Google erases promise not to use AI technology for weapons or surveillance.

New York (Hornpost.com) Google’s updated, public AI ethics policy removes its promise that it won’t use the technology to pursue applications for weapons and surveillance. In a previous version of the principles seen by CNN on the internet archive Wayback Machine, the company included applications it won’t pursue. One such category was weapons or other […]

New technology could make fridges cheaper and more eco-friendly

Hargeisa (Hornpost.com) A novel use of technology could make refrigerators cheaper and more environmentally friendly, according to a report. Domestic refrigerators and freezers consumed close to 4% of global electricity in 2019, according to one estimate, so an innovation that significantly reduces their power usage would not be insignificant. Research conducted by Huazhong University of Science […]

Microsoft poaches DeepMind staff behind AI podcasting feature

Hargeisa (Hornpost.com) Microsoft’s artificial intelligence head Mustafa Suleyman has poached his former colleagues at Google DeepMind who built its popular podcast-generating feature, as the rival companies race to build lucrative applications from the cutting-edge technology. Suleyman, a British entrepreneur who co-founded DeepMind in 2010, has hired Marco Tagliasacchi and Zalán Borsos, two senior scientists behind “Audio […]

Coin base vs binance information for crypto currency.

Coin base vs binance information for crypto currency. Hargeisa (Hornpost.com) Cryptocurrency has taken the world by storm, with its widespread nature and potential for high returns. As a result, the demand for crypto currency exchanges has skyrocketed, attracting investors from all over the world to buy, sell, and trade crypto assets. However, with so many […]

Technology and the Somali Community

Hargeisa (Hornpost.com) Technology is one that we share with some developed continents; the use of internet tools has a positive and positive effect on the economic conditions of the Somali community. In terms of welfare, it has a significant role in development, education, economy and business. At a time when the need to use the […]

Using voice recognition technology to strengthen Somaliland’s humanitarian cash transfers

Hargeisa (Hornpost.com) Our Humanitarian Cash Transfer (HCT) Programmers in Somaliland has helped around 14,000 people grappling with severe acute malnutrition due to the recent drought. Spread across five locations of the Ceel Afweyn district, the pilot initiative leveraged existing nutrition programmes to ensure vulnerable groups of women and children receive a diversified diet to enhance […]

When Health Meets Technology–Signing Health Information Management Efficiency Enhancement Project in Somaliland

Hargeisa (Hornpost.com)  Since Taiwan Representative Office in the Republic of Somaliland established in August in 2020, this Office implemented the “Maternal and Infant Health Care Improvement Project” under the framework of the “ICDF (International Cooperation and Development Fund) Technical Cooperation Agreement”, as well as various assistance for combating COVID-19 pandemic including PCR machines, antigen rapid […]