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Artificial intelligence (AI) systems are evolving fast. However, ethical standards that ensure these systems don’t harm the public, such those that aim to prevent unintentional biases based on the data these systems are trained on, have been less quick to evolve. According to a global ...

India could soon join a growing list of governments — the European Union, China, Brazil, and several U.S. states — that are passing data privacy laws. Introduced in the Indian parliament two years ago, India’s data privacy law, if passed, could prove to be hugely ...

Electrical grids across the world are becoming smarter and greener. The Singapore Power Group’s annual 2021 Smart Grid Index, which compares a total of 86 utilities across 37 countries, suggests that electrical grids in North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific are increasingly integrating smart ...

By 2025, there will be over 23 billion connections on the Internet of Things (IoT) compared to 15.1 billion in 2021, according to a recent report from GSMA, an industry organization that represents the interests of mobile network operators worldwide.  The Internet of Things is ...

Like it or not, remote and hybrid work is here to stay. Even with pandemic office lockdowns easing, many workers who began working from home at the start of the pandemic are still doing so in some capacity. According to a recent Gallup survey, which ...

3G networks in the U.S. will be retired at the end of this year. Unlike their predecessor (2G), these 3G networks will be replaced much faster with more current technology. As we previously reported, AT&T has already turned off its 3G network, and T-Mobile will ...

Given that the Internet of Things (IoT) can produce tremendous amounts of data, security is a major concern. In addition to the initial creation of the data on an individual device, data is sent to centralized systems that collect and store it for future use ...

Blockchain technology will not only revolutionize medical records, it will also create a patient-centric healthcare industry dramatically different from what exists today. As discussed in previous posts, blockchain is a decentralized digital ledger of transactions that records data in a way that prevents hacking and ...

A 2019 survey from Gartner found that 37% of businesses and organizations employ artificial intelligence (AI), DataProt reported. However, few organizations are taking steps to mitigate the risk associated with AI systems, such as their propensity for bias and privacy infringements. A 2021 PwC research ...