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MADINAH: Digital transformation is one of the key strategies of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030, as it aims to upgrade a number of its main cities into smart cities in order to overcome challenges using smart technology solutions. In line with this objective, the Smart Madinah Forum 2022 has kicked off at the Namaa Al-Munawara building in Madinah on Sunday, Feb. 6 and will run until

Feb 01, 2022 // In an era of exponentially transformative technology, surveillance capitalism—the creation and sale of technology-enabled products and services based on the collection, use, and possible abuse of data—is a growing problem, but one that businesses can mitigate, writes Andrea Bonime-Blanc.

Foreign Policy asked leading thinkers for their best (and sometimes uncomfortable) advice

I was staggered to be informed some years ago of a significant Liberal Party dinner held in the run-up to a state election, which offered an opportunity for business and community leaders to meet with and cross-examine the premier-aspirant on major policy issues and challenges. Apparently one of the guests listed these challenges, seeking an indication of the likely response

Matthew Finkin (University of Illinois College of Law) has posted The Surveillance Capitalism Controversy (Forthcoming, PRIVACY E LAVORO, edited by Adriana Topo, Gianpiero Proia, and Carlo Pisani, to be published by Guiffre Francis Lefbure) on SSRN. Here is the abstract:...

Where is artificial intelligence headed and what are the implications for humanity? Google's Eric Schmidt and MIT's Daniel Huttenlocher tackle the big questions.

Forced by COVID-19 to close shortly after its opening, Fort Hill Performing Arts Center has spent 2021 establishing itself anew as a major arts venue.

From the blog of Devsena Mishra at The Times of Israel

Letters to the editor of the Capital Gazette.

Carl Sagan was a scientist and educator best known for his TV series Cosmos, the Pale Blue Dot image of Earth and quotes about life and Earth.