February 20, 2025

How to Build Meaningful Connections in the Digital Networking Era

In a world of digital noise and curated personas, authenticity fosters a deeper, more lasting connection. Networking for today’s world (and tomorrow’s) will require a balance of technology and human touch.

June 2023

House GOP discusses use of robot dogs to patrol US borders

June 28, 2023

The United States Department of Homeland Security caused a stir last February when it revealed that it was exploring deploying robot dogs on the U.S./Mexico border. “The southern border can be an inhospitable place for man and beast, and that is exactly why a machine may excel there,” the DHS’s Brenda Long said at the […]

House GOP discusses use of robot dogs to patrol US borders by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

Open finance heralds a new era

June 28, 2023
Open banking, which allows consumers to securely share their banking data with third-party providers (TPPs), continues to transform financial services. A new generation of financial technology (fintech) companies—peer-to-peer payment services, mobile banking apps, and trading platforms—offer consumers powerful tools to manage their money and extend their banking capabilities. According to the online data platform Statista,…

Diageo Cuts Ties With Diddy

June 28, 2023
The decision follows a lawsuit filed by Diddy which alleged that the spirits giant did not market his liquor brands as promised due to being “Black brands.”

Reddit protest plunges user engagement, site activity and ad portal visits

June 28, 2023

Reddit community moderators made a bold move earlier this month that caused quite a stir online. They took a stand against the platform’s decision to charge certain developers for access to its valuable data, which many found controversial. The fallout was evident as users retreated and started to ignore the platform — popularly known as […]

Reddit protest plunges user engagement, site activity and ad portal visits by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Humans may be more likely to believe disinformation generated by AI

June 28, 2023
Disinformation generated by AI may be more convincing than disinformation written by humans, a new study suggests.  The research found that people were 3% less likely to spot false tweets generated by AI than those written by humans. That credibility gap, while small, is concerning given that the problem of AI-generated disinformation seems poised to…