The Biden administration faces a difficult balancing act in its approach to China as it strives to safeguard U.S. national security without jeopardizing the overall relationship. Last year President Joe Biden announced a measure aimed at cutting China off from advanced semiconductor chips, and this month he ordered restrictions on U.S. investment in high-tech industries… Continue reading U.S.-China tensions may sink key science and technology pact STA
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AI is the most hyped technology of 2023
There is little surprise that Gartner’s latest research on emerging technology shows that generative AI is reaching a peak in hype. “The popularity of many new AI techniques will have a profound impact on business and society,” said Arun Chandrasekaran, distinguished vice-president analyst at Gartner. “The massive pretraining and scale of AI foundation models,… Continue reading AI is the most hyped technology of 2023
Why technology jobs are proving resilient
As 2023 dawned, the direction that the technology recruitment market would take was highly uncertain. We had seen two boom years due to pent-up demand during the pandemic, but with downside economic indicators gathering – rising costs, rampant inflation, interest rates increasing – would that hold? We trusted our instincts and predicted that the… Continue reading Why technology jobs are proving resilient
Detroit woman sues city after being falsely arrested while 8-months pregnant due to facial recognition technology
A Detroit woman is suing the city and a police detective after she was falsely arrested due to facial recognition technology while 8-months pregnant, according to court documents. Porcha Woodruff, 32, was getting her two children ready for school on the morning of February 16 when six police officers showed up at her doorstep and… Continue reading Detroit woman sues city after being falsely arrested while 8-months pregnant due to facial recognition technology