Let’s face it, we probably all spend too much time on Instagram. Even Meta, the parent company of the platform, knows that an app can be harmful to users. In recent months, he has rolled out features designed to make Instagram safer for teens, or at least safe enough to keep regulators from cracking down....
“Personal financial records of ordinary people are being indiscriminately pumped into a huge database, access to which is given to almost any police officer who wants it,” said Nathan Fried Wessler, ACLU Project Deputy Director for Speech, Privacy and Technology. WSJ. “This program should never have run and should be closed now.” A security researcher...
From the beginning of last summer until the end of October, more than 2,000 families were forced to leave their homes due to the retreat of the swamps, according to FAO’s El Hadj Hassan. Some of the displaced have moved to swampy areas where water is still available, while others have given up their traditional...
How long will it be to see with the naked eye the difference between images created by generative artificial intelligence and works of art created by humans? Ari Melenciano, an artist at Google Creative Lab, squints at her computer screen during our Zoom chat and scans artwork created with generative AI. “I mean, now I...
Data scientists will 2023 will be a good year as governments invest heavily in the application of AI and algorithms in public policy. The European Commission has allocated 1.3 billion euros ($1.38 billion) for research and innovation under the Digital Europe programme. The UK government is funding £117m ($143.6m) for doctoral students in artificial intelligence,...
In 2023 the international community will face the question of how to decommission the IT army of Ukraine. Governments around the world will seek to return to the status quo that existed before the Russian invasion of Ukraine and before hacktivism was legalized. This may be easier said than done. With a quarter of a...
Plante Moran’s analysis by WIRED shows that Tesla’s share of the North American EV market will decline from 70 percent in 2022 to just 31 percent by 2025 as total EV production rises from 777,000 to 2.87 million units. In Europe, the decline of Tesla is already underway. Schmidt says data for the first 11...
Meta cut links with a subcontractor that provided moderators for its African markets, just weeks before the tech giant is due to face a Kenyan court to stand trial allegations of human trafficking and union busting. The company has ended its contract with the outsourcing company Sama, whose former employee Daniel Motaung accused last year...
Mom and dad stores tend to be pretty adept at recognizing situations that will help their bottom line (which often have thin, fragile bottom lines). So why is there a blind spot here? Perhaps it is that attention is drawn to horror stories – and some vendors are beaten when bike lanes appear. I spoke...
Google Research Osmo wants to find replacements for hard-to-find fragrances. This technology could inspire new perfumes and help fight mosquito-borne diseases.
