“E-commerce has created a world of incredible, even disturbing convenience. The average American living in a major city can now outsource nearly every chore imaginable, while having everything she would ever need delivered to her home within a couple of hours.”
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“Tygart Technology announced it has launched the MXMOBILE FaceID System, a mobile face recognition application designed for government agencies.”
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“For many, the apps and programs we use everyday might feel like they were created by companies more than by actual human beings.”
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“Summers are hot in Omaha, where heat indexes can top 100 degrees. But Molly Mahannah is prepared. At the office, she bundles up in cardigans or an oversized sweatshirt from her file drawer. Then, she says, “I have a huge blanket at my desk that I’ve got myself wrapped in like a burrito.”
“Algorithms like this obviously raise some uncomfortable questions.”
“Executive Summary — To build trust and facilitate transactions, online marketplaces present information not only about products, but also about the people offering the products.”
“The comedian Hannibal Buress has a bit in his act about trying to hail a cab in New York as a black man. He walks up to the taxi and tries to open the door, but rather than pick him up, the driver hits the gas and speeds away, with Buress running alongside the cab.”
“Last week New York City backed down from a plan to cap the explosive growth of Uber’s vehicle fleet. The mayor’s office declared the deal it reached to be a win-win for both sides, and warned Uber that an eventual cap is still a possibility if it doesn’t comply.”
“President Obama has warned that ATMs and airport check-in kiosks are contributing to high unemployment. Sen. Marco Rubio said that the central challenge of our times is “to ensure that the rise of the machines is not the fall of the worker.”
“The News Explorer has arrived. News Explorer uses the Alchemy API to automatically construct a news information network and present large volumes of news results in an understandable fashion.”