A court-appointed ankle monitor led to a man’s implication and arrest for murder. After lying to police about his whereabouts during the crime, they saw he had gone to a forest with the victim but left alone. GPS measures distance to determine location. […]
Amazon’s first home robot puts Alexa on wheels and carries small items around your house. It also contains several features and upcoming accessories for everything from pet feeding to health care. How do robots learn to do jobs? […]
Biometrics are unchangeable physical characteristics used for tracking purposes. Fingerprints, retinal scans, and other individual traits that are with us for life may be used for identity verification. Illinois says biometrics can violate privacy. […]
Use of artificial intelligence (AI) could identify important events days in the future. By analyzing large amounts of information, the AI might be able to anticipate other nations’ military moves. Big data is studied for many reasons. […]
Facebook disabled accounts of researchers studying false information on the site. The company cited customer privacy concerns, but the researchers denied collecting any personal info. Facebook is a major social media conglomerate. […]
A “Wall Street Journal” report solved TikTok’s content algorithm. In an exclusive video, the newspaper showed how lingering over any content on the app alters its perceptions of what you want to see. TikTok content is based on 60-second videos. […]
Twitter is ending “Fleets,” the temporary tweet program. The company cited an overall lack of popularity with users and no surge in new accounts as reasons for abandoning the mechanic. Twitter is the top news platform on social media. […]
Tech giants in China face fines over monopolies and the handling of user data. Chinese businesses like Didi, Alibaba, and Tencent have been hit hard by antitrust regulators crying foul over potentially monopolistic practices and privacy concerns. However, China is building an extensive “social credit system.” […]
New security robots are fulfilling archetypal human role: the old-fashioned beat cop. The autonomous bots have been purchased by real estate groups and similar companies to patrol neighborhoods at a walking pace, looking for crime. Humanoid robots face many hurdles. […]
Deepfakes are doctored images and videos passed on as real and meant to deceive. Technology has advanced to the point that deepfakes are difficult to discern from real videos, causing misinformation concerns. Facebook claims to have made a breakthrough. […]
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