2024: A Year of Technological Milestones and Challenges
2024 witnessed AI's significant impact on global elections, breakthroughs in sustainability tech, space exploration milestones (SpaceX's Starship landing and India's moon landing), and record-breaking quantum computing achievements, alongside the FDA approval of the first T-cell therapy for solid tu...
2024: A Year of Technological Milestones and Challenges
2024 witnessed AI's significant impact on global elections, breakthroughs in sustainability tech, space exploration milestones (SpaceX's Starship landing and India's moon landing), and record-breaking quantum computing achievements, alongside the FDA approval of the first T-cell therapy for solid tu...
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44% Bias Score
Blinken's Final UN Trip Prioritizes AI, Sudan Crisis Amidst Deep Divisions
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will chair two UN Security Council meetings this week, focusing on artificial intelligence and Sudan's humanitarian crisis, rather than the Ukraine war or the Israeli-Hamas conflict, reflecting a strategic effort to find areas of potential consensus within a deeply ...
Blinken's Final UN Trip Prioritizes AI, Sudan Crisis Amidst Deep Divisions
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will chair two UN Security Council meetings this week, focusing on artificial intelligence and Sudan's humanitarian crisis, rather than the Ukraine war or the Israeli-Hamas conflict, reflecting a strategic effort to find areas of potential consensus within a deeply ...
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48% Bias Score
Corsmed Secures $3.5M to Revolutionize MRI Scans
Greek deep tech startup Corsmed raised $3.5 million in funding for its software that reduces brain MRI scan times from 40-45 minutes to under 5 minutes, potentially increasing patient access and hospital efficiency. The investment was led by Luminar Ventures and Big Pi Ventures.
Corsmed Secures $3.5M to Revolutionize MRI Scans
Greek deep tech startup Corsmed raised $3.5 million in funding for its software that reduces brain MRI scan times from 40-45 minutes to under 5 minutes, potentially increasing patient access and hospital efficiency. The investment was led by Luminar Ventures and Big Pi Ventures.
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44% Bias Score
Quantum Chip, AI Dangers, and Weaponized Electronics: A New Era of Risks
Google's new 105-qubit quantum chip, Willow, solves complex equations incredibly fast, raising security concerns, while a lawsuit against Character.ai highlights the dangers of AI-driven harmful advice, and the weaponization of everyday electronics like e-scooters underscores the evolving nature of ...
Quantum Chip, AI Dangers, and Weaponized Electronics: A New Era of Risks
Google's new 105-qubit quantum chip, Willow, solves complex equations incredibly fast, raising security concerns, while a lawsuit against Character.ai highlights the dangers of AI-driven harmful advice, and the weaponization of everyday electronics like e-scooters underscores the evolving nature of ...
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52% Bias Score
Critical Infrastructure Vulnerabilities Exposed: Urgent Cybersecurity Action Needed
A Censys report revealed over 430 internet-accessible industrial control systems in US infrastructure, creating critical security risks to essential services like water treatment and power, demanding immediate action due to the rise of AI-enabled cyberattacks.
Critical Infrastructure Vulnerabilities Exposed: Urgent Cybersecurity Action Needed
A Censys report revealed over 430 internet-accessible industrial control systems in US infrastructure, creating critical security risks to essential services like water treatment and power, demanding immediate action due to the rise of AI-enabled cyberattacks.
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44% Bias Score
Powell Jobs: AI's Energy Demands Highlight Urgent Need for Sustainable Solutions
Laurene Powell Jobs' Emerson Collective annual letter highlights AI's transformative potential while emphasizing the urgent need for sustainable energy solutions to power its growth, showcasing innovators like Bob Mumgaard of Commonwealth Fusion Systems and Nicholas Flanders of Twelve whose work in ...
Powell Jobs: AI's Energy Demands Highlight Urgent Need for Sustainable Solutions
Laurene Powell Jobs' Emerson Collective annual letter highlights AI's transformative potential while emphasizing the urgent need for sustainable energy solutions to power its growth, showcasing innovators like Bob Mumgaard of Commonwealth Fusion Systems and Nicholas Flanders of Twelve whose work in ...
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44% Bias Score
US Announces $200 Million in Aid for Sudan's Humanitarian Crisis
Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced $200 million in humanitarian aid for Sudan during his likely final UN trip, addressing the ongoing conflict's dire humanitarian crisis. An additional $30 million is slated for supporting civilian voices in Sudan's transition to democratic governance, bring...
US Announces $200 Million in Aid for Sudan's Humanitarian Crisis
Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced $200 million in humanitarian aid for Sudan during his likely final UN trip, addressing the ongoing conflict's dire humanitarian crisis. An additional $30 million is slated for supporting civilian voices in Sudan's transition to democratic governance, bring...
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44% Bias Score
AI in 2025: Data Governance and Scalable Architecture are Key to Success
A Bain survey reveals that while AI is a top priority for most executives, only 1% consider it unimportant; however, a significant 32% cite data unreadiness as a major obstacle to AI adoption, emphasizing the need for improved data governance.
AI in 2025: Data Governance and Scalable Architecture are Key to Success
A Bain survey reveals that while AI is a top priority for most executives, only 1% consider it unimportant; however, a significant 32% cite data unreadiness as a major obstacle to AI adoption, emphasizing the need for improved data governance.
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36% Bias Score
Citi Identifies Key Investment Themes Beyond the AI Hype for 2025
Citi analysts forecast strong investment returns in 2025 from diverse sectors, including AI-driven companies like Schrodinger and Marqeta, and also from agriculture (Darling Ingredients, Hormel Foods), clean energy (First Solar), and other growth areas; their strategy balances AI-focused growth with...
Citi Identifies Key Investment Themes Beyond the AI Hype for 2025
Citi analysts forecast strong investment returns in 2025 from diverse sectors, including AI-driven companies like Schrodinger and Marqeta, and also from agriculture (Darling Ingredients, Hormel Foods), clean energy (First Solar), and other growth areas; their strategy balances AI-focused growth with...
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44% Bias Score
Agentic AI: The Third Wave Transforming Workplaces
Salesforce's Adam Evans explains the third wave of AIâagentic AI or autonomous agentsâwhich automate tasks, personalize experiences, and improve efficiency, with examples from Wiley, Unity Environmental University, and Heathrow Airport demonstrating significant cost savings and faster case resolutio...
Agentic AI: The Third Wave Transforming Workplaces
Salesforce's Adam Evans explains the third wave of AIâagentic AI or autonomous agentsâwhich automate tasks, personalize experiences, and improve efficiency, with examples from Wiley, Unity Environmental University, and Heathrow Airport demonstrating significant cost savings and faster case resolutio...
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52% Bias Score
AI Bias in Housing: $2 Million Settlement for Erroneous Rental Rejection
An AI-powered tenant screening system, SafeRent, unfairly rejected Mary's rental application due to a low score, prompting a $2 million settlement and a five-year ban on using the system for voucher holders; highlighting AI bias in housing.
AI Bias in Housing: $2 Million Settlement for Erroneous Rental Rejection
An AI-powered tenant screening system, SafeRent, unfairly rejected Mary's rental application due to a low score, prompting a $2 million settlement and a five-year ban on using the system for voucher holders; highlighting AI bias in housing.
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56% Bias Score
Human Data: The Key to Smarter AI in Business
AI's success hinges on high-quality data; recognition dataâinsights from employee appreciationâprovides a richer, more authentic understanding of workplace dynamics than traditional methods, enabling AI to reveal hidden contributions and predict flight risks, ultimately transforming HR's strategic r...
Human Data: The Key to Smarter AI in Business
AI's success hinges on high-quality data; recognition dataâinsights from employee appreciationâprovides a richer, more authentic understanding of workplace dynamics than traditional methods, enabling AI to reveal hidden contributions and predict flight risks, ultimately transforming HR's strategic r...
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44% Bias Score