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Holidays and major events all introduce the need for traveling and recreational fun. With planning happening in group chats across the globe, all good planning must include organizing the trips’ logistics. Traveling and lodging are mandatory, but they don’t have to be cumbersome. Marriott is stepping up with its technological offerings to ensure patrons can easily book and enjoy their stays. Global Chief Technology Officer at Marriott International, Naveen Manga is confident in the future direction of Marriott’s technology and its impact on its consumer base. The global lodging provider is creating innovative solutions for its consumers and establishing itself as a workplace of choice, leading the way in the future of travel. “At Marriott, we have made a concerted effort to identify opportunities to address pain points and delight customers across all experiences via technology innovation. The impact of these technologies vary across the target personas,” Manga described. A part of...
It takes all different kinds of people to make the world go ’round. However, in an industry that relentlessly pushes collaboration and teamwork, it can be hard for introverts to find their footing. Some of us thrive when working alone. We don’t like offices, meetings, and chatty coworkers. Give us a nice quiet corner with a hot cup of tea and watch us create magic. If you’re one of these people trying to find a career in tech, here are some solid options to consider: Research Scientist Research scientists spend most of their time designing, executing, and reporting on controlled tests. Big Tech companies like Google , Facebook , and Amazon drive developments in artificial intelligence and deep learning as well as find new ways to provide more value to customers. These positions often require P.h.Ds in the specific field, as well as prior experience in a research environment. However, if the idea of spending your days researching and testing advanced technology gets you excited, you...
This article was originally published on 07/17/2019 There’s a long list of headlines telling you that you need to learn to code, that coding is a smart and lucrative investment. And it’s true that the prospects look promising — computer and information technology occupations are projected to grow faster than all other occupations . But “learning to code” is vague, and the industry is huge. What exactly are you supposed to learn, and what kinds of jobs are available? Let’s add some shape to this idea of “learning to code” and breakdown some of your best options. We’ll divide the world of coding into four categories: web applications, mobile application, game development, and hardware development. Web Applications : If you’ve been on any social media website, or had to log in to a website, you’ve used a web application, or a web app for short. For the purposes of this piece, we’ll use “web app” and “website” interchangeably. Web apps can get very complicated, but they’re generally...
In January a Florida court ruled that Willie Allen Lynch didn’t have a right to see photos of other suspects also identified by the facial recognition search that lead to his arrest, as reported by Slate. In 2015, undercover cops with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office purchased $50 of crack cocaine . They photographed the man selling it and used the Face Analysis Comparison Examination System (FACES) — which came back with Lynch and four other suspects . Ultimately, Lynch was sentenced to eight years in prison, according to the American Civil Liberties Union . What’s alarming is that The Florida Times-Union noted the software wasn’t mentioned in Lynch’s arrest report and instead, “the Sheriff’s Office said it had identified him using a manual search of its mugshot database.” On Monday, the ACLU filed a friend-of-the-court brief — alongside the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Georgetown Center on Privacy and Technology, and the Innocence Project — to get Florida’s Supreme Court...
This article originally published on February 2, 2019 We are in a world where we’re living out science fiction fantasies of the past. Like Octavia Butler’s 1993 Parable of the Talents predicting President Trump’s Make America Great Again slogan , our biggest tech fears are being realized in real time. No technological advancement is more evident of this than artificial intelligence. As AI develops and becomes more prominent, so have concerns around what purposes those tools will serve. Recently, Trump signed the American Artificial Intelligence (AI) Initiative and critics noted that it made no mention of AI’s social impact. In a 2018 report , AI Now wrote, “This year, we have seen AI amplify large-scale surveillance through techniques that analyze video, audio, images, and social media content across entire populations and identify and target individuals and groups.” It may seem strange that lawmakers would fail to mention the many social issues that come with the development of...
The Federal Communications Commission’s repeal of net neutrality gives internet providers the ability to block or slow down internet access to services or websites in certain communities. The practice, sometimes known as throttling, has been happening across the country and some states are beginning to take notice. Recently, Texas joined other states working to protect internet access by introducing a bill aiming to ban internet throttling in disaster areas . HB 1426 was introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and joins more than 100 other bills introduced in state legislatures around the country. Texas’ bill doesn’t completely ban providers from restricting internet access, but only specifies disaster areas. The bill comes after Verizon throttled a fire department’s “unlimited” data during the California wildfires. That case was even submitted as evidence in a lawsuit seeking to reinstate federal net neutrality rules, as reported by Ars Technica. In this case of the...
Amazon has previously pushed back on critique of its facial recognition software, but it seems public pressure may have caused the company to switch up. In a recent blog post, Amazon asked Congress to develop legislation around the use of facial recognition technology. In the post, Michael Punke, vice president of global public policy at Amazon’s cloud division, AWS, outlined areas where policy surrounding facial recognition technology could be improved, especially when used by police. Punke wrote that the company “supports the creation of a national legislative framework covering facial recognition through video and photographic monitoring on public or commercial premises.” The post comes after Microsoft’s call for federal action on facial recognition in a December speech by Brad Smith, the company’s president. Smith suggested that companies allow assessment from independent third parties through APIs to test their facial recognition technologies for unfair bias and accuracy....
November 29 is the final National Day of Action in the fight to restore Obama-era net neutrality rules. To mark the day, we've put together everything you need to know about the issue. What Is Net Neutrality? As of right now, internet users across the United States can all visit the same websites and use the same digital services at the same speed (as long as the proper physical infrastructure is in place). Internet service providers like AT&T and Verizon can't make you pay more for access to certain websites and can't throttle your internet speed as they see fit. This is Obama-era net neutrality: these gatekeepers must be neutral parties, allowing users to fairly access the whole of the (legal) internet. What's With The National Day Of Action? The Trump administration opposes the Obama-era rules, and wants to end government oversight of internet service providers. As USA Today reports , the FCC, which sets policy for service providers, repealed rules against throttling and...