Alex Drown

No-one likes being reduced to statistics. But the truth is, we  are made up of numbers and we generate data far faster than we do new cells. It’s impossible for humanity to avoid being mathematically modelled; instead of worrying about our own numbers, we need to distinguish between good and bad uses of our intimate information: the doctor using genetic testing to identify breast cancer risk on the one hand; on the other, the shadowy firm harvesting our social media data so they can serve us political ads. Employee analysis falls firmly into the first category. More information is on the workers of businesses - their skills, experience, productivity, areas of development, happiness - better employers can help them advance their careers while adding more value to the organization. But the overwhelming majority of businesses are failing to tap this fantastic resource, with only a third of companies using people's data to inform people's decisions. At best, this would repr

The short film Slotterbots depicts a near future in which a swarm of micro-drones killed thousands of people for their political beliefs. It quickly went viral in November 2017 by academics and activists warning of the dangers of advanced artificial intelligence (AI), which to date has been viewed more than three million times. It helped public debate on the future of autonomous weapons and put pressure on diplomats meeting on the UN Convention on Traditional Weapons. But such a speculative science fiction story is not useful to attract attention. Those designing and building advanced technology can use stories to consider the results of their work and ensure that it is used for good. And we think that such "science fiction prototypes" or "design fiction" can help prevent human biases from doing their work in new technology, which can further inflame society's prejudices and injustice. A bias may give rise to an arbitrary preference of some categ

DURBAN, 25 September (Xinhua) - On Wednesday, the Mayor of Aivini, Mxolisi Kaunda said that people should be prepared to use technology to meet the challenges facing society. Kaunda said this while speaking at the opening ceremony of the Durban Business Fair. He called on business and people to be innovative and think beyond the traditional way of doing things. "The Fourth Industrial Revolution will undoubtedly be the result of changes in the economic landscape. It is a reality and it is necessary for us to adapt to the changes. However, we must place people at the center of digital change. This is where it is needed." The government and A's scheme can be developed to re-impart skills to the people so that the private sector can make changes. The founder of Rekolung Rabana, a learning technology company, Rapelung Rabana called on the business community to identify challenges so that they can overcome them. Rabana said, "Once you identify which challeng

Apple's top-of-line computers will gather in Texas, the company announced on Monday, a manufacturing decision that sparked a trade war with China. The Lone Star State could thank the new tariff rebate thanks to Apple's move. President Trump is pushing Apple, making most of its products in China, to manufacture in the United States. “Apple will not be given a tariff waiver or relief for Mac Pro parts made in China. Make them in the United States, no tariffs! "He tweeted in July. Over the weekend, the administration exempted some Chinese-made components used in the Mac Pro from tariffs. In a statement, Apple CEO Tim Cook thanked the administration for the exemption, which allows the company to assemble computers inside the United States. "We deeply believe in the power of American innovation," Cook said in the statement. "That's why every Apple product is designed and engineered in the US, and is made up of parts of 36 states that support

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Here are seven of the most dangerous technology trends: 1.  Echoed voice The British, Chinese, and United States armed forces are testing how interconnected, cooperative drones could be used in military operations. Inspired by a swarm of insects working together, drone swarms could revolutionize future conflicts, whether it be by overwhelming enemy sensors with their numbers or to effectively cover a large area for search-and-rescue missions. The difference between swarms and how drones are used by the military today is that the swarm could organize itself based on the situation and through interactions with each other to accomplish a goal. While this technology is still in the experimentation stage, the reality of a swarm that is smart enough to coordinate its own behavior is moving closer to reality. Aside from the positive benefits of drone swarms to minimize casualties, at least for the offense, and more efficiently achieve a search-and-rescue objective, the thought of

We know that iOS and Windows are competitive and do not gel with each other. The result is that you cannot run your Windows application on the iOS platform. iOS has a good mobile OS market share of 50 %%, while Windows OS is the most prominent in the PC category with a market share of 90%. Therefore, there is a possibility that you own both the above devices and have to look at the ways in which you can talk them to each other. If you want to manage your Windows 10 PC data even while away, seamless integration between your iOS device and Windows PC is necessary. Connect iPhone to Windows 10 PC One such application that helps connect your iOS device to a Windows 10 PC is Microsoft Remote Desktop for iOS. We've seen how to connect an Android phone to a Windows 10 PC - now let's see how to connect an iPhone or iOS device to Windows 10. Features of Microsoft Remote Desktop for iOS Microsoft Remote Desktop is a free application easily available for download on

For years, Big Oil played catch-up with the banking, e-commerce, and retail industries in embracing digitalization and new technologies to boost profits and efficiency. Over the past year, however, Big Oil and many companies in the upstream and downstream segments have started to adopt a growing number of digital solutions to seek cost cuts through innovation and new technologies. Many oil and gas firms, especially the world’s biggest, are already using data analytics, cloud computing, digital oil fields, digital twins, robotics, automation, predictive maintenance, machine learning (ML), and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Technology consultancy firms say that the number of companies using advanced digital solutions for their businesses will only grow in the future. Although the oil and gas sector was slower than others to come on board with digitalization, now digital disruption and transformation is front and center of every oil industry conference anywhere in the wo

Apple's latest iPhone 11 range hit stores in China on Friday, with short queues of die-hard fans contrasting with the hundreds who camped out ahead of some previous launches The sales performance of the US tech giant's latest line-up is being closely watched in the world's largest smartphone market, where Apple has been losing ground to competitors with cheaper and feature-packed handsets in recent years The queues at the Shanghai and Beijing stores, which combined added up to few dozen customers, were in sharp contrast to previous years, when hundreds used to wait for hours outside Apple's shops to be the first to grab its latest offerings But much of the fanfare in China has moved online where the pre-sales for  iPhone 11 ₹ 64,900 , priced between $699 (roughly Rs. 50,000) and $1,099 (roughly Rs. 78,000), started last week Analysts said they had gotten off to a better start than the last cycle a year ago Chinese e-commerce site JD.com said day one pre-

Indian Institute of Technology Madras hosted the first meeting of Space Technology Cells (STCs) established in premier research institutions in the country by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Department of Space, Government of India. ISRO – IIT Madras Space Technology Cell Confluence 2019, the first meeting of all the Space Technology Cells, was held at IIT Madras on September 16 and 17, 2019. The objective was to share information about the research underway in various institutions, the salient findings, and to understand the utilisation of output by ISRO. ISRO and the Department of Space, Government of India, has established and operated the Space Technology Cells for over three decades in IIT Madras as well as IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, and Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, to carry out focussed research in space-related technologies. Recently, Space Technology Cells were also created in IIT Gu