Understanding Forced Technology Transfer: Definition, History & Impact

Discover what Forced Technology Transfer (FTT) is, its historical context, tactics used by governments like China, and the ...
Live Science

Science history: Invention of the transistor ushers in the computing era — Oct. 3, 1950

On Oct. 3, 1950, three scientists at Bell Labs in New Jersey received a U.S. patent for what would become one of the most important inventions of the 20th century — the transistor. John Bardeen, ...
AZoNano

A History of the Semiconductor Chip

In 1782, Alessandro Volta was the first to use the term "semiconducting" to describe the electrical properties of certain materials. In 1833, Michael Faraday observed that the resistance of silver ...

Sanders: AI 'most consequential technology in the history of humanity'

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) suggested Sunday that AI is the “most consequential technology in the history of humanity,” as he reiterated his call for a moratorium on data center construction. “It will ...
The Conversation

Face recognition technology follows a long analog history of surveillance and control based on identifying physical features

Sharrona Pearl receives funding from Interfaith America. In all three cases, the authorities had the wrong people. In all three, it was face recognition technology that told them they were right. Law ...