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customer experience

Economic Pressures and Staffing Shortages Destroy Customer Experience in 2022

Despite years of investment in customer experience technology, 2022 sees a massive decline in service quality as companies cut back on support staff. This failure to assist customers during critical moments causes lasting damage to brand reputations.

NASA Forms Scientific Study Team to Investigate Unidentified Aerial Phenomena

NASA assembles a new research team to scientifically study unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) without focusing on extraterrestrial origins. The study focuses on organizing existing data and developing better methods for future UAP observation.

machine learning

Machine Learning Drives Modern AI Growth After Overcoming Early Winters

Machine learning accounts for how computers become smart and currently dominates the AI industry with massive funding. The technology overcomes past setbacks by using massive web-generated data to learn without explicit programming.

machine learning

2021 Machine Learning and Data Landscape Shows Explosive Growth

The 2021 MAD landscape reveals an incredibly active year of rapid expansion and innovation across the machine learning, artificial intelligence, and data sectors. New startups and funding records highlight a booming ecosystem that continues to defy expectations.

Government Surveillance Expands Massively in the Two Decades Since 9/11

Harvard's David O'Brien details how the September 11 attacks triggered a massive, ongoing expansion of government digital surveillance powers over the past twenty years.

EU Opens Antitrust Probe Into Facebook's Use of Advertiser Data

The European Commission launches a formal investigation to determine if Facebook unfairly uses data from rival advertisers to boost its own Marketplace service.

Microsoft Pursues TikTok Acquisition After Trump Talks

Microsoft confirms plans to explore a purchase of TikTok in the US and several other countries following direct talks with President Trump. The tech giant promises strict data security measures and aims to finalize negotiations by September 15.

Coronavirus Quarantine Measures Raise Serious Digital Privacy Concerns

Governments worldwide implement aggressive digital surveillance tools to track the coronavirus spread, sparking debates over the balance between public health and personal privacy.

Facebook and Venmo Send Cease-and-Desist Letters to Clearview AI

Facebook and Venmo are demanding that facial recognition startup Clearview AI stop scraping user photos from their platforms. The controversial company plans to fight back by claiming a First Amendment right to publicly available information.

Google's Dataset Search Exits Beta With New Mobile Features

Google officially launches Dataset Search out of beta, giving researchers access to 25 million publicly available data sets. The updated tool introduces a mobile-friendly interface and new filtering options to help users find specific data types.

Streaming Guide Reelgood Raises $6.75 Million to Expand Universal Dashboard

Reelgood, a universal streaming aggregator, raises $6.75 million in Series A funding led by Runa Capital. The platform helps users navigate over 300 streaming services while licensing its highly accurate viewing data to major tech and media companies.

artificial intelligence

How Big Tech Could Use AI Feedback Loops to Build Unbreakable Monopolies

Thomas Ramge's book explores how the feedback data essential for training artificial intelligence could allow major tech companies to stifle competition and unfairly dominate the market.