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An article from Dive Brief // Racism in Construction Published May 5, 2023 The EEOC has targeted racial and sexual harassment in the construction industry. iStock / Getty Images Plus via Getty Images Editor’s note: This article includes references to language and events that could be disturbing to readers. Dive…

Apple and Google have jointly proposed a new industry specification aimed at preventing the misuse of Bluetooth location-tracking devices like AirTags. The new proposal outlines a number of best practices for makers of Bluetooth trackers and, if adopted, would enable anyone with an iOS or Android smartphone to get a…

Dive Brief: Google is building two new data centers in Columbus and Lancaster, Ohio, according to a company press release shared with Construction Dive. Construction has already begun at both sites. Once completed, these data centers will help power Google’s artificial intelligence innovation, particularly tools like Gmail, Search and Maps,…

Geoffrey Hinton, an award-winning computer scientist known as the “godfather of artificial intelligence,” confirmed Monday that he left his role at Google to speak out about the “dangers” of the technology he helped to develop. Hinton is having some serious second thoughts about the fruits of his labors. Hinton helped…

If there was any doubt the ocean is increasingly becoming a focus of carbon capture entrepreneurs, you may set it aside. Three months after early-stage startup Captura — fronted by an experienced executive in the nascent carbon removal sector, former Carbon Engineering CEO Steve Oldham — raised $12 million in…

Select tech firms working on generative artificial intelligence will meet with White House officials as the United States explores regulations aimed at preventing the technology from doing more harm than good. Photo: Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP Source: AFPThe White House plans to meet with top executives from Google, Microsoft, OpenAI…

Maybe Don't Stalk People, OK — Tracker-makers will chime in over the coming months to finalize the standard. Samuel Axon - May 2, 2023 9:21 pm UTC Apple's AirTag. Samuel Axon The other side of Apple's AirTag. Samuel Axon AirTags also come in packs of four for $99. Samuel Axon…

An artificial intelligence pioneer nicknamed the “Godfather of AI” has resigned from his position at Big Tech firm Google so he could speak more openly about the potential dangers of the technology. Before resigning, Dr. Geoffrey Hinton worked at Google on machine learning algorithms for more than a decade. He…

Home News Mobile Phones (Image credit: Google) Sometimes the best changes are the small ones. A quality-of-life update is coming to a future version of Pixel OS separating the volume controls for ringtones and notifications. It’s a pretty basic change, sure, but considering the fact that you can already adjust…

Home News Computing (Image credit: Future) Microsoft just let us know how it has been making the popular Bing chatbot more helpful in some areas, and most recently there have been improvements to how the AI handles queries about traveling and recipes for cooking. In a blog post (opens in…