This Leader Shares How Curb Is Innovating Urban Mobility
Vishal Dhawan, chief product and technology officer at Curb, is using technology and product development to help transform the taxi industry.
US AI Safety Institute could face big cuts
The National Institute of Standards and Technology could fire as many as 500 staffers, according to multiple reports — cuts that further threaten a fledgling AI safety organization. Axios reported this week that the US AI Safety Institute (AISI) and Chips for America, both part of NIST, would be “gutted” by layoffs targeting probationary employees […]
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August 2024
The Download: facial recognition for migrant children, and Japan’s megaquake
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. DHS plans to collect biometric data from migrant children “down to the infant” The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to collect and analyze photos of the faces of migrant children at…
What Japan’s “megaquake” warning really tells us
MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you understand what’s coming next. You can read more from the series here. On August 8, at 16:42 local time, a magnitude-7.1 earthquake shook southern Japan. The temblor, originating off the shores of mainland island of Kyūshū, was felt…
Returning to Work After a Long Career Break? Remember These 5 Truths to Bounce Back With Confidence.
Many of us have taken time away from work over the last four years. There are reasons to be anxious about returning, but there are even more reasons to be excited and confident. Here are five of them.
The US government is still spending big on climate
This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. Friday marks two years since the US signed the landmark Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law. Now, I’m not usually one to track legislation birthdays. But this particular law is the exception,…
Happy birthday, baby! What the future holds for those born today
Happy birthday, baby. You have been born into an era of intelligent machines. They have watched over you almost since your conception. They let your parents listen in on your tiny heartbeat, track your gestation on an app, and post your sonogram on social media. Well before you were born, you were known to the…
California Partners with Nvidia to Train 100,000 People in AI: ‘New Industrial Revolution’
California is the first state to launch this kind of initiative.
Everyone’s Social Security Number Has Reportedly Been Compromised in a Massive Data Hack
A hacking group allegedly leaked 2.7 billion pieces of data.
DHS plans to collect biometric data from migrant children “down to the infant”
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to collect and analyze photos of the faces of migrant children at the border in a bid to improve facial recognition technology, MIT Technology Review can reveal. This includes children “down to the infant,” according to John Boyd, assistant director of the department’s Office of Biometric Identity…
Mathnasium is the Top Rated Math Franchise in North America
Driven by competitiveness in education and growing STEM job markets, the demand for math education is booming which makes it an opportune time to enter the education and math tutoring industry.