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How to Vet Budgeting and Investing Apps Before You Hand Over Your Information
There are thousands of free or low-cost personal finance applications people can use for saving, investing and more. Here’s what to know before you download.
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Mark Cuban: If I Had to Start a Side Hustle Now to Make Extra Money, This Is What I'd Do
Billionaire investor Mark Cuban is bullish on the future of artificial intelligence and has been for years. Not only has he made it a priority to learn about and invest in AI himself, but he has consistently recommended other entrepreneurs do the same.
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Harvard Lecturer: ‘No Specific Skill Will Get You Ahead in the Future'—But This ‘Way of Thinking' Will
To make it in today’s world of rapid changes and uncertainties, successful business leaders like Jeff Bezos prove it’s better to be a generalist, rather than a specialist.
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Mark Cuban's 4-Word Advice to College Grads Might Be the Most Comforting Thing You Hear Today
The coronavirus pandemic has led to a rough year for everyone. To ease your stress, soak in some timeless advice from billionaire investor Mark Cuban.
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Future of Entertainment? Avatars Could Be K-Pop's Next Superstars
South Korea’s latest girl group, æspa, hopes these artificially intelligent (A.I.) virtual idols can become your next best friend.
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Entertainment Robots the Latest Craze Worldwide as the Pandemic Rages on
Robots are emerging as entertainers worldwide amid the coronavirus pandemic. In Japan, a robot based on the Gundam Sci-Fi series is attracting fans in Yokohama.
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Tencent Invests in Chinese A.I. Chip Start-Up as Part of $279 Million Funding Round
China has been looking to ramp up its capabilities in both AI and semiconductors as the tech war with the U.S. continues.
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Apple's Siri Can Now Make Animal Sounds Like a Duck Quacking Or a Lion Roaring
What does the fox say? Siri can tell you, but you have to ask it the right way.
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Deere's Farm Version of Facial Recognition Is Coming to Fields in 2021
Deere is shifting into AI, autonomous equipment and the 5G future, and one of its biggest agtech bets, plant recognition, is coming to the farm in 2021.
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Israeli Start-Up Entrepreneur Says Middle East's Next Unicorn ‘Very Likely' to Come Out of UAE
The next billion dollar business in the Middle East will emerge from the United Arab Emirates, according to one of the region’s most prominent entrepreneurs.
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Renowned AI Researcher Says Google Abruptly Fired Her, Spurring Industrywide Criticism of the Company
Timnit Gebru, the technical co-lead of the Ethical AI Team at Google, tweeted on Wednesday that the company fired her after refusing to accede to two demands.
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‘If You Want to Think Like a Futurist, Do These 4 Things Every Day,' Says Renowned Futurist of 20 Years
You don’t have to be Elon Musk to think like a futurist. You just need to know where to look for answers, the right questions to ask, and whom to turn to for insight.
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Health Care Is Going Digital and That Could Make It ‘Almost Free,' Says Tech Investor Tim Draper
In future, artificial intelligence will help to diagnose patients and develop the medicine required at “very low costs,” says venture capitalist Tim Draper.
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C3.ai Files S-1 for IPO, to List on NYSE Under Ticker Symbol ‘AI'
Enterprise AI software company C3.ai filed its S-1 prospectus for an IPO with the SEC. The company will list its shares on the NYSE under the symbol AI.
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People Suffering Depression and Anxiety Want to Reveal Their Pain — to a Robot
A majority of workers are more comfortable sharing their mental health struggles with a robot than a boss. Experts are divided on whether AI is up to the task.
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This 16-Year-Old is Building an A.I. Tool to Help Hospitals Quickly Diagnose COVID-19
Moksh Nirvaan isn’t your average 16-year-old. The Plano, Texas, teen is building an artificial intelligence-based tool to help hospitals quickly identify Covid-19 cases by scanning chest X-rays. And he’s also developing an app to help users find nearby emergency supplies like antibacterial wipes and toilet paper.
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Coronavirus Is Shaping the Future of AI and Robotics
Artificial intelligence and robotics are becoming more important during the coronavirus to help bridge divides between people forced to social distance. The CEO and COO of the Boston-based AI company Neurala explained why.
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Twitter Billionaire Jack Dorsey: Automation Will Even Put Tech Jobs in Jeopardy
The rise of artificial intelligence will make even software engineers less sought after. That’s because artificial intelligence will soon write its own software, according to Jack Dorsey, the tech billionaire boss of Twitter and Square. And that’s going to put some beginning-level software engineers in a tough spot. “We talk a lot about the self-driving trucks in and whatnot” when discussing how automation...
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Pentagon Adopts New Ethical Principles for Using AI in War
The Pentagon is adopting new ethical principles as it prepares to accelerate its use of artificial intelligence technology on the battlefield
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US Criticizes China for Abuses Against Minorities Revealed by Leaked Cables
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday that a cache of leaked documents proves that Chinese authorities are engaged in massive and systemic repression of Muslims and other minorities in western China, as a number of foreign governments expressed serious concern about the scale of the campaign. Pompeo said the documents underscored “an overwhelming and growing body of evidence” that...