Europe plans strict rules for artificial intelligence
Companies that violate the new regulations could face fines up to €20 million or 4% of their turnover.
The European Commission, the executive branch of the EU, has leaked to POLITICO a draft of its new AI rules. The Commission plans to make the rules public on April 21.
Under the draft pr...
Twitter will examine its algorithms for potentially causing harm
The social network's platform may be unintentionally foregrounding white people over those of colour.
This week Twitter announced that it will begin an extensive study its machine learning algorithms. The purpose of the study is to determine whether they cause unintentional harm. Specifically, t...
Pegasystems Process AI for simpler analysis and forecasting
Pegasystems announced on Tuesday that it is adding the ability to apply AI to business processes midstream, intending to help organizations determine whether an anticipated outcome will turn out as predicted.
Pegasystems is introducing another feature that companies can use to analyze streaming ...
Intel in talks to make chips for automakers in 6-9 months
In a report by Reuters, Intel’s CEO said on Monday that the company is in talks to start making chips for automakers, to offset the shortage, which has slowed down the automotive industry considerably.
Chief Executive Officer, Pat Gelsinger, said that Intel is talking to companies that design ...
‘Google prioritized its own ads in advertising auctions’
Google has abused its position in the online advertising market. The company gave priority to ads bought via its own advertising tool.
This is evident from a document that was accidentally submitted uncensored in a competition lawsuit against Google in Texas, writes The Wall Street Journal. The ...
Apple kept iMessage away from Android on purpose
Apple is aware that the blue bubbles on iMessage are an entry barrier for people who want to switch to Android. For that reason, the service was deliberately kept from appearing on Google’s mobile OS. The revelations come after depositions of and emails from Apple employees and high-ranking execu...
Could the Biden tax plan affect U.S. investment in Ireland?
The Administration's global tax proposal could make Ireland less attractive for US tech giants.
Over the past few decades, Ireland has been able to attract huge investment from US tech firms by offering very favorable corporate tax rates. These sweetheart tax deals have allowed major US firms to...
US blocks trade with Chinese supercomputer manufacturers
The US Department of Commerce has announced that it is imposing sanctions on seven Chinese supercomputer manufacturers. The manufacturers will be on the list of companies that may be involved with the Chinese military.
According to the Department, the companies are "involved with building superc...
IBM adds machine learning to quantum computer SDK
IBM has released Qiskit Machine Learning. The new module for the devkit for quantum computers allows developers to outsource machine learning tasks to quantum computers.
Quantum computers offer a new way to apply machine learning models, Medium writes. Quantum machine learning (QML), as the tech...
Elon Musk’s Neuralink enables a monkey to play Pong with its mind
Elon Musk's startup Neuralink has shown off the latest version of its brain-machine interface, which a monkey uses to wirelessly play Pong with its mind. The demonstration is both another step forward for the ambitious company and a fascinating look at the current state of the technology, which, am...
Think tank: Europe should invest in chip design, not production
A German think tank report says that building a super fabrication facility makes no sense when the EU's chip design industry is lacking.
Europe’s ambition to make the most powerful computer chips risks wasting billions of euros, a German think tank said in a report this week. The report, accor...
The UK’s Digital Markets Unit is here to watch big tech
The UK plans to launch a regulator to make sure that big tech companies like Facebook and Google do not abuse their market power. As the dominant players, they have been known to have ambitions exceeding their already gargantuan empires.
They participate in anti-competitive business practices an...