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UN decries use of ‘big data’ collected via AI to reinforce racial bias
Police, border guards must combat racial profiling and ensure that ‘big data’ collected via artificial intelligence does not reinforce biases Read more…
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The COVID-19 data surge isn’t a temporary blip – it’s probably permanent
Thanks to COVID-19, data traffic is spiking as more people work from home and stay indoors. But telcos shouldn’t count on volumes returning to normal. Read more…
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Why US cellcos don’t want FCC’s broadband map to include 5G
US mobile operators like FCC’s idea to create a crowdsourced geospatial map for mobile broadband – as long it doesn’t include 5G. Here’s why. Read more…
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In HK, Octopus tracking is the least of our worries
Can the Hong Kong police track you with your Octopus card? Not accurately, but thanks to the likes of Google and Facebook, they probably don’t have to. Read more…
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There must be 50 ways to break up Big Tech
If we’re going to break up Big Tech, what’s the most effective remedy? There are lots of ideas, but we’ll probably need a combination of them. Read more…
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First there was big data, now there is space data
New developments in the space industry and advances in cloud computing are presenting opportunities to improve people’s lives at a scale not seen before. Read more…
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Satellites and AI could track carbon emissions in real time
ITEM: A non-profit AI firm has revealed plans to combine AI with satellite imagery to track carbon emissions from every power plant on Earth in real time – and it could be a game changer Read more…
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Ethics and AI driven buzzwords. Try common sense
Ethics seems to be the new fashionable thing. There is ethics in AI, which we believe is a lost cause. If bad people want to use it, they will. Read more…
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Big data is becoming heavy data – and that’s a problem
Data mass is beginning to exhibit gravitational properties – it’s getting heavy – and eventually it will be too big to move. How will networks handle this? And what does it mean for digital identity, Read more…
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Apple and Facebook CEOs square off over “weaponized” data
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Apple chief executive Tim Cook on Wednesday said customer data was being “weaponized with military efficiency” by companies to increase profit and called for a federal privacy law in the United States. Read more…