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Digital Identity Checks to Be Expanded Under A$800M Technology Budget Package
Australia's government will broaden the use of digital identity checks when businesses and individuals access services online.
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Twitter Apologizes for 'Racist' Image-Cropping Algorithm
Twitter has issued an apology for an image-cropping algorithm deemed racist after users found it would automatically focus on white faces over black ones.
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A Robot Wrote This Entire Article. Are You Scared Yet, Human?
We asked GPT-3, OpenAI's powerful new language generator, to write an essay for us from scratch. The assignment? To convince us robots come in peace
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Scientists Create 3D-Printed Buildings From Soil
Texas A&M University researchers have come up with a technique for using a three-dimensional printer to build greener buildings from soil.
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New Zealand Claims World First in Setting Standards for Government Use of Algorithms
New Zealand's Statistics minister says the new charter on algorithms is an 'important part of building public trust."
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China Hacking Poses 'Significant Threat' to U.S. Covid-19 Response, Says FBI
Organizations conducting research into Covid-19 may be targeted by computer hackers linked to the Chinese government, according to the FBI and the U.S. Department...
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Silent Film Reel Shows Staff Connected to Bletchley Park for First Time
Footage, preserved in original canister, shows people who worked at secret wartime site
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If A Novel Was Good, Would You Care If It Was Created by Artificial Intelligence?
The first computer-generated screenplays are promised within five years. Fiction can't be far behind.
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Met Police to Use Live Facial Recognition Cameras in London
London's Metropolitan Police next month will deploy computer-linked live facial recognition cameras on city streets.
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Alan Turing's Degree, Medal, Memorabilia Recovered in Colorado
Items seized after woman offered them for loan to university.
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Facebook Bans 'Deepfake' Videos
Facebook has banned doctored videos, or deepfakes, designed to spread misinformation as the 2020 U.S. presidential election approaches.
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Drone Registration Made Compulsory as U.K. Scheme Launches
A new mandatory national registration scheme calls for drone users in the U.K. to pass an online test and pay a £9 annual fee, or face a £1,000 fine.
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How Do You Like Your Beef ... Old-Style Cow or 3D-Printed?
Israeli and Spanish companies are offering three-dimensionally (3D)-printed meat products synthesized from plant protein.
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'It's Going to be a Revolution': Driverless Cars in New London Trial
Driverless cars completed their first major street test in London this week.
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Smile-to-Pay: Chinese Shoppers Turn to Facial Payment Technology
China is embracing facial payment technology, which allows consumers to purchase goods simply by posing in front of point-of-sale machines equipped with cameras...
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Robot, Heal Thyself: Scientists Develop Self-Repairing Machines
EU project creates robotic hands that can sense and fix damage without human intervention.
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'Anonymized' Data Can Never Be Totally Anonymous, says Study
Researchers have developed a model to estimate how easy it would be to deanonymize an arbitrary dataset.
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Craigslist's Craig Newmark: 'Outrage is Profitable. Most Online Outrage is Faked for Profit'
The founder of the online classifieds site is a survivor of the era of Internet optimism. He rejects the idea his website helped cause journalism's financial crisis...
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New York School District's Facial Recognition System Sparks Privacy Fears
The Lockport, NY, city school district launch of a facial recognition system has resulted in some pushback from privacy advocates.
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