Geography: North America
Average Hours U.S. Adults Use Device for Digital Content
Adobe found that U.S. adults spent one-third of day on average on their devices to consume digital content in 2017, with teens leading at 11 hours per day
U.S. Adults Perceived Fairness of Algorithmic Decision-Making Programs
Pew Research Center study found more than half of U.S. adults concerned about fairness of algorithmic decision-making in 2018, particularly in determining credit scores and analyzing job interviews
Energy firm Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) proposed subscription model for charging commercial electric vehicles in California that could reduce barriers to EV adoption
San Francisco-based startup Orbit Fab experimenting with gas refueling tanks for fueling satellites in space, which rode aboard SpaceX Dragon capsule on December 4, 2018
U.S. Adults Who Believe Decision-Making Computer Programs Reflect Bias of Designers
Majority of U.S. adults surveyed by Pew Research Center believe algorithmic programs will reflect bias of designers in 2018
Startup Lightelligence’s optical chips, which uses light instead of electrons to run computations, could make artificial intelligence algorithms hundreds of times faster than possible today
Next generation advertising company Ryff is developing technology that uses artificial intelligence to customize product ad placement in videos
U.S. Environmental Disasters
NOAA data showed number of environmental disasters in U.S. reached record 16 in 2011 and 2017, with severe storms most frequently occurring