Oracle really does owe HPE $3b after Supreme Court snub
Appeal petition as doomed as the Itanic chips at the heart of decade-long drama
Databases17 May 2022 | 3
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US brings first-of-its-kind criminal charges of Bitcoin-based sanctions-busting
Citizen allegedly moved $10m-plus in BTC into banned nation
Cyber-crime16 May 2022 | 2
US cops kick back against facial recognition bans
In brief Plus: DeepMind launches new generalist AI system, and Apple boffin quits over return-to-work policy
AI + ML16 May 2022 | 7
Bosses using AI to hire candidates risk discriminating against disabled applicants
US publishes technical guide to help organizations avoid violating Americans with Disabilities Act
AI + ML14 May 2022 | 26
Pictured: Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way
We speak to scientists involved in historic first snap – and no, this isn't the M87*
Science14 May 2022 | 47
Apple to replace future iPhone Lightning port with USB-C next year, this guy claims
Please season with pinches of salt as necessary
Personal Tech12 May 2022 | 71
IBM's autonomous Mayflower ship breaks down in second transatlantic attempt
Human-free seafaring isn't going swimmingly
AI + ML11 May 2022 | 71
Clearview AI promises not to sell face-recognition database to most US businesses
Caveats apply, your privacy may vary
AI + ML10 May 2022 | 8
Can AI transformer models help design drugs and treat incurable diseases?
Special report From protein prediction to drug generation, neural networks are revolutionizing medication
AI + ML09 May 2022 | 8
OpenAI's DALL·E 2 generates AI images that are sometimes biased or NSFW
In brief Plus: SoundCloud acquires startup for better algorithmic curated playlists
AI + ML08 May 2022 | 48
FTC says Frontier lied about its internet speeds amid $8.5m settlement
Telco 'ripped off customers by charging high-speed prices for slow service', says watchdog
Networks07 May 2022 | 17
Twitter buyout: Larry Ellison bursts into Elon's office, slaps $1b down on the desk
With funding from database billionaire, will Oracle-style licensing follow? $50k per like? $1m for 420-character limit?
Personal Tech05 May 2022 | 81
Watchdog rubber-stamps cavity-detecting neural network for dentists
Ain't that the tooth?
AI + ML05 May 2022 | 7
TurboTax to pay $141m to settle claims it scammed millions of people
Might be a $30 check for you if you were screwed over by 'free, free, free' ads
Applications04 May 2022 | 26
Meta releases code for massive language model to AI researchers
Now they can experiment with the algorithms even if they don't have hundreds of GPUs
AI + ML04 May 2022 | 2
Watch out for AI models regurgitating misplaced keys that unlock crypto wallets
Effect of GitHub's OpenAI-powered Copilot memorizing sensitive but public data
AI + ML03 May 2022 | 4
After historic win, Amazon workers at another NYC warehouse reject unionization
Campaigners again say web giant again held mandatory anti-union meetings
Personal Tech03 May 2022 | 16
AI helps scientists design novel plastic-eating enzyme
In brief Plus: Pentagon hires first chief digital and artificial intelligence officer, and more
AI + ML02 May 2022 | 20
AI models still racist, even with more balanced training
Plus: NIST publishes 86-page report investigating algorithmic bias
AI + ML01 May 2022 | 46
Elon Musk flogs $8.4bn of Tesla shares amid Twitter offer drama
Plus: He reportedly wants to oust CEO, shake up site features
Personal Tech29 Apr 2022 | 82
Autonomous Mayflower to attempt Atlantic crossing, again
Second shot after lack of humans to fix simple issue crippled sea vessel
AI + ML29 Apr 2022 | 41
Algorithm can predict pancreatic cancer from CT scans well before diagnosis
Software picks up subtle clues human doctors miss
AI + ML27 Apr 2022 | 18
Ex-Googlers take a stab at building 'general intelligence' that makes software do what you tell it
Star-Trek-style computers? There are worse ways to spend $65m of funding
AI + ML27 Apr 2022 | 42
US Army may be about to 'waste' up to $22b on Microsoft HoloLens
Updated Will soldiers actually use these goggles? Asking for a watchdog
Bootnotes26 Apr 2022 | 81
Hawaiian Airlines to offer free Wi-Fi via SpaceX's Starlink
Fly to some paradise, tweeting as you go, arrive, relax under the stars only to watch those same satellites in the sky
Networks25 Apr 2022 | 12
Google Docs' AI-powered inclusive writing auto-correct now under fire
In brief Plus: IBM's CEO says we have to tackle ML ethics or intelligent systems will become monsters
AI + ML25 Apr 2022 | 115
US Space Force unit to monitor region beyond Earth's geosynchronous orbit
Team America: Solar System Police
Science23 Apr 2022 | 84
Elon Musk says he can get $46.5bn to buy Twitter
This speech isn't free
Personal Tech21 Apr 2022 | 63
Apple geniuses in Atlanta beat New York to the punch, file petition to unionize
Cannot confirm reports of Tim Cook on the Midnight Train to Georgia
Personal Tech21 Apr 2022 | 26
Ex-eBay security director to plead guilty to cyberstalking
James Baugh faced trial over campaign against newsletter couple
Personal Tech20 Apr 2022 | 9
Amazon opens MASSIVE AI speech dataset so Alexa can speak your language
Goal is to make natural language processing available in all the world's tongues
AI + ML20 Apr 2022 | 10
Departing Space Force chief architect likens Pentagon's tech acquisition to a BSoD
US military must 'ride the wave of commercial innovation ... or risk drowning under its own weight'
On-Prem19 Apr 2022 | 58
Big Apple Apple Store workers hope to form union
Amazon staff success spurs similar spirit in NYC for a sporting share of super-profits
Personal Tech19 Apr 2022 | 19
Uncle Sam probes Activision for any insider trading
Troubled games maker reveals investigation amid Microsoft takeover
Personal Tech18 Apr 2022 |
Fake it until you make it: Can synthetic data help train your AI model?
Yes and no. It's complicated.
AI + ML18 Apr 2022 | 7
AI models to detect how you're feeling in sales calls
In brief Plus: Driverless Cruise car gets pulled over by police, and more
AI + ML18 Apr 2022 | 34
Apple dev logs suggest 'nine new M2-powered Macs'
'Widespread internal testing' of four processor types
Personal Tech16 Apr 2022 | 29
Chip design software giant Synopsys probed for potential forbidden deals with Huawei
Updated This is why the US Department of Commerce subpoenaed biz last year
Software15 Apr 2022 | 4
US military wants $29.8m for IT to boost AI intel analysis
Data from embedded sensors, from in the sea to in space, could be used with ML to detect next-gen weapons
AI + ML13 Apr 2022 | 6
Blood pressure monitor won't arrive for Apple Watch before 2024 – report
Plus: Watchdog approves Fitbit's algorithm for detecting a dodgy ticker
Personal Tech13 Apr 2022 | 24
Machine learning models leak personal info if training data is compromised
Attackers can insert hidden samples to steal secrets
AI + ML12 Apr 2022 | 4
EU countries want to pool photos in massive facial recog database
In brief Plus: Can algorithms tell us how we're feeling from the sound of our voices and more
AI + ML11 Apr 2022 | 26
Why OpenAI recruited human contractors to improve GPT-3
A model can improve overnight, it just takes pared-down scale and a little human intervention
AI + ML09 Apr 2022 | 8
SpaceX launches first totally private mission to the International Space Station
Saturday rendezvous planned for historic commercial orbit ride
Science08 Apr 2022 | 29
Google must pay €150 million fine to French Competition Authority, court orders
'Opaque and difficult' ad rules cost biz 20 hours of annual profit
Personal Tech08 Apr 2022 | 12
OpenAI test drives caption-to-image-generating DALL·E 2
It paints, it edits, it potentially misleads people with faked pictures
AI + ML07 Apr 2022 | 6
First Light says it's hit nuclear fusion breakthrough with no fancy lasers, magnets
We talk to CEO about projectile-based implosion design
Science07 Apr 2022 | 148
'Virtually no difference' between AI and humans in diagnosing prediabetes
Is that... a good or bad thing?
AI + ML06 Apr 2022 | 25
Google talks up its 540-billion-parameter text-generating AI system
For this energy-efficient mega-PaLM, you gotta hand it to them
AI + ML05 Apr 2022 | 25
Wing launches drone deliveries in the US where people actually live
Everything's bigger in Texas, even the flying package-slinging robots
Personal Tech04 Apr 2022 | 45
AI beats top players at Bridge in two-day tournament
In brief Plus: Improving Google Search and open-source software library for more natural computer speech
AI + ML03 Apr 2022 | 26
Amazon warehouse workers in New York unionize in historic win against web giant
White House chimes in: Folks 'in every state must have a free and fair choice' to unionize
Legal01 Apr 2022 | 99
DeepMind 'grossly inadequate' at tackling sexual harassment, says former staffer
Alphabet AI lab under fire after bosses 'dragged out' probe into abuse
AI + ML31 Mar 2022 | 17
How Google hopes to build more efficient, multi-capability AI systems
Architecture may make it possible to train one machine-learning model that performs all sorts of tasks
AI + ML31 Mar 2022 | 5
Yale finance director stole $40m in computers to resell on the sly
Ill-gotten gains bankrolled swish life of flash cars and real estate
Security31 Mar 2022 | 33
MIT, Amazon, TSMC, ASML and friends to work on non-planet-killing AI hardware
Program co-lead tells us 'energy efficiency is the greatest need'
AI + ML30 Mar 2022 | 2
FTC sues Intuit for false advertising, says 'free' TurboTax isn't always free
Folks fill out online forms only to be told to upgrade to paid versions
Personal Tech29 Mar 2022 | 45
Hospitals to use startup's AI tech to predict A&E traffic
Software will figure out number of beds needed – up to three weeks ahead
AI + ML29 Mar 2022 | 21
Ukraine uses Clearview AI to identify slain Russian soldiers
In brief Plus: GPT-NeoX-20B, the largest open-source language model available yet, and a new AI Silicon Valley VC fund
AI + ML28 Mar 2022 | 12
NASA will award contract for second lunar lander to a biz that's not SpaceX
'Competition is critical to our success,' says US agency boss
Science26 Mar 2022 | 37
