TheBoard of Directors of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) decided not to delegate the .corp, .home, and .mail generic top-level domains (gTLDs) because of concerns overs name collisions. As explained...
China is reportedly working on enhancing its nuclear submarines with artificial intelligence (AI).AI would be used to upgrade the computer systems through which submarines are managed, with the aim of assisting commanding officers...
The US Federal Communications Commission has issuedan order that 'sets aside and rescinds' a report on zero-rating practices that the Commission released in January 2017. The report concluded that zero rating services offered by A...
Aworking paper recently published for peer review by a team of researchers from Stanford University looks into the issue of fairness in the content of decisions make by artificial intelligence algorithms. The paper, which studies ...
Latin used to be the language of scholars, allowing them to share and discuss their discoveries. Other languages (such as German, for the sciences) are sometimes identified with a particular subject area. English as a lingua franc...
Connecting everyone to the Internet won't solve the world's development problems according to Scroll.in's analysis of the World Development Report 2016. At least 40% of the population has Internet access, and eight of te...
Emoji: Language killer, parasite or symbiosis? notes that 6 500 languages are being spoken every day on today's Earth, and suggests that "Emoji, as a parasitic 'language', could be the culprit for the abuse and ultimate death...
Online education has gained a place as a legitimate path to traditional educational objectives. High quality teacher training online is now an option for improvement of quality delivery of support and resources that was not previo...
Regional and minority languages need better access to the digital world announces that the EU will offer new support for Northern European and Baltic Languages and Cultures research and teaching, to address the lack of r...
The Brazilian Ministry of Justice opened a new public consultation on the draft Internet Decree ('the Draft Decree') which seeks to regulate the Civil Rights Framework for the Internet 2014, on 25 January 2016. The draft...
If you're in Amsterdam for Cisco Live, you might wanttomake the Learning and Certifications space your first stop in the Hub. Because trust me: you really,reallydon't want to miss the exciting, cutting-edge30-minute sessions in th...
It used to be that a pair of headphones meant fussy wires and heavy, cumbersome headsets. Thankfully, that is no longer the case. Today, headphones are more lightweight and even have Bluetooth capability to finally rid yourself of...