Matt O'Brien

This 2019 aerial photo provided by ConocoPhillips shows an exploratory drilling camp at the proposed site of the Willow oil project on Alaska's North Slope. President Joe Biden will prevent or limit oil drilling in 16 million acres of Alaska and the Arctic Ocean, an administration official said on Sunday, March 12, 2023. The expected announcement comes as regulators prepare to announce a final decision on the controversial Willow project.

Biden OKs Major Willow Oil Drilling in Alaska Over Protests

March 13, 2023

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Ford to Cut 1,100 Jobs in Spain After Other European Layoffs

March 10, 2023

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Nano Dimension to Acquire Stratasys in $1.1B Deal

March 10, 2023

Ramesh 'Sunny' Balwani, the former lover and business partner of Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes, arrives at federal court in San Jose, Calif., on Dec. 7, 2022.

Theranos Exec Loses Bid to Delay Sentence

March 10, 2023

How to Select Ideal IIoT & Networking Solutions

How to Select Ideal IIoT & Networking Solutions

For many industries, IIoT presents as many challenges as opportunities, but it is clearly the way of the future. Successfully deploying an IIoT application requires careful planning and attention to detail from the moment you decide to begin your journey.

February 23, 2023

Amazon Sues Over Lost $10B Contract

The Pentagon awarded the cloud computing project to Microsoft in October.

February 11, 2020

In this Nov. 29, 2019, file photo, a metal head made of motor parts symbolizes artificial intelligence, or AI, at the Essen Motor Show for tuning and motorsports in Essen, Germany. The Trump administration is proposing new rules guiding how the U.S. government regulates the use of artificial intelligence in medicine, transportation and other industries. The White House unveiled the proposals Tuesday, Jan. 7, and said they're meant to promote private sector applications of AI that are safe and fair.

White House Proposes Regulating AI

But the vagueness of the principles announced by the White House is unlikely to satisfy AI watchdogs.

January 8, 2020

In this Dec. 4, 2019, file photo commuters pass through the World Trade Center in New York. A study by a U.S. agency has found that facial recognition technology often performs unevenly based on a person's race, gender or age. This is the first time the National Institute of Standards and Technology has investigated demographic differences in how face-scanning algorithms are able to identify people.

Race, Gender Affect Face-Scanning

The report suggests higher error rates for women, the youngest and oldest people, and for certain racial groups.

December 20, 2019

In this Feb. 14, 2019, file photo people stand in the lobby for Amazon offices in New York. Amazon says President Donald Trump's “improper pressure' and behind-the-scenes attacks harmed its chances of winning a $10 billion Pentagon contract. Amazon argues in a lawsuit unsealed Monday, Dec. 9, that the decision should be revisited because of “substantial and pervasive errors' and Trump's interference.

Amazon Suit Cites Trump's 'Improper Pressure'

Amazon argues in a lawsuit unsealed Monday that the decision should be revisited because of “substantial and pervasive errors" and Trump's interference.

December 9, 2019

Google

Tech Titans' AI Concerns

'Ethical AI' has become a buzz word for addressing bias in facial recognition, anxieties about job losses to the technology, and its use by law enforcement.

November 19, 2019

Google Touts Quantum Computing Milestone

They say an experimental quantum processor has completed a calculation in just a few minutes that would take a traditional supercomputer thousands of years.

October 23, 2019

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Despite Eco Pledges, Big Tech Wants Big Oil

Microsoft and other tech giants have been competing with one another to strike lucrative partnerships with ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, BP and other energy firms.

October 2, 2019

AI Surveillance Expanding Worldwide

At least 75 countries are actively using AI tools such as facial recognition.

September 18, 2019

Microsoft

Microsoft Growth Beats Expectations

This sector of the business helped contribute to quarterly profits of over $13 billion.

July 19, 2019

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Congress Grills Big Tech

Lawmakers are trying to determine if their business practices run afoul of century-old laws originally designed to combat railroad and oil monopolies.

July 17, 2019

Amazon

Amazon, Microsoft Battle Over 'War Cloud'

The $10B contract covers a computing project that will store and process classified data, and enable the military to speed up its use of AI.

July 9, 2019

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Google's Promises Don't Sway Experts

Some critics say Google's privacy updates sidestep more substantial changes that could threaten its ad-driven business model.

May 8, 2019

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Lawmakers Urge Action on AI Bias

"Self-regulation clearly has failed here," said one senator.

April 11, 2019

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AI's Rise Exposes Gender Gap

At major tech companies, women account for 20 percent or fewer of the engineering and computing roles.

December 13, 2018