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Extreme Vetting: Tech Companies Meet With ICE To Build Vetting Program
A number of tech companies including IBM and Red Hat met with United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to discuss building an "extreme vetting" program.
IBM's AI Is Improving Healthcare By Advancing Cancer, Schizophrenia Research
Schizophrenia affects 2.2 million in the U.S., according to the National Institute of Medical Health.
Petya Ransomware: How Businesses Can Prepare Against Similar Cyber Attacks
Recent cyberattacks like Petya and WannaCry have caught businesses off guard, highlighting the need for investment in cybersecurity defenses.
How AI Technology Adoption In Healthcare Is Changing The Industry
The medical field is one of the latest to get bitten with the AI bug, as AI can free up doctors' time for critical care.
Bitcoin Prices Surge, Here's Why Cryptocurrency Is Skyrocketing
Cryptocurrency... so hot right now. Bitcoin surges above $2,700. Economic shifts in China are one of many factors propelling cryptocurrency to record-breaking prices.
Santiago Stock Exchange Will Be The First In Latin America To Use Blockchain
Chile’s largest stock exchange, the Santiago Stock Exchange, will soon be the first market in Latin America to use a blockchain-based securities lending solution.
IoT Security: Government Accountability Office Highlights Risks Posed By Internet Of Things
The U.S. Government Accountability Office released a report on the internet of things, highlighting the security risks of web-connected devices.
IBM Storewize Malware: Company Tells Customers To Destroy Flash Drive That Contains Malware
IBM is advising its customers to destroy a flash drive that it shipped with its Storewize systems because the drive may contain malware.
Bitcoin Price Reaches All-Time High, Continues Upward Trend In 2017
The price of Bitcoin recently hit an all-time high, now worth around $1,400 per coin. The market value of this digital blockchain technology is making dramatic gains despite the slow march of regulation.
Elon Musk Introduces New Company, Neuralink, Which Plans To Merge Human Brains With Computers
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is now heading another company, Neuralink, which wants to connect human brains with computers.
Quantum Computer Duel: Trapped Ion And Superconducting Devices Go Head-To-Head
A team of researchers attempted to answer a longstanding question — which architecture, trapped ions or a superconducting device, creates faster and more reliable quantum computers?
Making Pristine Graphene Without Wrinkles For More Efficient Devices
A 2D material only an atom wide, graphene has extraordinary conductive properties, but they are negatively affected by physical imperfections in the material.
H-1B Visas Get New Guidelines To Fight Fraud, Abuse As Annual Lottery Begins
Trump administration says it's cracking down on abuse, fraud and discrimination against U.S. workers.
Twitter Troll Problem: Social Media Platform Teams Up With IBM Watson To Curb Online Abuse
Twitter said it's partnering with IBM AI technology Watson to identify abusive content on its platform.
What Is Blockchain? IBM Launches Service For Enterprise Businesses
IBM announced the launch of IBM Blockchain, a platform that will allow businesses to make use of the technology behind Bitcoin at an enterprise level.
Highest Taxes In The US: New York, Nebraska, Illinois And Wisconsin Top The List
Illinois may have the highest tax burden, according to a new study, but the Empire State fared worst when cost of living was factored in.
Atomic Hard Drive: IBM Researchers Store Single Bit Of Data On World's Smallest Magnet — One Atom Of Holmium
The research demonstrates that reading and writing information on an atom is theoretically possible — the first step toward the creation of storage devices not circumscribed by Moore’s law.
MH370 Conspiracy Theories: Diego Garcia, CIA, Terrorists, North Korea and Aliens All Have Been Connected To Plane's Disappearance
Wednesday will mark the third anniversary of the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines flight 370.
Donald Trump News: Companies Face Pressure From Anti-Trump Employees Over Bosses’ Support To President, Report Says
In recent weeks, Donald Trump has received backing from top executives of companies like IBM, Oracle, Facebook and Uber.
Women In Business: With Female Corporate Board Members Less Present In US Than Most Of The Developed World, Can Ivanka Trump Help?
In addition to lacking paid maternity leave, the U.S. has seen slower growth in the portion of women on corporate boards since 2012.
Apple Jumps In With Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Facebook With Organization Partnership on AI
Apple officially joins the Partnership on AI to Benefit People and Society. The company will work alongside other tech giants on artificial intelligence initiatives.
Artificial Intelligence Is Dominating A Poker Tournament
Carnegie Mellon University developed Libratus, an artificial intelligence machine battling four professional poker players at Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh.
Microsoft Acquires AI Startup Maluuba: Is Cortana Getting Smarter?
In recent years, Microsoft has been investing heavily in artificial intelligence. In 2016, the company also joined a global alliance called Partnership on AI.
Artificial Intelligence: Tech Billionaires Create $27 Million Fund To Research AI Safety And Ethics
The founding members of the Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence Fund said they would support research aimed at understanding ethical and safety issues related to AI technology.
Top Pharma And Biotech Trends: What To Watch Out For In 2017
The trends forecast for 2017 could bring a lot more positive outcomes for pharmaceutical and biotech industries.
Microsoft And AI: Using Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence To Diagnose Blindness
Microsoft is expanding its program that uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to help diagnose blindness and visual impairments.
Donald Trump Twitter: Microblog Executives Disinvited To Tech Summit; President-Elect Wants Attendees To Like Him 'At Least A Little Bit'
Trump is apparently still smarting from Twitter's refusal to allow him to use an emoji to go with the #CrookedHillary hashtag.
Black Friday Sales Numbers: PayPal Reports Mobile Shopping Now Accounts For Third Of Holiday Shopping
According to new data from PayPal, mobile devices contributed to a third of online shopping on Thanksgiving and Black Friday.
Time ‘Person Of The Year’ Poll: India’s Narendra Modi Leads Julian Assange, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin
The annual readers’ poll is currently led by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi who has overtaken WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Microsoft Expands Artificial Intelligence Efforts With New 5,000-Member Research Group
Microsoft Corp. announced on Thursday that it will be expanding its artificial intelligence efforts by launching the Microsoft AI and Research Group.