Tag: Business
A new religion wants to welcome advanced artificial intelligence
Image: Getty Images/Blend Images There’s a new church for tech-minded folks, and it sounds like something out of a science fiction novel. “Way of the Future” (or WOTF, as they abbreviate it) is 1. Not a joke, and 2. According to them (and this is real) “about creating a peaceful and respectful transition of who […]
Meituan is the $30 billion startup you’ve probably never heard of
Drivers for the world’s fourth most valuable startup. Image: Andy Wong/AP/REX/Shutterstock China’s Meituan Dianping just became the world’s fourth-most valuable startup, reaching a $30 billion valuation that puts it ahead of high-fliers like Airbnb Inc. and Space X. Never heard of Meituan? You’re not alone. The Beijing-based company, led by Wang Xing, is almost unknown […]
Facebook exec to journalists: Be careful of your biases
Twitter … for Facebook employees. Image: THIBAULT CAMUS/AP/REX/SHUTTERSTOCK Facebook has been making headlines, but not for anything good. The world’s largest social network is in the spotlight over Russia’s interference with the 2016 U.S. election. SEE ALSO: Zuckerberg fires back at Trump over Facebook’s role in the U.S. election Alex Stamos, Facebook’s chief security officer, […]
End of the road: will automation put an end to the American trucker?
Americas 2 million truckers have long been mythologised in popular culture. But self-driving trucks are set to lay waste to one of the country’s most beloved jobs and the fallout could be huge. Jeff Baxters sunflower-yellow Kenworth truck shines as bright and almost as big as the sun. Four men clean the glistening cab […]
Fury at ‘Bodega’ tech startup that aims to put corner shops out of business
Bodega, which markets glorified vending machines where users can buy groceries, boasts: “Eventually, centralized shopping locations won’t be necessary.” A tech startup called Bodega that hopes to replace mom-and-pop shops with unmanned boxes that rely on an app and artificial intelligence is facing a massive backlash from immigrant business owners and skeptics across Silicon […]