The digital revolution has opened unimagined opportunities, but it comes with a threat of leaving the most vulnerable workers behind.The digital revolution has opened unimagined opportunities, but it comes with a threat of leaving the most vulnerable workers behind.Business[#item_full_content]
Carta settles two more lawsuits that alleged sexual harassment and discrimination
Carta, which previously faced scrutiny over its workplace environment, has settled two lawsuits filed by women who used to work there.
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Carta, which previously faced scrutiny over its workplace environment, has settled two lawsuits filed by women who used to work there.
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Psychologists warn that AI’s perceived lack of human experience and genuine understanding may limit its acceptance to make higher-stakes moral decisions.Psychologists warn that AI’s perceived lack of human experience and genuine understanding may limit its acceptance to make higher-stakes moral decisions.Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]
Bird cuts 120 jobs as part of ‘strategic realignment’
Bird, formerly MessageBird, has cut 120 jobs — roughly one-third of its workforce — as the startup plans to realign its global operations.
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Bird, formerly MessageBird, has cut 120 jobs — roughly one-third of its workforce — as the startup plans to realign its global operations.
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Imagine you’re cooking. You’re trying to develop a unique flavor by mixing spices you’ve never combined before. Predicting how this will turn out could be tricky. You want to create something delicious, but it could end up tasting awful: a waste of time and ingredients.Imagine you’re cooking. You’re trying to develop a unique flavor by mixing spices you’ve never combined before. Predicting how this will turn out could be tricky. You want to create something delicious, but it could end up tasting awful: a waste of time and ingredients.Electronics & Semiconductors[#item_full_content]
In 1865, William Stanley Jevons first described a paradox. He maintained that more efficient steam engines would not decrease the use of coal in British factories but would actually increase it. As the fossil fuel became cheaper, demand for the resource would grow, leading to the construction of more engines.In 1865, William Stanley Jevons first described a paradox. He maintained that more efficient steam engines would not decrease the use of coal in British factories but would actually increase it. As the fossil fuel became cheaper, demand for the resource would grow, leading to the construction of more engines.Business[#item_full_content]
Results from a new Rutgers University–New Brunswick survey tracking public trust in artificial intelligence (AI) suggest a growing divide in how Americans engage with the technology.Results from a new Rutgers University–New Brunswick survey tracking public trust in artificial intelligence (AI) suggest a growing divide in how Americans engage with the technology.Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]
While exploring how best to design robots that use tails to reorient their bodies in midair, a team of researchers at the University of Michigan and University of California San Diego found that mammals had already figured out how to do more with less.While exploring how best to design robots that use tails to reorient their bodies in midair, a team of researchers at the University of Michigan and University of California San Diego found that mammals had already figured out how to do more with less.[#item_full_content]
A team of engineers at Westlake University, Zhejiang Normal University and Shaoxing University, all in China, has tested the possibility of making some robot parts biodegradable. In their project, published in the journal Science Advances, the group made some robot components using cotton cellulose films and pork gelatin.A team of engineers at Westlake University, Zhejiang Normal University and Shaoxing University, all in China, has tested the possibility of making some robot parts biodegradable. In their project, published in the journal Science Advances, the group made some robot components using cotton cellulose films and pork gelatin.[#item_full_content]
Storing data in the cloud is now routine for people and companies alike, but cybersecurity risks still exist, particularly in handling user authentication and access control securely. Researchers are developing novel methods to store data securely and in a computationally affordable way, and to exploit it efficiently—by computing directly on encrypted data.Storing data in the cloud is now routine for people and companies alike, but cybersecurity risks still exist, particularly in handling user authentication and access control securely. Researchers are developing novel methods to store data securely and in a computationally affordable way, and to exploit it efficiently—by computing directly on encrypted data.[#item_full_content]