Consumer & Gadgets
Even though our computers are now better than 15 years ago, they still malfunction 11%–20% of the time, a new study from the University of Copenhagen and Roskilde University concludes. The researchers behind the study therefore ...
Jun 29, 2023
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Technical aids are advancing and automated decision-making is becoming increasingly common in the public sector—but what do people really think about think about this trend? A new study from Södertörn University in Sweden ...
May 22, 2023
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Business
As an artificial intelligence researcher, Cynthia Rudin has watched the recent, explosive growth of the technology with a keen, concerned eye.
Feb 27, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
As winter approaches, and with energy bills at record highs, insulating the UK's leaky homes has never been more urgent. With 14% of greenhouse gas emissions coming from heating and powering homes, it would also help the ...
Oct 21, 2022
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Internet
Last week, the U.S. government released six principles for reforming Big Tech. It's the latest example of growing efforts to regulate the handful of companies with enormous influence over the internet. But while there's a ...
Sep 15, 2022
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Computer Sciences
Creating images from text in seconds—and doing so with a conventional graphics card and without supercomputers? As fanciful as it may sound, this is made possible by the new Stable Diffusion AI model. The underlying algorithm ...
Sep 2, 2022
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Internet
On Lu Kaigang's feed, sheets of tarp are transformed into haute couture as China's mountainous backdrop becomes his catwalk, a 22-year-old villager sashaying to fame via a video-sharing app for the everyman—Kuaishou.
Feb 8, 2021
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Internet
Twitter has finally permanently removed right-wing commentator Katie Hopkins from its platform for violating its "hateful conduct" policy. Many would ask why it took so long for Twitter to ban someone with such a long record ...
Jun 25, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Since late last year South Africans have, once again, been subjected to power cuts by the power utility, Eskom. The need for what's called loadshedding—planned power outages—led to the recent resignation of Eskom's chairperson ...
Jan 22, 2020
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