Facebook, academics think they've cracked spotting deepfakes by spotting how they're generated
99% accuracy in testing
17 Jun 2021 | 10
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Hubble Space Telescope to switch to backup memory module after instrument computer halts
Imagine the service ticket
16 Jun 2021 | 41
Funny how Sir Tim Berners-Lee, famous for hyperlinks, is into NFTs, glorified hyperlinks
Source code auction 'similar to selling an autograph copy of a book'
16 Jun 2021 | 30
Big Tech critic Lina Khan confirmed as FTC chairwoman
Promises to 'safeguard fair competition and protect consumers, workers, and honest businesses ... with vigor'
16 Jun 2021 | 8
Fancy the ultimate no-Air-outside-bnb? NASA willing to rent out ISS for two weeks
Private companies to sort out the transportation, US agency's fees are non-trivial
15 Jun 2021 | 17
Ex-NSA leaker Reality Winner released from prison early for 'exemplary' behavior
Will be transferred to a halfway house, attorney continues to fight for presidential pardon
14 Jun 2021 | 15
Nvidia gobbles up mapping startup to help automakers install its self-driving platform
In brief Plus: Biden sets up AI task force, and Waymo expands autonomous trucking operation with new partnership
14 Jun 2021 | 2
Amazon exec's husband jailed for two years for insider trading. Yes, with Amazon stock
Couple now definitely past their Prime
11 Jun 2021 | 37
Perseverance Mars rover sets off on its first mission, to boldly drill and return samples as no rover has drilled before
All systems check out, it's time to science the s**t out of Mars
11 Jun 2021 | 13
McDonald's AI drive-thru bot accused of breaking biometrics privacy law
Would you like a lawsuit with that?
10 Jun 2021 | 50
That AI scanning your X-ray for signs of COVID-19 may just be looking at your age
In brief Plus: DARPA wants to spend $1m on AI research studying information warfare
07 Jun 2021 | 7
Google's diversity strat lead who said Jews have 'insatiable appetite for war' is no longer diversity strat lead
Not a fan of homosexuality, either, judging from 2007 blog posts
03 Jun 2021 | 66
This AI could save a firefighter's life
When it works well enough in the real world, that is
03 Jun 2021 | 9
Deadline draws near to avoid auto-joining Amazon's mesh network Sidewalk
'A stalker can abuse it to stalk people better. There are no mitigations mentioned'
02 Jun 2021 | 63
Amazon warehouse workers are seriously injured more frequently than those at similar companies – unions
Oh, I didn't get rich by writing a lot of checks
02 Jun 2021 | 25
Nvidia refreshes GeForce RTX GPUs: More CUDA cores, crippled crypto mining
Computex 3070 Ti, 3080 Ti available this month ... well, in theory
01 Jun 2021 | 5
US cities and towns purchase AI surveillance kit linked to China's Uyghur abuse
In brief Plus: Ex-OpenAI employees launch machine-learning research org
31 May 2021 | 11
Four women suing Google for pay discrimination just had their lawsuit upgraded to a $600m class action
Legal challenge now on behalf of more than 10,000 others
28 May 2021 | 43
Uber drivers can now unionise after ride biz recognises GMB, one of the UK's largest trade unions
Not everyone is celebrating
28 May 2021 | 16
NASA to return to the Moon by 2024. One problem with that, says watchdog: All of it
Three years to go and space agency is way behind schedule
28 May 2021 | 64
America to get world's 'most powerful' AI supercomputer to create the most detailed 3D map of the universe yet
Perlmutter will help scientists study dark energy and more
27 May 2021 | 29
US Patent Office to take only DOCX in future – or PDFs if you pay extra
Wow, we finally found a fan of XML
27 May 2021 | 34
Insurance startup backtracks on running videos of claimants through AI lie detector
Updated 'Our proprietary artificial intelligence algorithms may lead to unintentional bias and discrimination,' it told SEC
26 May 2021 | 20
Amazon hit with antitrust lawsuit after DC AG says TTFN to price fixing
It started out as an innocent book store and now it's Barnes & Ignoble
25 May 2021 | 14
