Robotic Baby Steps: Progress made on ethics in AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) conferences are forcing researchers to think about the ethical consequences of their work.
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July 12, 2020
Bitcoin for Boomers?: River Financial secures funding build Bitcoin financial services
River Financial has secured $5.7m in seed funding from investors such as Polychain Capital, Slow Ventures and Castle Island Ventures to build Bitcoin financial services.
July 10, 2020
SpaceX Launch Successful: Is this the start of a space economy and what will govern it?
Elon Musk’s private spacecraft company SpaceX recently launched two NASA astronauts onboard its Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS).
July 8, 2020
Our rules: European Commission launches competition investigations into Apple
The EU’s competition chief, Margrethe Vestager, has announced that the European Commission will carry out two antitrust investigations into Apple Pay and Apple’s iOS App Store.
July 7, 2020
Tracing a Solution: A shift in approach for the UK’s coronavirus-tracing technology
The current coronavirus test and trace app developed by the NHS is being scrapped in favour of a model based on technology designed by industry giants Apple and Google.
July 5, 2020
Zoom Straight To An Employment Tribunal: Is being made redundant via Zoom legal?
With the economic difficulties many companies are facing, redundancies are inevitable, but letting staff go via Zoom or other video conferencing services could open up employers to claims of unfair dismissal.
July 1, 2020
#IBM4BLM: IBM abandons facial recognition in solidarity with Black Lives Matters movements
In a public letter to Congress on 8 June 2020, US tech company IBM announced it would no longer endorse the usage of facial recognition technology in law enforcement.
July 1, 2020
Turkey’s Unicorn gallops off to the FarmVille in the Cloud: Peak Games sold for $1.8bn
Zynga Inc, the creator of games such as FarmVille, has agreed to buy Turkish game maker Peak Games for $1.8bn, making the purchase its biggest acquisition ever.
June 29, 2020
Old Posts On My Facebook Wall, Now I Can Delete Them All: Facebook introduces feature to “curate your past”
Facebook has introduced a new feature that will allow users to archive or delete posts in bulk, allowing you to “curate your presence on Facebook to more accurately reflect who you are today”.
June 28, 2020
Hey Siri, What Is Privacy?: Apple whistleblower goes public over lack of regulatory action on voice recordings
Thomas Le Bonniec, a 25-year-old former Apple contractor has identified himself as the source of anonymous leaks about Apple’s dubious voice recording practices. He announced his decision by writing an open letter to EU regulators, calling on them to take action.
June 24, 2020