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The EU plans to test an AI lie detector at border points

Trials for AI lie detection at border patrol checkpoints are set to begin soon in the EU. The program, called iBorderCtrl, will run for six months at four border crossing points in Hungary, Latvia and Greece with countries outside the European...

Google is hosting a global contest to develop AI that’s beneficial for humanity

The company is pledging up to $25 million to groups that want to solve AI’s biggest hurdles One of the biggest hurdles in the field of artificial intelligence is preventing such software from developing the same intrinsic faults and biases...

Next Generation Wireless: What You Need To Know About 5G And Wi-Fi 6

Introduction Today we fundamentally rely on wireless networks to keep us connected, no matter where we are. It is a ‘utility’ we depend on for business and for pleasure. New generation wireless technologies are now coming to market poised to...

Is Computer Science Really All About Mathematics?

Your question is subtle; so any short answer is probably wrong. Programmers who excelled in math, assert that you must know math to be a good programmer; programmers who were not strong math students, assert equally strongly that you don’t...

Tech isn’t saving recruiting; it’s killing it slowly

Thing I’ve never understood: until automation gets to scale (not there yet), people are a company’s biggest expense (in the form of salaries, but also hiring/recruiting). We penny-pinch everything in companies, right? And we claim to apply data to everything? Why...

Oracle, LinkedIn To Integrate HR Apps, Data To Help Employers Find Talent

Oracle is more deeply integrating its cloud-based HR applications with LinkedIn as the two companies work together to make it easier for employers to find, hire, and train qualified job candidates. This integration and data-sharing relationship was forged amid intense...

A Globalized Cloud For A Globalized World

The web of today is truly global. It spans ever more of the planet’s surface, bringing an ever-greater portion of its population into the global communications fold. Building for such a globalized internet requires technical architectures and development mindsets that...

Study suggests new ways to get the most out of Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence is living up to the hype for companies that are using it to solve real business problems, according to a new survey. The survey of more than 300 executives around the world revealed “significant momentum behind AI, leaving...

How Punk Rock Can Revitalize Human Resources

Dressed in multicolored pants, combat boots and spiked leather bracelets, SAP’s Chief Human Resources Officer, Stefan Ries proudly strut onto the stage of the MGM Park Theater in Las Vegas to the strains of “Bring Me to Life” by Evanesence....