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February 19 — The Center for the Digital Future has released the 2021 Digital Future Project, the longest-running study of Americans and their behavior and views about computers and mobile technology, internet use and trust, and the effects of social media.
Feb 18, 2021 · The machines will include a thermal imager and a powerful suite of AI algorithms that in seconds will scan someone’s heart rate, respiration rate, blood oxygen level and body temperature. Our new normal will include decentralized, persistent biometric surveillance.
- Sara Atske
Sep 7, 2021 · Kurt Hickman. Stanford scholars say that technological innovation is not an inevitable force that exercises power over us. Instead, in a new book, they seek to empower all of us to create a technological future that supports human flourishing and democratic values.
- Sara Atske
- 58% of adults say the internet has been essential during the pandemic, and for some groups, its importance grew over the past year. The share of Americans who describe the internet as essential for them during the pandemic has risen slightly over the past year.
- 81% of Americans have used video calling and conferencing during the pandemic. As Americans increasingly lived their lives from home, video calling and conferencing platforms became a venue for everything from celebrating holidays with family and friends to conducting remote meetings or visiting doctors.
- In their own words, Americans describe how they have used technology or the internet in new or different ways during the pandemic. As the severity of the pandemic grew, some Americans were faced with performing everything from their social interactions to their work or schooling online.
- 68% of Americans say digital interactions have been useful – but not a replacement for in-person connection. In late March 2020, as stay-at home orders upended American life, a Center survey asked U.S. adults to speculate on whether digital interactions – that is, everyday interactions that might have to be done online or by telephone because of recommended limits on social contact during the coronavirus outbreak – would be suitable replacement for in-person contact.
Dec 22, 2021 · This year, American tech powers were involved in U.S. drug policies, Russia’s presidential election and ethnic violence in Ethiopia.
Jan 20, 2021 · President Biden is inheriting tricky tech questions including how to rein in powerful digital superstars, what to do about Chinese technology and how to bring more Americans online.
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Feb 10, 2021 · Since the early days of the Cold War, the United States has led the world in technology. Over the course of the so-called American century, the country conquered space, spearheaded the Internet, and brought the world the iPhone.
