Detroit News in December. Edmunds ranked it the best-selling luxury vehicle in America in the fourth quarter. Clearly, it’s winning people over. But the electric car isn’t without flaws,… Feb 03 19February 03, 2019Article at Quartz
Apple was just overtaken by Huawei in global smartphone salesApple has just reported its highest-ever third-quarter revenue—$53.3 billion—and a 32% jump in profit from year ago. The iPhone maker is getting close to becoming America’s first trillion-dollar public company. Less noticed, it was also just… Aug 01 18August 01, 2018Article at Quartz
Watch: “Shark Tank” judges reject the idea Amazon spent $1 billion onIn November 2013, an entrepreneur named Jamie Siminoff pitched his idea for a “smart doorbell” on the reality show Shark Tank. The show’s judges turned him down. Siminoff forged ahead with the concept, and this week we learned that Amazon is buying… Feb 28 18February 28, 2018Article at Quartz
Security at the Winter Olympics Includes Drones That Catch DronesOrganizers of the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea have plenty to deal with, including the late addition of North Korea as a participant. But it’s not just events on the ground they have to worry about. Security personnel will be looking skyward,… Nov 04 17November 04, 2017Article at Defense One
“We do not have long to act”: Elon Musk and others warn the UN about autonomous weaponsThe prospect of tanks, machine guns, and drones that think for themselves becoming widespread is giving tech luminaries the heebie-jeebies. In an open letter today (Aug. 21), a group of specialists from 26 nations called for the United Nations to ban… Aug 21 17August 21, 2017Article at Quartz
Australia is sharing an amazing trove of underwater data gathered in the long search for MH370The long search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 failed to solve one of the greatest aviation mysteries of all time. But it did reveal the wonders of the deep. Australia released today a vast trove of underwater data gathered during the search for… Jul 19 17July 19, 2017Article at Quartz
The internet is having a field day with “Oath,” Verizon’s new name for AOL and YahooIt might not be as awful as last year’s “Tronc,” but the new name for the Verizon division that will hold the combined AOL and Yahoo—“Oath,” as tweeted by AOL chief Tim Armstrong—has a decent shot at becoming the most panned corporate branding… Apr 04 17April 04, 2017Article at Quartz
Self-driving trucks will soon haul cargo between shipping terminals in SingaporeSingapore’s shipping ports are already among the busiest and most efficient in the world. Now the city-state is exploring a new way to make them run even better: convoys of driverless trucks operating between terminals. The idea is that a lead truck… Jan 11 17January 11, 2017Article at Quartz
Indonesian authorities are threatening to hit Google with a $400 million tax billIt appears they weren’t kidding. Earlier this year Indonesian authorities announced that Google and other foreign tech giants would have to pay local taxes—or risk having their online services blocked or bandwidth reduced. This month tax officials… Sep 30 16September 30, 2016Article at Quartz
Singapore’s obsession with control is why it’s now the first country with self-driving taxisIf you cherish the freedom of the open country road, Singapore is probably not for you. Apart from being tiny, the tightly controlled city-state has one of the most highly managed driving environments in the world. But if you’re in the business of… Aug 25 16August 25, 2016Article at Quartz
Why Verizon is buying Yahoo for $4.8 billion, in a deal Marissa Mayer calls “poetic”Verizon Communications has announced it is buying Yahoo’s core businesses for $4.83 billion—a steep price to pay for internet assets that are considered “worthless” by Wall Street. The deal makes sense for Verizon, though. As one of the largest US… Jul 25 16July 25, 2016Article at Quartz
A Chinese manufacturer’s crazy-high offer for a German robot maker might not be so crazyMidea Group became one of China’s top companies—and broke into the Fortune 500 last year–by relying on low-paid workers to build washing machines, air conditioners, and other household appliances. Based in the Guangdong province, the region known as… May 18 16May 18, 2016Article at Quartz
Want a work visa in Japan? You’ll need to get better at video gamesPlenty of people would like to live in Japan, but not everyone can snag a work visa. This week two South Koreans forged a new path for others to follow. On Mar. 30 Japanese authorities granted Category 3 entertainment visas to Ki Hon Han and Sang Ho… Apr 01 16April 01, 2016Article at Quartz
In Malaysia, #RespectMyPM is backfiring in spectacular fashionThey probably should have seen this coming. A Twitter hashtag meant to show support for Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak—#RespectMyPM—has backfired. Now, it’s being used to criticize the beleaguered politician, who is widely suspected of… Mar 07 16March 07, 2016Article at Quartz
Indonesia to Facebook, Google, and Twitter: Pay local taxes or we’ll block youLast month Indonesian president Joko Widodo toured Silicon Valley and paid visits to the area’s tech giants. Now, it’s their turn to pay Indonesia something—namely, local taxes. Indonesian finance minister Bambang Brodjonegoro recently announced that… Mar 02 16March 02, 2016Article at Quartz
