Microsoft Says Labor Department Is Questioning Its Effort to Boost Diversity October 8, 2020 By Matt O'Brien and Alexandra Olson Microsoft says the U.S. Labor Department is scrutinizing its efforts to boost Black employment and leadership at the tech company....
How Real Are ‘Ethical Artificial Intelligence’ Efforts by Tech Giants? April 11, 2019 By Matt O'Brien and Rachel Lerman The biggest tech companies want the public to know that they’re taking special care to ensure that their use of...
MIT Researcher Exposing Bias in Facial Recognition Tech Triggers Amazon’s Wrath April 8, 2019 By Matt O'Brien Facial recognition technology was already seeping into everyday life — from photos on Facebook to police scans of mugshots —...
Report Warns of Robots Taking Restaurant, Trucking, Clerical Jobs January 28, 2019 By Matt O'Brien Robots aren’t replacing everyone, but a quarter of U.S. jobs will be severely disrupted as artificial intelligence accelerates the automation...
Robot Detects Spill on Aisle 3 But Human Cleans It Up January 23, 2019 By Matt O'Brien A wheeled robot named Marty is rolling into nearly 500 grocery stores to alert employees if it encounters spilled granola,...
A U.S. Privacy Law Could Be Good for Google, but Bad for You October 3, 2018 By Marcy Gordon and Matt O'Brien U.S. Congress is taking the first steps toward setting national rules governing how companies use consumers data – although one...
What Comes Next in Facebook’s Major Data Breach October 2, 2018 By Matt O'Brien and Mae Anderson For users, Facebook’s revelation of a data breach that gave attackers access to 50 million accounts raises an important question:...
Rhode Island Attorney General Wants Uber, Lyft Drivers Fingerprinted March 7, 2017 By Matt O'Brien Rhode Island’s attorney general wants to start fingerprinting Uber and Lyft drivers, as well as traditional taxi cab drivers. The...
Rhode Island Bills Aim to Regulate Uber, Lyft April 18, 2016 By Matt O'Brien Rhode Island could become the latest state to set rules for ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Lyft, but first...
Rhode Island Lawmakers Eye Driver’s Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants February 29, 2016 By Matt O'Brien Lawmakers in Rhode Island are making another attempt to grant driving privileges to immigrants who are in the country illegally....