Technology
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Pakistan moves to tax U.S. tech giants following similar Indian decision last year
Photo: ITU Pakistan has decided to impose a 5% tax on digital revenues of companies including U.S. tech giants like Amazon, Facebook and Google, Islamabad has is also looking to bring offshore-controlled companies into its tax...May 6, 2018 1202 0 -
The difference between machine learning and deep learning
Collage photos:Phrenology (Left scanned by de:Benutzer:Summi and Kismet Robot (right) by Polimerek in MIT Museum/Wikimedia Can you distinguish between “Deep Learning” and “Machine Learning.”? What about “artificial intelligence”? Let’s start with the definition of artificial intelligence because this is where...May 1, 2018 1724 0 -
Smartphones: 77 % of Americans go online daily; 26% almost constantly
Photo: HLundgaard/Wikimedia Commons Mobile phone connectivity has seen the number of adult Americans going online almost constantly to 26% while overall 77% of Americans go online on a daily basis. According to Pew Research the portion...March 16, 2018 1323 0 -
Safeguarding the smart nation
Photo: ITU Singapore enjoys one of the lowest crime rates in the world. While most types of crimes are decreasing, cyber crimes in Singapore nearly doubled in proportion between 2014 and last year, rising from 7.9%...November 29, 2017 1188 0 -
Climate change and conflicts among top concerns for millennials
Green Peace March in Madrid 2015 Photo: OsvaldoGago/Wikimedia Young people all over the world feel climate change, conflicts and corruption pose serious challenges but they also believe in the power of technology for well-being of humanity....September 4, 2017 1469 0
