Congressional report rips China a new one on Orwellian use of technology,...
The US Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) tears China to shreds in its annual report citing massive crimes against humanity from Hong Kong to Xinjiang. “An Orwellian policing platform...
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US Energy Dept ‘lays foundation for quantum internet’, funds $625M to...
Today the US Department of Energy announces that it is laying the foundation for a quantum internet, and it will be funding $625 million over five years to establish between two and five Quantum...
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Why the US is trying to block Huawei’s trans-continental courtship of allies...
While Huawei is peddling its 5G network to foreign governments, the US government has been warning its allies that the Chinese tech company cannot be trusted and that China’s Communist regime would...
View ArticlePompeo to Silicon Valley: ‘Don’t let China use American tech to power...
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asks Silicon Valley to be smart when dealing with China and to not let American technology power a truly Orwellian surveillance state. “We need to make sure American...
View ArticleSenate introduces ‘Industries of the Future’ bill to fund $10B annually for...
The Senate introduces the Industries of the Future bill, which would fund $10 billion per year to research AI, biotech, and quantum sciences, among others, so the United States could maintain its...
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America is prepping its workforce for industries of the future while trying...
America is prepping its workforce for industries of the future with a new bill, increased r&d funding, and a hearing in the Senate today where they also addressed the issue of trying to reskill...
View ArticleChina agrees to stop forcing foreign companies to transfer their technology...
China agrees to stop forcing foreign companies to transfer their technology to Chinese companies and agrees to “address” intellectual property theft concerns, as part of the Phase One Trade Agreement...
View ArticleSmartphones and mindfulness on Brains Byte Back
How focused are you right now? Are you aware of the feeling of your feet touching the ground? The air flowing in and out of your lungs? Or are your thoughts, racing around your head, your main focus of...
View ArticleTech arms race ‘will give corporations, governments the ability to hack human...
The tech arms race between the US and China will soon give corporations and governments the ability to hack human beings, and the loser will be humanity itself, says noted historian Yuval Harari at the...
View ArticleHackable humans can become godlike or fall to digital dictators lording over...
While AI and biotech are giving humans godlike abilities to re-engineer life itself, humans are still hackable animals, and the threat of digital dictators lording over data colonies is a realistic...
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When cyborgs are given superhuman data collection powers
When human cyborgs are given superhuman powers, they will become data collection machines with all their tiny implants and sensors, but where will that data go and who will own it? If technology were...
View ArticlePredictive AI and suicide prevention on Brains Byte Back
In this episode we look at how predictive AI is being used to identify suicide risks before they happen, so that real people can help with the prevention. To discuss this topic I am joined by two...
View ArticleEric Schmidt to give testimony on ‘US competitiveness in critical...
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt will give testimony in a House hearing called “Losing Ground: US Competitiveness in Critical Technologies’ on Wednesday. The House Committee on Science, Space, and...
View ArticleUS politicians harumph over UK decision to allow Huawei in 5G network
US politicians are expressing a collective harumph over the UK’s decision to allow Chinese company Huawei to build part of Britain’s 5G network, which complicates issues of national security. Today, US...
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Eric Schmidt presents 6 proposals for the US to beat China in critical...
Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt presents six proposals for the US to remain competitive with China in critical technologies during a hearing in the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Today,...
View ArticleAre big tech housing projects too late to scale back inequality, gentrification?
Big tech companies are trying to bring back affordable housing in cities like San Jose and San Francisco through multi-million-dollar housing projects, but is it too late for scaling back inequality...
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Know yourself before big tech owns your beliefs and directs your decisions:...
Know yourself before the Pavlovian puppet masters of big tech own your beliefs and drive all of your decision-making while you believe you are acting upon free will. “Until you make the unconscious...
View ArticleBrace for impact! From surviving a plane crash to starting-up in Colombia:...
“Brace for impact” takes on a double-meaning in our chat with serial entrepreneur Michael Puscar — it was the phrase he heard just before surviving a plane crash, and it also accurately describes his...
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Local mentality: DARPA program has non-military potential for learning about...
DARPA is known for funding research into technologies that later become commercial, and its new Habitus program has great potential to streamline knowledge about different cultures if it ever makes it...
View ArticleWhat’s driving global tech companies to Latin America
Global tech companies are focusing on expansion in Latin America, a sign that the region is ripe with opportunity for market growth and innovation. Latin America’s tech sector has made a name for...
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