Though North Carolina’s “door-to-door” vaccine outreach program has been called “not confrontational,” a health advocacy group said it veers into violating a “zone of privacy.” The…
Spyware supposedly under tight export control is now found to be a surveillance weapon of choice to track journalists and dissidents in autocratic nations. This…
There aren’t many companies that can say they’ve poured hundreds of millions into journalism in the last few years. Facebook has — $600 million over…
During a speech on July 12, French President Emmanuel Macron announced the introduction of compulsory vaccination for healthcare workers in hospitals and a number of…
Cybersecurity is a constant concern for businesses of all sizes. There are countless threats to organizational data by a growing host of bad actors, and…
According to a new report, the UK government is preparing to announce that football fans who haven’t received a full COVID-19 vaccination will be banned…
The European Commission has published a call for several biometrics-focused proposals within the Horizon Europe Framework Programme, to support European security and identification methods. The…
A new wearable brain-machine interface (BMI) system could improve the quality of life for people with motor dysfunction or paralysis, even those struggling with locked-in…
Ford Motor Co. and Argo AI will launch a limited robotaxi service on ride-sharing company Lyft’s platform beginning later this year, the companies announced Wednesday.…
D.C. Law 23-193. Minor Consent for Vaccinations Amendment Act of 2020 A recent District of Columbia law, the D.C. Minor Consent for Vaccinations Amendment Act…
Spain’s Constitutional Court ruled Wednesday that a strict stay-at-home lockdown order the Spanish government issued under a state of emergency during the first wave of…
The first ever 3D-printed steel bridge has opened in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It was created by robotic arms using welding torches to deposit the structure…
Quantum technology is approaching the mainstream. Goldman Sachs recently announced that they could introduce quantum algorithms to price financial instruments in as soon as five…
IBM distinguished engineer and chief data scientist John Thomas contends that for organizations to really embrace AI, they need to adopt a factory model that…
With an average open email rate of 18.0% in 2020, it’s not like marketing teams are crushing this email thing. Wait, isn’t 18% pretty good? We get…
Roughly a year ago, Facebook detailed its work on an AI chatbot called BlenderBot 1.0, which the company claims is the largest-ever project of its…
The pandemic has taught us that almost all companies have to sell on the internet. Bots are a technology that facilitates e-commerce. They are digital…
For thousands of years, people looked into the night sky with their naked eyes—and told stories about the few visible stars. Then we invented telescopes.…
Temporary injunction measures imposed by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) against the country’s controversial judicial reforms are unconstitutional, Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal ruled on Wednesday.…
Climate change is recognized as “the common concern of humanity.” On June 28, 2021, the European Council enacted a climate change law to reduce greenhouse…