If I had half a billion dollars to invest right now, mark my words, a large portion would be allocated to the edible insect industry. Insects have more protein than any other meat and as I covered in “Tasty, edible crickets may solve the impending food crisis”, they are an environmentally-friendly way to feed a… Continue reading Where’s the Uber for Raising Edible Insects in 2019?
Clickbait as a Business Model is Dead – Will Live Events Save Journalism?
The publishing industry had a very surreal moment last week with a drove of surprising layoffs. Verizon (which owns HuffPost, Yahoo, and AOL) announced it would be laying off seven percent of its staff, Gannett Co. which owns more than 1,000 daily and weekly newspapers across the country had cut approximately 400 jobs, and most… Continue reading Clickbait as a Business Model is Dead – Will Live Events Save Journalism?
The Blind YouTubers Changing the Accessibility of the Internet
There’s no other technology in the world that can transport people to entirely new situations so inexpensively and easily as films can. From the moment the opening scene starts, you’re dropped into that character’s universe – whether that’s 1940s New York, Rome in AD 180, or entering a wormhole in order to save a mid-21st… Continue reading The Blind YouTubers Changing the Accessibility of the Internet
The IRS bought a $99 million AI tool that will catch all tax evaders through social media
There’s a level of public fear that arises when we hear that the government is using AI in some way. In the past I’ve covered the collapse of Digital Privacy thanks in part to Palantir Technologies and their government contract to end terrorism. This week I talked about the racial biases encoded in AI and… Continue reading The IRS bought a $99 million AI tool that will catch all tax evaders through social media
Online dating profiles are being sold by the millions. And this might resolve AI’s racism
We’re on the brink of bringing intelligent automation to nearly every facet of our lives. However, baked into many of the algorithms is the ugly racial bias that has plagued humanity forever. “If you don’t fix the bias, then you’re automating the bias” said Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, on the subject of an IBM facial recognition project… Continue reading Online dating profiles are being sold by the millions. And this might resolve AI’s racism
Facebook Can Predict How You’ll Look in 10 Years All From Memes
The first major viral Internet meme of 2019 caused us all to dig ten years back in our photo albums and see how much we’ve changed since then. You’d think it was a harmless trip down memory lane. But one journalist proposed a theory about Facebook’s involvement in this, and it’s both genius and dubious.… Continue reading Facebook Can Predict How You’ll Look in 10 Years All From Memes
This tracking device doesn’t need a battery, is powered by air, and Apple missed out
It’s not uncommon for large corporations like Alphabet or Microsoft to hold a sizable investment portfolio – we’re talking $1B+ of stock in other companies. However, when two behemoths invest in the same company, especially when that company is less than two years old, then everyone needs to realize that company’s potential. This is the… Continue reading This tracking device doesn’t need a battery, is powered by air, and Apple missed out
By 2069, Every Person On Earth Will Have Internet Access
By 2069, every single person on Earth will have access to the Internet. This is because Google, Facebook, and a few other competitors are using Internet connectivity initiatives as a mechanism to economically “colonize” developing countries and the rural outskirts of the world. Not a single person will be deprived of the opportunity to have… Continue reading By 2069, Every Person On Earth Will Have Internet Access
Why Nissan wants you to see the data around you while driving
When we look to the next decade of our devices, one of the main ways they’ll evolve is through the use of digital humans. We’re talking about an entirely new way of engaging with every single application and piece of software we use today. Ten years from now, Netflix can’t rely on using the same… Continue reading Why Nissan wants you to see the data around you while driving