The Innovation Report
Andrew Yang, Joe Biden Come Up Short On Cybersecurity
Presidential candidates Andrew Yang and Joe Biden aren't prepared in terms of online safety, a website security company's analysis shows. The company, SiteLock, looked at the online practices of a dozen Democratic and Republican candidates in the 2020 presidential...
Machine Learning Can’t Flag False News
Current machine learning models aren't yet up to the task of distinguishing false news reports, two new papers by MIT researchers show. The big picture: After different researchers showed that computers can convincingly generate made-up news stories...
Tier Mobility raises $60 Million
Berlin-based Tier Mobility has raised $60 million in venture capital to expand its electric scooter sharing service, a sign of how bullish investors remain even as cities struggle to regulate the new transportation mode. Proponents hail electric scooters,...
Smart City Reality Check
Maybe it was Midwestern modesty. Or perhaps it was a deer-in-the-headlights realization that transportation leaders from across the country would now be watching them. But when Columbus, Ohio, beat 77 cities from across the United States to win the federal...
US Blacklists China’s Best AI Firms
FOR TWO years reports of mass incarceration have seeped out of the remote Chinese province of Xinjiang. Over 1m people, mainly Uighurs and other Muslim minorities, have been locked up in camps. Millions more live under a police state. American officials, fearful of...
New Autonomous Driving Tech Consortium
We’re still very much in the collaboration phase of autonomous driving, since it’s looking still quite a ways off from being anything consumers can use on the regular. That means there’s plenty of opportunity for things like the new “Autonomous Vehicle Computing...
The Impact of IoT on Factory Floors, and Legal Strategy
Chief among these technologies is the Internet of Things (IoT). By connecting devices and allowing them to communicate with one another, IoT is helping manufacturers optimize supply chains, lower maintenance costs and streamline workflows. In fact, by the end of 2019,...
When Oil Runs Out and Electric Vehicles Power Ahead
Are electric vehicles good for the environment? I am slightly disturbed by how this topic has been politicized. I am not going to debate global warming here, but let’s at least agree that an excess of carbon dioxide (CO2) is unhealthy for you, me, and the environment....
Robots: Psychology’s New Lab Rats?
Sending a mouse through a maze can tell you a lot about how its little brain learns. But what if you could change the size and structure of its brain at will to study what makes different behaviors possible? That’s what Elan Barenholtz and William Hahn are proposing....
Blockchain-Based Music Streaming Service Audius Faces Copyright Challenge
New startup Audius says its blockchain-based music streaming service is the solution that finally pays attention to indie artists’ needs. It’s also full of pirated material. Audius’ website says “music platforms were at their best when they listened to what...
