Thought Pieces


December 4, 2020

Meet The AI-Loving Time ‘Kid Of The Year’

December 3, 2020

Sick Of Ringing In Your Ears? Machine Learning Can Now Objectively Measure Tinnitus

December 2, 2020

Google Pushes Further Into Healthcare, Developing New AI Tools To Help Solve Problems

November 25, 2020

How Is IBM Thinking About AI Governance? It Aims For High Transparency And Low Bias

November 24, 2020

New Research Makes Recommendations For AI Governance. Surprisingly, Google Is One Of The Report’s Collaborators

November 23, 2020

Is Bias Coded Into AI? A New Documentary Screams Yes And Wants Legislation To Change It.

November 20, 2020

The Outgoing Trump Administration Just Issued Guidelines For AI Regulation. It Advises To Proceed Cautiously.

November 19, 2020

Moderating Facebook Content: Is AI The Answer?

November 18, 2020

Can AI Help Create Human Life? Ivy And Life Whisperer Believe It Can

November 17, 2020

AI, Traffic and Transportation

November 16, 2020

When Tanks Get An Upgrade: How The Military Is Using AI On The Battlefield

November 13, 2020

Are your video calls dropping? AI is here to help keep us connected while working from home

November 12, 2020

How Australia Is Looking To AI To Solve Environmental And Agricultural Problems

November 9, 2020

Biden, AI and Innovation: How the New Administration Will Guide Advancing Technologies

November 6, 2020

Investors Pony Up For Chinese AI / Autonomous Vehicle Startup

November 5, 2020

Saudi Arabia Signs Deals With Chinese Companies To Advance AI Capability. How Does That Compare To The U.S. Strategy?

November 4, 2020

AI And The Election: A New Nonprofit Is Using Technology To Track Anonymized Voters At The Polls

November 3, 2020

What Is The Agronomy And How Is AI Changing It?

November 2, 2020

Can Your Cough Sound The Alarm On COVID-19? MIT Researchers Believe It Can.

October 30, 2020

Does Google Operate As A Monopoly? The DOJ Says Yes.

October 23, 2020

Dr. Fauci On The Importance Of Transparency And Protecting Minorities Against COVID-19

October 22, 2020

CRISPR/Cas9, The Black Hole And The Milky Way: UC Nobel Laureates Pave The Way In Chemistry And Physics

October 21, 2020

Cases Are Rising And Stay At Home Orders Have Been Lifted: Is Herd Immunity Now The Unspoken Strategy?

October 20, 2020

New COVID-19 Cases In O.C. And California Are Down, But Nationally The Pandemic Is Surging As We Head Into The Holiday Season

October 16, 2020

Specific Targets Of Disinformation: Christians And Hispanic Voters

October 15, 2020

YouTube Joins Facebook In Tackling COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation

October 14, 2020

A Lesson In Disinformation: Fake Voting Mail Boxes Identified In Southern California

October 12, 2020

The Social Dilemma: Should Your Thoughts Be Monetized?

October 9, 2020

Misinformation Versus Disinformation: What’s The Difference?

October 8, 2020

What Instagram Learned About Misinformation In 2016, Applied To COVID-19, And Is Now Using To Prepare For The Election

October 7, 2020

Facebook Under Fire For Misinformation And AntiTrust Issues: Is It Doing Enough?

October 6, 2020

From Search, To Ads, To A New Intelligent Desk: How Google Is Trying To Limit Misinformation Online

October 5, 2020

Birdwatch: How Twitter Is Fighting Misinformation In The Lead Up To The Election

September 25, 2020

Our Next Big Battle: Vaccine Misinformation During A Pandemic

September 24, 2020

The Trump Administration Wants To End The HIV Epidemic By 2030: What’s The Plan To Make It Happen?

September 23, 2020

The Progress Of 90-90-90 In 2020: UN General Assembly Targets On HIV Unlikely To Be Met This Year

September 22, 2020

The Trials Of Truvada: How Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Is, And Isn’t, Being Used BY HIV-Positive Patients

September 18, 2020

New Mobile Technology Allows Orange County Police And Sheriff’s Deputies To Fingerprint People In The Field

September 17, 2020

From Zoom Towns To Zoom Rooms: How Working From Home Is Impacting Real Estate

September 16, 2020

How Digital Tools Are Monitoring The Health Of Former NFL Players

September 15, 2020

The Bidding War For Social Media Sensation TikTok: Microsoft Is Out And Oracle Is In

September 14, 2020

A New Device From Canada Claims To Monitor Air Quality And Detect COVID-19

September 11, 2020

UCLA Study Suggests COVID-19 May Have Been Present In LA In December 2019

September 10, 2020

AstraZeneca Pauses Testing Of Its COVID-19 Vaccine And The Public Health Community Speaks Out Against Rushing Clinical Trials

September 9, 2020

As Fall Arrives, Orange County Shifts From Purple To Red And Faces An Unenviable Milestone

September 8, 2020

COVID Fatigue And Coronasomnia: How 2020 Is Changing Mental Health

September 4, 2020

Mother Nature and Advanced Technology: Can AI Help The Environment?

September 3, 2020

AI And Education: The New Normal

September 2, 2020

How AI Is Fighting Fires In Colorado And California

September 1, 2020

Elon Musk, Pigs And Brain Implants: Neuralink Classified As A Breakthrough Device By The FDA

August 31, 2020

The U.S. Is Increasing The Budget for A.I. But Is It Enough?

August 28, 2020

You Recently Saw A Friend Who Has Since Been Diagnosed With COVID-19. Should You Get Tested? The CDC Says No.

August 27, 2020

Three Cs Aided In Halting Japan’s COVID-19 State Of Emergency in May. Why Are Cases Spiking Now?

August 26, 2020

Is Anxiety The Next Epidemic To Hit America? Multiple Studies Show Concerning, Elevated Levels in 2020.

August 25, 2020

Advances in CRISPR: Diagnosing And Inhibiting COVID-19

August 24, 2020

Apple Value Crosses $2-Trillion, As Employees Lean-In To Working From Home

August 21, 2020

Facebook Bans QAnon, Condemning It As A Dangerous Organization

August 20, 2020

Uber And Lyft To Shut Down In California, And When They Re-Open Fares May Rise

August 19, 2020

How SnapChat Reflects The Values Of Its Millennial/GenZ Audience

August 18, 2020

Chinese Tech Company Huawei Further Restricted By The U.S.

August 15, 2020

When COVID-19 Meets The Flu: A Look Ahead To Fall And Winter 2020

August 14, 2020

Vaccines And Rivalry Between Nations: A Look At Candidates In The Race To Prevent COVID-19

August 13, 2020

Is Contact Tracer The Student Job Of The Future?

August 12, 2020

The Difficulty Of Being A Public Health Officer During COVID-19

August 11, 2020

Orange County Cases Pass 40,000, Amid Confusion On The Accuracy Of Case Numbers In California

August 8, 2020

What Is WeChat Anyway?

August 7, 2020

Facebook Introduces Instagram Reels, To Rival TikTok

August 6, 2020

Disney Doubles Down On Digital

August 5, 2020

Laying Down The Law: This COVID-19 Hotspot Is Using Sophisticated Tech And Big Fines To Ensure Residents Stay-At-Home

August 4, 2020

Inside Microsoft’s Potential Acquisition of TikTok

July 30, 2020

Retail AI: How Walmart Is Testing The Supermarket of The Future

July 29, 2020

Big Tech Defends Its U.S. Market Dominance, And Warns Of China’s Growing Global Influence

July 24, 2020

Lessons From A Pandemic: Contact Tracing

July 20, 2020

How Alibaba Is Aiding In Diagnosing COVID-19 Cases And Sharing Information In The Pandemic

July 15, 2020

Lessons From A Pandemic: Distance Learning

July 14, 2020

It Has Been 10 Days Since July 4 BBQs. COVID Cases in California Are Popping.

 

July 8, 2020

Freedom And The American Psyche: Can We Follow The COVID Rules?

July 7, 2020

What Will It Take For Us To Prioritize Our Health During This Pandemic?

July 6, 2020

Facial Recognition: Inevitable or Invasive?

July 2, 2020

How COVID-19 Is Impacting The Other U.S. Epidemic: The Opioid Crisis

July 1, 2020

An Unexpected Outcome Of COVID-19: Less Cash Payments, More Digital

June 30, 2020

Predictive Policing: What Is It And Should It Be Used In 2020?

June 29, 2020

How The ‘Citizen’ App And Digital Technology Are Connecting People During Riots And Protests

June 26, 2020

Equity, Choice, Economic Well-Being, And Solidarity: What We Need In Digital Contact Tracing Solutions

June 19, 2020

Technology In Schools: How To Use Digital Tools To Keep Kids Safe In The Pandemic

June 12, 2020

COVID-19 By The Numbers: Orange County’s Outbreak Is Escalating

June 5, 2020

Orange County’s Coronavirus Cases Are Low, And The Beaches Are Now Open, But Social Distancing Is Still Vital. Here’s Why.

May 29, 2020

COVID-19 Will Cease To Be A Pandemic. But The Lessons From This Crisis Will Stay With Us Forever.

May 22, 2020

Digital Contact Tracing During COVID-19: The Pros And Cons We Must Consider

May 15, 2020

Telehealth in 2020: How COVID-19 Is Expediting The Adoption Of Remote Technologies

May 8, 2020

New Research On Anxiety Aims To Minimize Panic During The Coronavirus Pandemic

May 1, 2020

Social Media For Social Good: Digital Tools In The Age Of Coronavirus

April 1, 2020

Neurohacking: How To Make Behavior Change Stick

March 1, 2020

Digital Technology Is Facilitating Public Health Problems Faster Than Health Researchers Can Create Solutions

When Tanks Get An Upgrade: How The Military Is Using AI On The Battlefield