Confidential computing provides revolutionary data encryption, UC Berkeley professor says
Blending hardware enclaves with cryptography, Raluca Popa developed a practical solution for confidential computing.Read More
IBM announces system-on-chip AI hardware
IBM enters the AI hardware acceleration field with a full system-on-chip board that integrates approximate computing.Read More
AI text generation in marketing must be managed carefully
AI text generation will become mainstream in marketing in the coming years, but human subject matter experts will remain crucial.Read More
Why generative AI legal battles are brewing | The AI Beat
Behind this week’s firehose of news around generative AI tools, legal battles around “fair use” of training data are brewing, say experts.Read More
How retail AI is helping sellers keep up this holiday shopping season (and beyond)
From predictive analytics to demand forecasting, retail AI is helping move inventories, predict trends and adequately price products. Read More
‘Poster Girl’ Explores the Surveillance State’s Allure
“Divergent” author Veronica Roth’s new novel is about a young women coming to terms with the authoritarian regime that manipulated her.
How to Set Up Your New Android Phone (2022)
Welcome to your shiny new Google-powered smartphone. It will be up and ready in no time with these handy tips.
Beware the Distraction of the Twitter Mob Campaign
A kerfuffle over Bayonetta voice actor Hellena Taylor’s pay reveals the often hollow structure of social media activism.
The ‘M3GAN’ Dance Meme: Vicious Dolls Could Dominate 2023
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What the Soup-Throwing Climate Activists Got Right
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