https://www.bbc.com/news/business-47691078 The technological advances humanity makes will make complacent jobs easily replaceable. This is not only going to affect just the UK, it will affect the United States too. With millions of people out of jobs, what will happen to them? It made wonder if there will be a plan Read more…
MIT developed a quadruped robot that can back flip and maintain it’s balance over uneven terrain. It can also flip over if it falls on it’s back. https://mashable.com/video/mini-cheetah-mit/?utm_campaign=hp-n-5&utm_source=internal&utm_medium=onsite#MvyQhnvPBsq4
Link: https://mashable.com/2018/05/30/google-app-for-the-blind/#inBVAsFK8mqN Utilizing their own phones camera, google is making an app which will assist the blind/visually impaired interact with their environment.
The article which can be found herehttps://techcrunch.com/2019/03/18/nvidia-ai-turns-sketches-into-photorealistic-landscapes-in-seconds/ Tech Crunch has a very interesting article on a new Artificial Intelligence software developed by Nvidia. Called gauGAN, this neural network is able to create realistic looking scenery based on an input by the user. The user is given environment as paint blots. Read more…
Didn’t think that Appl would be in the credit card business? I think this will be just as popular as the Airpods due to brand loyalty. https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/25/18281259/apple-card-credit-goldman-sachs-titanium-design-event-2019
Link: https://www.cnet.com/news/facial-recognition-can-speed-you-through-airport-security-but-theres-a-cost/ So some airports have begun using facial recognition as a substitute for passports for international travelers, but there was no time period for the public to learn about and judge this change. Many are questioning how legal it is, as it is a big privacy issue, due to Read more…
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/fda-approves-first-spray-skin-product-n911976 A new medical advancement was recently patented a few months ago that essentially is a spray that once applied, starts to regenerate a new layer of skin. This will most definitely be a game changer when it comes to how we treat burn victims. A man had very serious Read more…
Link: https://www.livescience.com/65000-quantum-computer-turns-back-time.html Quantum computing has always been an interest of mine since I’ve learned of its existence. It is so interesting to me because quantum computing completely subverts everything we know about classic computing. Thanks to the use of “superpositions” quantum computers are not bound the principle of bits being Read more…
in June of 2005, Steve Jobs gave the commencement speech at Stanford.(15 min video.) Over the years it has become a classic inspirational speech, usually referred to as “Connecting the Dots.” “You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward. So you have to trust Read more…
I thought this article was interesting. I never new there was even a thing called “Attention Economy” https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/3/18246868/attention-economy-fortnite-advertising-user-engagement