automation
Technology has created more jobs than it has destroyed, says 140 years of data
Posted in Software on 18th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller
Census results in England and Wales since 1871 show that the rise of machines has been a job creator rather than making humans obsolete.
We need to adapt capitalism to fit a robot-run future
Posted in Business on 22nd Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller
With the technology advances that are presently on the horizon, not only low-skilled jobs are at risk; so are the jobs of knowledge workers.
Deep Learning Catches On in New Industries, from Fashion to Finance
Posted in Business on 1st Jun, 2015
by Alex Muller
A brain like machine learning technique that has already given computers an eerie ability to recognize speech and categorize images is now creeping into many industries.
The machine that could replace anesthesiologists
Posted in Hardware on 13th May, 2015
by Alex Muller
Anesthesiologists train for 4 years after medical school and are paid an average of $277,000 a year. The machine can only be used for a few procedures for now, but that's changing.
Google expects public in driverless cars in 2 to 5 years
Posted in Hardware on 17th Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller
Google may face state regulatory hurdles depending on where it chooses to test the cars in public.