Why AI is now at the heart of our innovation economy Andrew Keen Contributor Andrew Keen is the author of three books: Cult of the Amateur, Digital Vertigo and The Internet Is Not The Answer. He produces Futurecast, and is the host of Keen On. More […]
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Video evidence is meaningless without accountability Some had guns and some carried sticks and shields. Some carried homemade pepper spray, and mace. But one thing nearly everyone on all sides carried: a camera.
Don’t turn comics publishers into IP factories
Don’t turn comics publishers into IP factories Over the past few decades, comic books have become Hollywood’s most reliable well for source material. It’s easy to see why — not only is comics one the most vibrant storytelling mediums in the world, but the books themselves […]
Not even remotely possible
Not even remotely possible Down with the tyranny of geography. Down with commuting, “the daily activity most injurious to human happiness.” Down with allegedly “collaborative” open floor plans built such that “high-level executives […] are exempt from this collaborative environment.” Up with more time, greater flexibility, […]
Facebook buys computer vision startup focused on adding objects to video Facebook has acquired a German company called Fayteq that builds software add-ons for video editing that can remove and add whole objects from captured video using computer vision.
The US Government must work with tech companies if it wants to remain competitive in AI U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis is concluding his tech tour of the West Coast today with a visit to Google’s Mountain View campus.
Bitcoin just passed $4,000
Bitcoin just passed $4,000 What a day for Bitcoin. 24 hours ago the cryptocurrency was trading below $3,700. About an hour ago it surged passed $4,000 and has no signs of stopping. It’s now trading around $4,135.00. For reference, a week ago Bitcoin hit an all-time […]
Can protein startups and their investors take on Big Cow? For many of us, our first experience with fake meat involves rubbery tofu that tastes more like sneaker sole than seared filet.
Embrace empathy
Two unconnected events that splashed controversy over the tech industry this week share the same underlying theme: Empathy. Or rather a lack of it. Here’s the first: An internal memo written by a Google staffer was leaked to the press. The 10-page note, authored by a white, male […]
Uber shareholder group asks Benchmark to step down from board following Kalanick suit
Uber shareholder group asks Benchmark to step down from board following Kalanick suit In what is rapidly devolving into an all-out brawl on the board of the world’s highest-valued private company, a group of Uber shareholders have asked the venture capital firm Benchmark to step down […]