Tag: Startup

For years YouTube’s video-recommending algorithm has stood accused of fuelling a grab-bag of societal ills by feeding users an AI-amplified diet of hate speech, political extremism and/or conspiracy junk/disinformation for the profiteering motive of trying to keep billions of eyeballs stuck to its ad inventory. And while YouTube’s tech giant parent Google has, sporadically, responded…

SEATTLE, July 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Verde Resources Inc. (OTCQB: VRDR) Verde Resources announced a partnership with MRX Technologies. The partnership includes an agreement for Verde Resources to white-label THC-free CBD products from MRX Technologies. MRX is excited to work with Verde Resources, serving multiple markets, reaching consumers around the globe… Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), is the…

Planet, which operates a network of around 200 satellites that provides Earth imaging, as well as analytics of the data derived from that observation, is going public in a merger with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) dMY Technology Group IV. The deal has a post-transaction equity value of $2.8 billion, and will provide Planet with…

Facial recognition has been one of the more conflicted applications of artificial intelligence in the wider world: using computer vision to detect faces and subsequent identities of people has raised numerous questions about privacy, data protection, and the ethics underpinning the purposes of the work, and even the systems themselves. But on the other hand,…

Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to Linkedin The Tomorrow War Amazon I had close to zero expectations for The Tomorrow War, the new Amazon Prime exclusive blockbuster starring Chris Pratt and a whole lot of CGI aliens. ADVERTISEMENT As such, I was pleasantly surprised when an initially convoluted concept turned out to be quite fun…

Whether you are part of the accounting department, or just any employee at an organization, managing expenses can be a time-consuming and error-filled, yet also quite mundane, part of your job. Today, a startup called Pleo — which has built a platform that can help some of that work more smoothly, by way of a…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A general view of the central financial district, in Hong Kong, China March 11, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo (Reuters) – An Asian industry group that includes Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) and Twitter has warned that tech companies could stop offering their services in Hong Kong if the Chinese territory proceeds with…

Croatian electric supercar startup Rimac Automobili is taking over Bugatti. Rimac will own a controlling 55% share in the new company, Bugatti-Rimac, with VW’s Porsche owning the remaining 45%, according to reports by the Financial Times. “Rimac and Bugatti are a perfect match in terms of what we each bring to the table,” said founder…

Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to Linkedin Patent showing laser decoy system US Navy Patent The U.S. Navy has patented technology to create mid-air images to fool infrared and other sensors. This builds on many years of laser-plasma research and offers a game-changing method of protecting aircraft from heat-seeking missiles. It may also provide a…

Jeff Bezos will officially step down as Amazon CEO on Sunday. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images Today is Jeff Bezos’ last day as Amazon CEO, ending a remarkable 27-year run that saw the e-commerce giant become one of the most valuable public companies in the world, with a market capitalization of $1.8 trillion. In the…