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Automated Inequality - Harvard Political Review

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Humans have been here before--at least three times before, in fact. At first, it was steam and water power; then came electricity and mass production; and then IT and computerization. Each time, Joseph Schumpeter's "gale of creative destruction" blustered as rapid advances in technology destroyed some jobs, paved the way for new lines of work, and ultimately provided enhanced productivity and lifestyles for the majority. Researchers predict that over the next decade or so, emerging technological breakthroughs will once again fundamentally alter jobs and manufacturing processes around the world--but this time, the consequences could be drastically different. There is little debate that robots are coming for our jobs.


Drone flies as both biplane and helicopter using one propeller

Engadget

There are helicopter drones and fixed-wing drones, but creating a hybrid of both is tricky. Even Parrot's Swing, as clever as it is, needs four propellers and elaborate wings to pull off its stunt. However, TU Delft (with backing from Parrot) has a far more elegant solution. Its DelftAcopter drone doubles as both a fixed-wing aircraft and a helicopter using only one propeller -- its tailless biplane design lets it take off and hover vertically, but gracefully turn into a fast-moving airplane (up to 62MPH) at a moment's notice. It's an incredibly simple design that makes you wonder why someone hadn't considered it for drones before.


Relink's Goodwin API Provides Access to Key Hiring Information for Specialized Job Roles

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Relink, a recruitment technology startup based in Copenhagen, has launched the beta version of the Goodwin API, the API powering the Goodwin recruitment data service. Currently in beta, Goodwin is a free service provided by Relink that recruiters can use to search for and obtain hiring information and insights for specialized job roles. Goodwin provides job role data such as most important skills, previous positions, educational background, time spent in the position, and next position. Relink is a startup that is building and providing a recruitment technology platform for HR and recruitment software vendors. The Relink platform uses machine learning and recommendation algorithms to analyze job descriptions and profile data in order to provide recruiters a fast and intelligent recruitment experience.


NBC's time-travel series 'Timeless' is corny B-movie fun

Los Angeles Times

Time travel โ€“ it should work, right? We understand time, we understand travel. It seems to be just a matter of getting the parts. Until then, we have television. Along with BBC America's "Doctor Who," Starz' "Outlander" and the CW's "Legends of Tomorrow," to name just a few, the 2016-17 season will bring Fox's "Making History," ABC's "Time After Time," the CW's "Frequency" and, beginning Monday, NBC's "Timeless."


How Deep Learning Will Help Your Smartphone Track Your Gaze

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Given its potential, it's nagged researchers that getting one's eyes tracked wasn't easier. "It was quite shocking to me that we all don't have eye-trackers," says Aditya Khosla, a graduate student in the computer science and artificial intelligence laboratory of MIT's electrical engineering and computer science department. Khosla and a team of six other researchers from the University of Georgia and the Max Planck Institute of Informatics in Saarbruecken, Germany, set out to achieve a straightforward goal: create eye-tracking software that could run on any mobile phone with a camera.


New York Film Festival: Ken Loach's 'I, Daniel Blake' gets its U.S. debut at a critical national moment

Los Angeles Times

The honor and struggle of the working class is a staple of auteur cinema -- in modern days, via some of the works of the Dardenne brothers and Mike Leigh and, in earlier times, with classics such as "The Bicycle Thief." But few directors do neorealism like Ken Loach. And few Loach movies arrive at a more propitious moment than the British director's latest, "I, Daniel Blake." The surprising (to some critics, really surprising) recipient of this year's Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, "Blake" made its U.S. premiere at the New York Film Festival on Saturday ahead of its American release in December. It comes as income inequality has dominated a presidential election cycle and driven various forms of populism across Europe.


Technology teed up

FOX News

The game of golf may still be in correction mode after the great recession, but a company that teaches golf lessons, using cutting edge technology, is hitting on the level of a scratch golfer. GolfTEC Co-founder and CEO Joe Assell tells FOXBusiness.com the success is linked to the company's proprietary motion-analysis system, known as SwingTRU, that offers technology-based training, mobile services, results and location. "We teach with research and facts, based on the measurement technology we use," explains Assell. "Your lessons are saved online and you can watch it from your phone or computer to remember what the coach told you. You can watch from anywhere in the world and book lessons from your phone or tablet."


Roy Lichtenstein's love affair with L.A. on view at the Skirball

Los Angeles Times

Roy Lichtenstein's wry, comic book-y images may feel quintessentially New York. The Pop art pioneer, after all, grew up on Manhattan's Upper West Side, where he lived most of his life. But for more than 25 years, Lichtenstein had a love affair with Los Angeles. At least every other year starting in the late 1960s, and always strategically timed in the dead of winter, Lichtenstein migrated to L.A. to create new prints at Gemini G.E.L., the workshop that was at the epicenter of the nationwide printmaking revival happening at the time. The Skirball Cultural Center's "Pop for the People: Roy Lichtenstein in L.A.," which opens Oct. 7, explores the artist's relationship with L.A.


When Disaster Strikes, He Creates A 'Crisis Map' That Helps Save Lives

NPR Technology

Patrick Meier (center, in cap) flies a drone in Nepal after the earthquake in 2015. Meier and his team were able to to capture detailed images of damage around the capital, Kathmandu. He believes using this technology will make crisis mapping even more effective for disaster response. Patrick Meier (center, in cap) flies a drone in Nepal after the earthquake in 2015. Meier and his team were able to to capture detailed images of damage around the capital, Kathmandu. He believes using this technology will make crisis mapping even more effective for disaster response.


IoT & Data Tech - Startupbootcamp

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Big Data is the new competitive advantage. From being a massive challenge, it has now become an enormous opportunity. The amount of data in the world is fast exploding, yet analyzing this data is paving the way for innovations, even faster! Newer analytical solutions are being offered everyday to help companies outperform competition. Machine learning on the other hand, is out-reaching milestones one after another, and attracting billions of investment from the tech giants.