Here we are at the 20th edition of the Koding Tech Select column. The calendar tells us that we are already on the second day of June. However, the weather outside feels like November and all we have to do is wait for summer to arrive, so we can fully enjoy the new relaxation measures imposed by the authorities.
We have been, in these 7 days, keeping an eye on everything that moves, and we have selected for you the most interesting news, which we will discuss tonight, from 7:00 PM, LIVE on the KodingTech YouTube Channel. Let's get started!
Stripe launches Payment Links, a feature that eliminates the need to have a website to sell products and services. The product offers the option to simply send a link to customers, which will direct them to a payment page, built with just a few clicks.
Google signed with HCA, the healthcare company, an agreement that provides for the development of healthcare algorithms. They will use patient records from HCA hospitals to train machine learning models that will help monitor patients, improve operations and guide doctors in making decisions.
Dogecoin, The cryptocurrency that reached its peak in May will be available for trading on the platform Coinbase starting Thursday. Coinbase will begin working with Apple Pay and Google Pay this week, allowing cardholders to use their cryptocurrencies to pay for purchases through the payment services.
TCP, one of the Internet protocols that dates back to 1974, has received a major upgrade. In its name Quic, is a protocol for transmitting data between computers, and improves both speed and security on the internet. Earlier this week, the Internet Engineering Task Force published Quic as a standard. The technology has been tested for years, but only this year have specialists considered it mature enough to be implemented.
Microsoft President Brad Smith says the dystopian world described by George Orwell in his novel "1984," where totalitarian surveillance was part of life, could soon become reality., even starting in 2024, if artificial intelligence doesn't start to be better regulated. In the novel published in 1949, Orwell explored themes such as government surveillance, totalitarianism and how a dictator can manipulate and control lives by knowing what people are doing and saying at any given moment. Smith worries that if we adopt the kind of artificial intelligence described in such dystopian novels, complete control of a nation under a totalitarian regime is absolutely possible. We discuss it in detail, today, from 19.00, LIVE, on YouTube
Tik Tok launches Tik Tok Radio, this summer. It will be available in vehicles, but also as a streaming channel on the SiriusXM app.
In a paper published last month, Professor Bo Zhao from the University of Washington used AI techniques similar to those used to create so-called deepfakes, and modified satellite images of several cities. Zhao and his colleagues used an algorithm called CycleGAN to change features in images of Seattle and Beijing, demonstrating how dangerous the malicious use of this type of algorithm can be.
Amazon plans to expand, and in addition to virtual pharmacies, to open physical ones as well.
That's about it for the last week's news. See you and hear from you tonight, from 19:00, LIVE on the KodingTech YouTube Channel, where we'll share our thoughts on the above topics. The chat during the live is open, so don't hesitate to ask questions.
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