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Twitter Cracks Down on Cyber Hate

Policing hate speech on a social network can be difficult, because it begins to creep into activity that is considered censorship, noted Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research "Eventually, artificial intelligence will make it easier," he told TechNewsWorld, "but t...

First Hyperloop Could Blaze a Trail Between Dubai and Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi and the Emirates "would be a good choice, because the Emirates are willing to spend exorbitant amounts of money on a project like this," said Jim McGregor, a principal analyst at Tirias Research "Doing this in the United States would be a political disaster, because...

Broadcom Sews Up $5B Deal for Brocade

The purchase "moves Broadcom up the product stack while making it a more formidable competitor in networking," noted Jim McGregor, a principal analyst at Tirias Research New networks are needed to support the "massive amounts of data being generated by the IoT," he told the E-...

Microsoft: Google’s Policy Endangers Windows Users

However, keeping the vulnerability under wraps at all is questionable, suggested Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research "Considering how closely the hacker community communicates, seven days may have been too much time," he told TechNewsWorld....

MIT’s Nightmare Machine Churns Out AI-Generated Horror

"Think about this ability to analyze and build on the psychological reactions of people," said Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research "This could be used in everything from advertising to torture," he told TechNewsWorld. "If that's not a scary thought, I don't know...

Google’s Jamboard Aids Enterprise Brainstorming Sessions

Including collaborative versions of the more advanced tools that specialists require, such as CAD solutions for engineers, would make Jamboard even more valuable, suggested Jim McGregor, a principal analyst at Tirias Research "A tool like this should be huge for engineers, who...

Tesla: Everyone Gets a Self-Driving Car

Regulation of self-driving vehicles could vary from state to state, added Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research "There's less than a handful of states that allow self-driving cars," he told TechNewsWorld. "What happens if Tesla enables its self-driving feature and...

Germany Dope Slaps Facebook Over WhatsApp Data

Politics may have had a hand in Germany's move against Facebook and WhatsApp, maintained Jim McGregor, founder and principal analyst at Tirias Research "Europeans see big American companies dominating the Internet, and he who has the information has the power, so there's some ...

Arya.ai’s Braid Aims to Weave Together Neural Network Components

"Neural networks are very complex and very hard to configure," noted Jim McGregor, a principal analyst at Tirias Research. "You need different types of network configurations for every type of learning you're trying to do." Arya.ai is "trying to create a tool to help you mod...

Google Fiber’s Long, Tough Road Is Full of Twists and Turns

"The federal government is giving out grants to companies to provide WiFi service in rural areas," observed Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research, in an earlier interview. "Some local providers are also encouraging this in areas where they aren't providing service."

Intel’s Kaby Lake Chip Promises Deeper Internet Immersion

"Intel may get a bump from Apple and other PC vendors that choose to skip Skylake if they choose to use [Kaby Lake]" said Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research However, the introduction of the 7th Gen Intel Core processors "does not change the competitive landscap...

Europe Duns Apple for $14.5B in Illegal Tax Breaks

A win for the EC's competition watchdogs would have consequences for any foreign company doing business in Europe, observed Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research "If the EU wins the case, the result could be a significant hit to the authority of the member countri...

Twitter Steps Up Counterterrorism Efforts

Such automatic blocking of content "goes against the concepts of freedom of speech and the Internet," said Jim McGregor, a principal analyst at Tirias Research "On the other hand, you have to consider the threat posed by these organizations," he told TechNewsWorld. "Is giving ...

Verizon Toys With Risky App Revenue Plan

Preloaded apps are a "really bad idea" that will cause a major backlash from customers, said Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research. "It's bad enough that there are apps like the NFL app on my Verizon phone that I can't delete," he told the E-Commerce Times. "The ...

Uber Sees the Cartography on the Wall

Automobiles are becoming generators of valuable data, and mapping is a way to capture some of that data, said Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research "As we start building out this IoT era, the data that's used for things like autonomous cars is going to be extremel...

Teal Pushes Drone Speed Limits

"For certain segments of the market, especially racers, this will be of interest," said Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research. "This isn't a drone for the average consumer; it's for the techies that want that latest and greatest, and the ability to make modificat...

Twitter Lets Anyone and Everyone Apply for a Blue Badge

"You can't afford to have negative user experiences when you're in an industry where things go viral very quickly," said Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research "This is about making sure they keep their existing user base happy," he told TechNewsWorld, "more than a...

Apple Patents Tech to Foil Concert Pirates

Although Apple's technology is interesting, it is in some ways redundant, observed Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research "This technology could be used for many purposes. However, many of the ones noted for retail or other environments can be accomplished with tec...

SiFive Launches Freedom FOSS SoC Platforms

Foundation platinum members include NVidia, Qualcomm, Microsoft and Google, but "I wouldn't read too much into this," cautioned Jim McGregor, a principal analyst at Tirias Research. "Many of the companies, like Google, support every new architecture that comes along as a way ...

Google Dabbles in Post-Quantum Cryptography

"Cybercriminals and government-sponsored organizations are looking at this technology too," observed Jim McGregor, a principal analyst at Tirias Research. "No one in the industry believes that any software solution is unbreakable," he told TechNewsWorld....

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