Monthly Archives: August 2022

Startup develops AI that makes call center employees sound like white, American robots

Silicon Valley startups sometimes seem like they’ve made it their goal to come up with the most dystopian uses of Artificial Intelligence. Earlier this month we had Meta’s racist chatbot and the AI-generated rapper that uses the n-word, before that, back in June, we learned about the Google AI so good it convinced an engineer…

Ex-Biden White House senior advisor says it’s ‘political malpractice’ for any Democratic candidate to reject campaigning with the president

Then-Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, center, tours the Youth Empowerment Project Bike Works with then-Louisiana Rep. Cedric Richmond in New Orleans, La., on July 23, 2019. AP Photo/Matthew Hinton Cedric Richmond said it was “political malpractice” for any Democratic candidate to rebuff a Biden campaign visit. “If you don’t want Biden, it’s malpractice,” he told…

US intelligence chief says documents recovered from Mar-a-Lago are under damage assessment: report

Avril Haines, Director of National Intelligence, testifies before the Senate Armed Services committee on May 10, 2022 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee/Getty Images The intelligence community is looking into potential national security risks from documents found at Mar-a-Lago.  FBI agents searched Trump’s property earlier this month seizing 11 sets of classified documents.  The Director of…

Here are the Democrats who have vocalized their mixed reviews of Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan

U.S. President Joe Biden answers questions after delivering remarks about Russia’s “unprovoked and unjustified” military invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Biden announced he would forgive $10,000 in federal student-loan debt for borrowers earning under $125,000 per year. Though Democrats have long called for student debt relief, Congressional actions have stalled. Some…

Buy Now Pay Later Report: Market trends in the ecommerce financing, consumer credit, and BNPL industry

Buy now, pay later solutions are continuing to grow in popularity as people seek alternative methods of financing. The BNPL industry will rack up $680 billion in transaction volume worldwide in 2025 Do you work in the Payments & Commerce industry? Get business insights on the latest tech innovations, market trends, and your competitors with…

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist picks teacher union boss as running mate, giving Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis the education fight he wants

Rep. Charlie Crist, center, and his fiancé Chelsea Grimes, right, celebrate as he announces his running mate Karla Hernández-Mats, left, at Hialeah Middle School in Hialeah, Florida, on Saturday August 27, 2022. Gaston De Cardenas/AP Photo Democrat Charlie Crist tapped teachers’ union boss Karla Hernández-Mats as his running mate.  Crist is running against Republican Gov….