Sara Garner had a nagging feeling something wasn’t quite right. A software engineer, she was revamping her personal site, but it just didn’t feel like her. Sure, it had the requisite links to her social media and her professional work, but it didn’t really reflect her personality. So she created a page focused on museums, […]
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A brief history of Chinese-American espionage entanglements
Since the establishment of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, intelligence services in both Beijing and Washington have vied to uncover secrets in one another’s countries, and to safeguard their own secrets, in pursuit of military, economic, and technological advantage. Many bona fide spies on both sides have been caught; many innocents have been […]
Featured Session: Global Technology for Data in the Cloud
2020 has brought global disruption of societies, customer behavior, and economies. The businesses that survive and thrive will need to make fast, smart decisions about how to pivot in today’s world. In this session, you’ll hear from Mai-Lan Tomsen Bukovec, global vice president for block and object storage at Amazon Web Services, about how those smart […]
AI Advances and Applications
Is AI at an impasse? The growth of AI to date has been fueled by massive amounts of data and exponential gains in processing efficiency. But are these gains sustainable and if not, what is going to take us to the next level? Join us virtually at EmTech MIT as we look at the status quo […]
Go behind the scenes of one of the world’s most advanced genomics labs
For the first time ever, EmTech MIT, our flagship event on emerging technologies and trends, will be held virtually. Going virtual has given us the opportunity to offer the MIT Inside Track, which includes these exciting new interactive experiences: Meet the Researcher– MIT’s Computer and Artificial Intelligence Lab: Chat with researchers inside MIT’s world-class research lab and learn […]
VOLTA Spark: All The Cables You Need In One Cable
Looking at my workspace, I realize how messed up the cable situation is on the desk. There is a Type-C to Type-C cable, a lightning cable for my iPhone, an old-style micro-USB cable to charge wireless earphones, and a couple of faulty cables with low-success ratio. If you are juggling between different devices then you […]
Apple-Epic Battle Has Drawn the Attention of German Antitrust Authorities
There is no denying that Epic’s Fortnite standoff has garnered a lot of attention. Epic rallied against Apple with a group of developers, and some of the other tech companies like Microsoft are reacting strongly. Amidst the controversy, Germany’s antitrust watchdog is keeping an eye on Apple’s App Store payment row. Moreover, the authorities are […]
PUBG Mobile Banned in India along with 117 Other Chinese Apps
The Indian government has banned 118 Chinese apps in the country today. Among these apps is PUBG Mobile, India’s most popular Battle Royale game for mobile devices. The authorities have also banned the lighter version of PUBG – PUBG Mobile Lite — developed for less powerful phones. According to the Indian government, these 118 apps […]
Google Wants to Remix News Radio Just for You
The company’s latest news product is an ever-replenishing playlist of audio stories—curated, in part, by the wealth of data it has on you. Powered by WPeMatico
Apple and Google have launched coronavirus exposure notifications without an app
The news: Apple and Google have announced they’re expanding their coronavirus exposure warning system so health agencies can take part without needing to create a customized app. It’s a significant upgrade to the system, which uses Bluetooth to work out if people have spent extended periods of time near each other, then notifies someone’s close […]