The University of Cambridge has announced [https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/HawkingArchive] that the archive of the late world-renowned theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author Stephen Hawking will be digitized and made freely available to students, researchers, and the public. The archive will boast a wide selection from Hawking’s...
Microsoft president Brad Smith suggested that unregulated AI like facial recognition could result in widespread mass surveillance similar to the premise of George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984 if more laws aren’t established to protect people. Smith shared his thoughts on the subject while speaking to BBC Panorama on...
Google is being sued over gender pay disparity in a class-action lawsuit by 10,800 women who have held various positions at the company since 2013. The original suit brought by Google employees Kelly Ellis, Holly Pease, and Kelli Wisuri in 2017 was tossed out by a judge before being...
The capped-profit AI research and deployment company, OpenAI, is launching a $100 million fund to invest in early-stage startups that use artificial intelligence to advance various industries. The fund, which includes Microsoft as one of its investors, will be directly managed by OpenAI. Founder Sam Altman has announced that the...
Amazon will be deploying small kiosks called ZenBooth in its warehouses to help overworked employees destress. The booths, which are about a standard phone booth size, are part of Amazon’s new WorkingWell program announced earlier in May. Invented by an employee named Leila Brown, the booths are equipped with...
A survey conducted by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has revealed that 83% of Europeans have a positive attitude towards urban air mobility (UAM) services. UAM services include flying taxis, air ambulances, drone deliveries, and more. 71% of the survey participants said they were even ready to try...
