Category: smart city

Multiple Chinese AI Unicorn Startups Report Losses, Suffering Impact From US Sanctions

April 25, 2023
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News Analysis China’s leading artificial intelligence (AI) firms have had a stressful year in 2022. Some reported heavy losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the chip ban, and the U.S. sanctions over their role in human rights abuses in Xinjiang. iFlytek Voice Recognition On April 20, iFlytek, China’s voice-computer champion, reported a revenue of 18.82…

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CSIS Warns ‘Smart City’ Technology Can Open Door to Attacks, Foreign Interference

March 9, 2023
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Canada’s intelligence service warns that technological innovations adopted by municipalities could be exploited by adversaries such as the Chinese government to harvest sensitive data, target diaspora communities and interfere in elections. A newly released report by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service urges policy-makers and the technology industry to consider steps that can be taken to…

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LIVE NOW: ‘Smart City’ Surveillance Program to Start in Netherlands; Human Factory Farm Plans to Grow Babies

December 13, 2022
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Following programs to close farms in the Netherlands, a follow-up program aims to build a model for future smart cities. This proposes new high-tech infrastructure, but the benefits come with costs to privacy and some freedoms. Are the benefits of the programs worth the cost? And in other news, a company called EctoLife released a…

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‘Smart City’ Surveillance Program to Start in Netherlands; Human Factory Farm Concept Plans to Grow Babies

December 13, 2022
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Following programs to close farms in the Netherlands, a follow-up program aims to build a model for future smart cities. This proposes new high-tech infrastructure, but the benefits come with costs to privacy and some freedoms. Are the benefits of the programs worth the cost? And in other news, a concept called EctoLife proposes new…

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LIVE at 10:30 AM ET: ‘Smart City’ Surveillance Program to Start in Netherlands; Human Factory Farm Plans to Grow Babies

December 13, 2022
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Following programs to close farms in the Netherlands, a follow-up program aims to build a model for future smart cities. This proposes new high-tech infrastructure, but the benefits come with costs to privacy and some freedoms. Are the benefits of the programs worth the cost? And in other news, a company called EctoLife released a…

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LIVE 12/13 at 10:30 AM ET: Surveillance ‘Smart City’ Program to Launch in Netherlands; Human Factory Farm Proposed to Grow Babies

December 12, 2022
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Following programs to close farms in the Netherlands, a follow-up program aims to build a model for future smart cities. This proposes new high-tech infrastructure, but the benefits come with costs to privacy and some freedoms. Are the benefits of the programs worth the cost? And in other news, a company called EctoLife released a…

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LIVE 12/13 at 10:30 AM ET: ‘Smart City’ Surveillance Program to Start in Netherlands; Human Factory Farm Plans to Grow Babies

December 12, 2022
babiesCrossroadsEpochTVFeatured TopicsHigh TechHuman FactoryLive VideosNetherlandsPolicies & Impactssmart cityUSVideo
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Following programs to close farms in the Netherlands, a follow-up program aims to build a model for future smart cities. This proposes new high-tech infrastructure, but the benefits come with costs to privacy and some freedoms. Are the benefits of the programs worth the cost? And in other news, a company called EctoLife released a…

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