A national outage is scaring the Indian population as millions are stranded on stand still trains and subways for hours and potential days.
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Indias Fears
Since this blackout is the biggest one in history, the Indian government fears of riots and protests. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jul/31/india-blackout-electricity-power-cuts
Back to back blackouts
Back to back blackouts have hit India, just when the power looked like it was going to restore Monday, there was another massive outage on Tuesday. https://www.pri.org/stories/2012-07-31/reason-indias-massive-blackout-problems
Chaos in India
The power has resurfaced in some areas, however, there are still millions in the dark and they don’t expect to be lit anytime soon. Pictures of chaos as massive India blackout leaves 670 million without power
BBB: Scammers using social media quizzes to steal personal information
Everyone uses social media these days, whether it be for work or personal matters. Online quizzes have become very popular, especially in harsh times like these where we have nothing else to do! Well be careful because The Wisconsin Better Business Bureau issued that warning that, while many of them are fun and harmless, othersContinue reading “BBB: Scammers using social media quizzes to steal personal information”
Combating COVID-19 with Artificial Intelligence
COVID-19 is a huge problem for the world, as of this posting some of the most recent numbers are estimated a little over 100,000 deaths in the whole world. We need solutions, and we need them as soon as possible. Many leaders in the field of robotics think that AI could be a potential solution.Continue reading “Combating COVID-19 with Artificial Intelligence”
Deep Fake Technology puts your face on GIF’s
Deep Fake technology has been around for a few years. There are versions that superimpose a face on top of another face and there are also some that mimic your voice. Doublicat is using Generative Adversarial Network in order to put your face on top of GIF’s. While these app’s may be fun to useContinue reading “Deep Fake Technology puts your face on GIF’s”
Babylon Health makes a medical AI chat bot, Doctors question safety
While medical AI improvements have been happening in several sectors, there has been concern over an AI chat bot. Babylon Health has released a medical AI chat bot inside of their app GP at Hand. A Dr. Watkins has voiced opinions over the past couple of years that has stated this chat bot is dangerous.Continue reading “Babylon Health makes a medical AI chat bot, Doctors question safety”
The Futility of Fake Posts
While we know for a fact that efforts were made by the Russian Internet Research Agency to spread disinformation and spew divisive messages during the 2016 election cycle, we don’t really have clear indicator of how effective they were. To contextualize a little, the suspected reach of these internet trolls was around 126 million Americans.Continue reading “The Futility of Fake Posts”
Stimulus and Cybercrime
Fear of the spread of the COVID-19 virus has forced many businesses to close and stop production of goods and services. Because of this the global economy has come to a seemingly screeching halt, with some worries that it could lead to a catastrophic depression worse than what was seen in The Great Depression (1930s).Continue reading “Stimulus and Cybercrime”