Top Stories of the Day // October 18, 2015

Programming Hate Into AI Will Be Controversial, But Possibly Necessary | Where Does Apple Pay Stand On Its First Birthday? | Scoot Unleashes New Four-Wheeler Quad Cars On San Francisco Streets | The California Drought And Standards Of IoT | Ghana's MEST Incubator To Launch Pan-African VC Fund, Expand Training Programs |

DAILY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18 2015 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Zoltan Istvan Programming Hate Into AI Will Be Controversial, But Possibly Necessary In the last few years, the topic of artificial intelligence (AI) has been thrust into the mainstream. No longer just the domain of sci-fi fans, nerds or Google... Read More… Odysseas Papadimitriou Where Does Apple Pay Stand On Its First Birthday? While the "year of Apple Pay," as Apple CEO Tim Cook dubbed 2015, still has a ways to go, the product's first anniversary is rapidly approaching. And,... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT Sign up for Disrupt London Startup Alley Now! Startup Alley is jam-packed with early stage companies showing off their talent and technology to attendees. With different companies exhibiting on both days of the conference. See you in London! Learn More… Sarah Buhr Scoot Unleashes New Four-Wheeler Quad Cars On San Francisco Streets Scoot, the San Francisco-based electric scooter ride share network, has teamed up with Nissan to create a four-wheeled two-seater enclosed vehicle onto the... Read More… CRUNCH NETWORK | Andy Vitus The California Drought And Standards Of IoT The Internet of Things (IoT) has a remote control problem -- devices are operating independently with no knowledge of each other's existence. Even systems... Read More… CRUNCH NETWORK | Jake Bright Ghana's MEST Incubator To Launch Pan-African VC Fund, Expand Training Programs Ghana’s MEST innovation space is making moves, gearing up to launch a Pan-African VC fund in 2015, while expanding its IT training program into Nigeria... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  If you do not want to receive this email or you would like to update your preferences click here. 410 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 © 2015 AOL Inc. All rights reserved.   Privacy Policy   Terms of Service