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Sony’s racing AI destroyed its human competitors by being nice (and fast)

But Sony soon learned that speed alone wasn’t enough to make GT Sophy a winner. The program outpaced all human drivers on an empty track, setting superhuman lap times across three different... Read more »

Customer and employee experience: The new normal

In fact, Pew Research found that a full 86% of respondents to a survey about post-pandemic life expect the pandemic to have lasting effects on everyday experiences. In the context of retail... Read more »

The Download: a novel form of censorship in China, and a self-taught robot dog

Imagine you are working on your novel on your home computer. It’s nearly finished; you have already written approximately one million words. All of a sudden, the online word processing software tells... Read more »

This robot dog just taught itself to walk

The team’s algorithm, called Dreamer, uses past experiences to build up a model of the surrounding world. Dreamer also allows the robot to conduct trial-and-error calculations in a computer program as opposed... Read more »

Breaking new ground: Sustainability in Malaysia

Technology is central to the country’s sustainability agenda. Malaysia’s commercial hub, Kuala Lumpur, has rolled out a smart city plan, which includes accelerating digital transformation by focusing on education and promoting cloud... Read more »

A million-word novel got censored before it was even shared. Now Chinese users want answers.

The news blew up on social media on July 11 after a few prominent influencer accounts belatedly picked it up. It became the top trending topic on Weibo that day, with users... Read more »

Government tech insider: Technology you need to know right now

Thank you for joining us on “The cloud hub: From cloud chaos to clarity.” Read this paper by the Infosys Knowledge Institute that highlights the new digital technologies, how they work, and... Read more »

The Download: tracking teachers online, and how influencers navigate algorithms

Tyler said he was unable to enter phrases like “Black Lives Matter” and “supporting Black excellence” into his Marketplace profile. However, phrases like “white supremacy” and “supporting white excellence” were allowed. TikTok... Read more »

The book ban movement has a chilling new tactic: harassing teachers on social media

“This is a movement that was formed online, so it’s not so much that these activists are moving online so much as they are moving the target from schools to teachers and... Read more »

Estimating impact of data breaches on brands across industries and defining a future-ready strategy

Thank you for joining us on “The cloud hub: From cloud chaos to clarity.” Vishal Salvi, CISO and head of cybersecurity at Infosys, and Ameya Kapnadak, chief growth officer and head of... Read more »