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Data scientist hiring is doomed as machine learning models lead the game. But why? Does that mean Data Scientist hiring has reached its peak?  A Forbes report states that in the past 10 years data scientist hiring has drastically come down. There will be no data science posts left by the end of 2029. The reason it states is that data science as a discipline has reached the peak of its technology hype cycle and is currently dwelling in its transition phase. Companies almost went wrong in adapting to proof of concept so…

The tech groups that challenged the law and were on the losing end of Friday's ruling include NetChoice and the Computer & Communications Industry Association, which count Meta Platforms' Facebook, Twitter and Alphabet Inc's YouTube as membersA US appeals court on Friday upheld a Texas law that bars large social media companies from banning or censoring users based on "viewpoint," a setback for technology industry groups that say the measure would turn platforms into bastions of dangerous content. The 3-0 ruling by…

Is AI determined to scare internet users with its digital cryptids? Some artificial intelligence can generate realistic images from nothing but a text prompt. These tools have been used to illustrate magazine covers and win art competitions, but they can also create some very strange results. Nightmarish images of strange creatures keep popping up, sometimes known as digital cryptids, named after animals that cryptozoologists, but not mainstream scientists, believe may exist somewhere. The phenomenon has garnered…

Here are some quick tech catch for you so that you stay updated with the latest crypto and tech news Good morning Tech Fam, here’s a quick tech update for you to catch on: What’s new today: Bitcoin’s price dropped 0.9% in the hour following the Fed’s announcement; Meme coins are rallying again, outperforming bitcoin and ether. Fast-Trach Insights: Whatsapp comes to windows for all desktop users; The Indian Government has started hectic deliberations over regulating Big Tech’s data collection. Crypto markets dipped today…

In the Past year, Sebastián, a developer based in Ecuador, has received more LinkedIn messages from recruiters trying to poach him than ever before. One particular message caught his eye: It was from a Miami-based delivery startup. Sebastián, who asked that his last name not be used to avoid jeopardizing his current employment, was excited by the potential growth opportunity.“I would like to know how companies in the United States work, how things are done there,” he says. Many other experienced developers outside the US…

FTC Chair Lina Khan is a big critic of big tech, and she’s stretching her agency’s regulatory power to try and take on the industry’s data gathering practices.Photo: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call (AP)Despite years of tech companies tracking users, gathering data on their online activities and selling it for profit, few government entities have done anything tangible to halt the hoarding of people’s online information. But it looks like the Federal Trade Commission is putting on its bright orange vest, thinking it could become…

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Why can’t tech fix its gender problem? Despite the tech sector’s great wealth and loudly self-proclaimed corporate commitments to the rights of women, LGBTQ+ people, and racial minorities, the industry remains mostly a straight, white man’s world.Much of the burden for changing the system has been placed on women themselves: they’re exhorted to learn to code,…

It wasn’t all that long ago, certainly within most of our lifetimes, that digital technology seemed to be the answer to all our problems. Pick up virtually any book about the promise of tech published in the 1990s, and even into the early 2000s, and it was presented as almost inarguable that the democratizing effects of the digital revolution would bring a slew of benefits to civilization as we know it. Today, that premise seems on far shakier ground. While there are plenty of reasons to still get excited about tech,…

Analytics Insight presents quick tech catch with the latest crypto and tech news, stay updated! Good morning Tech Fam, here’s a quick tech update for you to catch on: What’s new today: Bitcoin’s price has dropped by 7% in the week leading up to Wednesday’s Fed event; Meta reported revenue of US$452 million for the division, down from US$695 million in the first quarter. Fast-Trach Insights: Bitcoin and Ethereum, the two largest cryptocurrencies by a considerable margin, have swung wildly in…

In a huge blow to Big Tech, the EU is stepping up to regulate these behemoths’ long-criticized, monopolist market strategies. On Monday, the European Council adopted the Digital Markets Act (DMA), a set of new rules to create fairer online competition. The act aims to establish a level digital playing field, by setting clear rights and rules for large online platforms (referred to as “gatekeepers”), making it more difficult for them to abuse their position. Greetings, tech nerd!Are you into…